Thanksgiving - Wine, Turkey, Snow, Hockey...

Bonjour,

Slowly adding Thanksgiving-themed stories and links ahead of the weekend.

Skip the Turkey this year?

A few great tips on how to explain some generals differences between old world and new world wine to your friends - perhaps over Thanksgiving? Great 'Decanter' video here.

Sidenote: Award-winning journalist. The humble and friendly reporter who I sat across from all summer in Glasgow - the chief reporter will Herald Scotland it turned out - has done some amazing stories on human rights this year. Remembering just now that she also flew to Libya to meet with Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi.

Monday greetings

Hi all,

October is here, which means an autumn - or lack there of - consisting of snow and sub-zero temperatures is again the status quo in Calgary.

Hope you're well wherever you are. Much love.

Things that caught my eye - and captured my attention - today:

a - Bentham vs. Hume.

b - Norway. The best place to live on planet Earth.
Note: Canada - Fourth place. That's not even a bronze medal.

c - Throw down your stigma says the BBC. The real Beirut...

d - The London Times introduces the world to N. Korea; Journalists with four-day travel visas.
Behold: Reporting and photojournalism at its best.

Happiness, Thursdays, and Findings.

Greetings, First things first. I may have figured out life today. It's summed up in a simple table illustrated above. The building blocks of life and simplicity of actions allow you to climb those mountains of your dreams. Notice that genuine creativity can only be accomplished with confidence and peace of mind on your side; not to mention friends, family and the most basic of animal and human needs and desires.

Taking care of a block at a time may afford me my dream of finding a place in the sun with a spotted dog, fishing boat, philosophy books, buttons for my coat, scripts for the scenes, and the wine cellar of gods.

Article of the day: 'We are not here to steal your gravel' - The New Yorker

Things I've lived by today - Apply the context to journalism and reporting.

On audience: "All I want now is for enough people to identify with my songs so I can keep on singing them...." PN

On thoughts and arguments. "I'm going to know my song well before I start singing..." RZ

Sunday Update, and perfect weekends

Photos of a weekend: JL Meth

Hi friends,

Just back from the best weekend possible in Vancouver. Thinking about putting some ice on my ankle, which I almost busted in my first men's league hockey game in six months or so. Tough game, but my cardio is good. A wee bit rusty, but skating is easier than walking for some of us. I'm no Theo Fleury, but I'll shake the rust off for another season soon enough. Anyways.

So what does a perfect weekend entail you ask? Always with your questions eh? You want to know so much. Right, the ingredients: Sushi, conversation, Chablis, picnics on rocks beyond the forest by the sea (afternoon sun!), more sushi (takeaway!), Cuban cigars, whisky tasting (Canadia translation: Scotch), late night cheese plates in bunker wine cellars (Salt!), meeting new friends (Faye, Langley travelers in concert queue), cousins (Scotti!), more sushi (Blue Water!), more whisky (Gastown tastings!), minimal rain, sunset views on the 23rd floor, king-sized beds with pressed sheets, snapshots, and a few nice walks around town.