Category: Social Studies

When Soul Leaves Body (That Thing We Hope Never To See)

Most humans have an essence, an essential energy that keeps their body moving, their brain working with their body to find a use for itself and to somehow find meaning, joy, and purpose. This essence is often referred to as the soul. A brief definition of soul is : the spiritual essence of a person, which includes Read More

Love Is Love…You Must Hate Hate…Or Else!

To: Peter Brown; mayor@airdrie.ca; Danielle Smith Cc: Airdrie-Cochrane; Airdrie-East; ron.chapman@airdrie.ca; al.jones@airdrie.ca; darrell.belyk@airdrie.ca; Heather Spearman; Candice.Kolson@airdrie.ca; tina.petrow@airdrie.ca Elected and Unelected Officials – For Your Discernment,   I’m sure that you are all aware of the Canada wide assemblies that took place on September 20, 2023. Regardless of your own personal views on where the motivations of either side of Read More

Cartwheels on a Gravel Road

“Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” – Lucinda Williams Sittin’ in the kitcken, a house in maconloretta’s singing on the radiosmell of coffee, eggs, and baconcar wheels on a gravel roadpull the curtains back and look outsidesomebody somehere i don’t knowcome on now child we’re gonna go for a ride car wheels on a gravel Read More

Dear Airdrie Corporate Management and De-Facto Government

De Facto Government – A de facto government is a government that is in actual possession of authority and control of the state. It is a government where all the attributes of sovereignty have, by usurpation, been transferred from those who had been legally invested with them to others, who claim to act and do really act Read More

Dear Elected and Unelected Officials

To Our Elected and Un-elected Officials,   As governments start to ramp up the rollout and fear of the next wave of pandemic emergency narratives, it might be useful to consider a perspective of how governments reacted to phase one of the COVID experience and perhaps gain some insight on the dangers of further, proposed Read More

Dear Premier Smith – Affordable Energy

Dear Premier Smith, Doubtless you are as concerned with the high cost of everything in Alberta as are so many of us, and especially those on fixed incomes. Inflation and shrinkflation are eating away at the savings of pensioners and those trying to get there. The hard working class citizens of Alberta and those hoping Read More

This Land Is Our Land – Scenic Biways

Woody remains an icon of folk music history. In addition to the national anthem of “This Land,” Woody’s songs—like “Reuben James,” “Roll on Columbia,” “Union Maid” and “Pastures of Plenty”—have been some of the most significant contributions to American folk music of this century. To some, he was the father of the American folk song Read More

William S. Burroughs – Apocalypse

Apocalypse Now! “I love the smell of melted aluminum alloys and crispy baby bodies in the morning” – Maui Governor, Josh Green “I love the feel of human ashes under my bare feet and in my nostrils” – Lahaina Mayor Richard Bissen “I fucked em over and covered the mass murder in Las Vegas…watch me Read More

Jarbidge, Nevada – I Don’t Know How Or Why…But Yet…

After six years and roughly 94,000 kilometers of accident-free, mostly liberating, healing, and blissful cancer-riddled motorcycle riding, I am convinced that heightened situational awareness, resilience, myopic vision quests, haphazard planning and action, as well as the healing vapors of motorcycle exhaust, are only some of the things that are proving the prognoses of experts and Read More

Do The Collapse

I came to GBV late in life. I was aware of their place in quintessential indie, DIY roots and college radio play but I never really got into their ever expanding catalogue of innovative and sometimes garage, LO-FI, sub four minute, odd pop rock sound. I stumbled on GBV while tune cruising on YouTube and Read More

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