It’s a dry kinda cold … Yeah, right

16 Tuesday Feb 2010

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Shot a couple of weekends ago at Prince’s Island Park:

Bow rising

09 Wednesday Dec 2009

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The Bow building, still under construction in downtown Calgary, is slowly rising to become the tallest skyscraper in western Canada.

Fascinating

02 Wednesday Sep 2009

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Seen at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller:

Every time I visit, the kids are absolutely fascinated by this display.

Sharp arguments

05 Wednesday Aug 2009

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My Calgary Sun column today was about a recent incident where concert-goers trying to attend a show by a Punjabi artist were told they could not attend because they were wearing kirpans.
I’ve been receiving lots of negative e-mail reaction to my commentary, in which I argue kirpans are religious symbols and are inherently harmless. My reply has been almost identical in every case, and I feel compelled to share the gist of my replies here with everyone.

Allowing people to wear kirpans is not a threat to Canadian identity or the religious freedom of the majority. No one is forcing non-Sikhs to wear a kirpan, just as Christians aren’t forcing non-Christians to carry a cross.

If someone chooses to use a kirpan (or anything else) as a weapon, it says more about the person than it does about the object, doesn’t it?

What do you think?

Still snowy

25 Monday May 2009

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Beautiful scenery along Hwy. 22, just north of Hwy. 3.

Equate this

12 Tuesday May 2009

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An interesting-looking hold at Crux Climbing and Bouldering in Calgary:

Down to the core

08 Friday May 2009

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Another view of downtown Calgary, this time from the 14 St. Bridge over the Bow River.

Boy, that wide-angle lens sure makes the city look small.