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September 8th, 2005 –  First, a correction.  In a previous Picket-Size Me! post, I wrote that spelt and kamut were suitable for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.  Wrong!  Both of these ancient grains contain gluten, and as such, … Continue reading →

Monday, Sept. 5th:  This morning I ferried/drove back to our house in Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island.  "Every trip is an ocean cruise," as Rick Cluff likes to say. When I arrived I pulled out the digital scale I had … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 4th: Well, it has been a lazy Labour Day weekend for me so far.  Having completed my picket duty on Friday with just 1 hour needed to fill out my 20, I have fallen off the walking parade.  … Continue reading →

On Wednesday I took the day off the picket line to complete next month’s column for Shared Vision magazine.  I also had to run a couple of errands, but then met some friends and headed out to the PNE. Bad … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Aug. 31st.  Taking a bit of a break this morning after 7 hours on the picket line yesterday, some of it in drizzle, some of it in steady rain, all of it made a little more miserable by the … Continue reading →

I started picketing this week at the CBC building in Vancouver, at the corner of Hamilton and Georgia Streets.  A pleasant surprise was seeing my name, along with many other on-air personalities, sketched out in chalk on the sidewalk.  Today … Continue reading →