How would you like to live on the high seas, in a community of fellow-minded travellers? The oceans are the last uninhabited and unexplored frontier on Earth, and for good reason — living on the seas is not easy, nor is it cheap!. However, recent decades have seen an explosion of cruise-based travel, and more… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Oil Edition
As the recent turmoil across the Arab world has driven oil prices skyward, I’ve had some thoughts about what this means for civilization going forward. Could our civilization truly function without oil? Are alternatives, such as solar and wind, truly “free” forms of energy? I believe it will take time for us to shift from… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Snow & Ice Edition
Apparently it’s one of the coldest winters on record for some areas of Europe and the U.S., but it actually feels pretty normal to me up here in Canada. Most days have been warmer than -10C, and although I am not a person that adores the cold, this winter almost feels warm to me, since… [Read More]
Mid-Week Reading: Pet Peeves Edition
What are your pet peeves? I don’t think I have too many, but here are a couple that come to mind, because I find them particularly disgusting: People who spit their gum out onto drinking fountains. Why do people do this? It’s disgusting to the next user of the faucet, and there’s often a garbage… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Riding the Roller Coaster
It’s been an interesting week so far! Gold and silver may have blown their top… for now. The U.S. Dollar is slowly gaining steam amidst more woes in Europe… it looks like the reserve currency is still kicking! Here are my posts of the week: Gold, Revisited: Is $1500 Near? – In this post, I… [Read More]