Wear Amanda’s heart on your sleeve!

Vintage rock shirts

Spring is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate then to clean out your closet? Well, if you're still stuck in the grips of winter, or you're like me and you actually have no closet to clean out, then maybe you can help someone else? Read More »

  • Mar. 03, 2011
  • Comments Off on Wear Amanda’s heart on your sleeve!

Greenwich market no place for Ms. Cupcake?

Ms Cupcake's cupcakes

Citing that "there are too many cake stalls" at the market, and requesting that she sell during the quieter Friday markets, the Divisional Director of Property Management for the market, Paul Turton, is causing quite a stir amongst the customers. Read More »

  • Mar. 02, 2011
  • Comments Off on Greenwich market no place for Ms. Cupcake?

The Pleasants – Helpless (Neil Young cover)

The Pleasants in a mirror

I seem to be in a bit of a funk over the past couple days, and inspiration is not coming so quickly. Luckily, amidst all the news on Libya and other world events, I've also been coming across things like the video below. Read More »

  • Feb. 26, 2011
  • Comments Off on The Pleasants – Helpless (Neil Young cover)

Trying veganism despite the reasons against it

Calendar image

My interest in this blogger's recent decision to try veganism for thirty days is not so much in his decision to do so, as that sort of thing is happily popping up all over the web. It is more in how disinterested he was in trying it for so long. Read More »

Behind the Lines: David J. Parker

David J. Parker

Starting a veg association in any city is likely to be hard work, but starting one in the middle of cattle and oil country seems a little lentil, right? All bad jokes aside, David J. Parker and the folks at the Vegans & Vegetarians of Alberta Association have put some serious work into spreading the word about being veg, and the results have been great. Read More »

  • Feb. 21, 2011
  • Comments Off on Behind the Lines: David J. Parker

Prana gives us the spotlight

Prana logo

The folks at Prana offered to give me a bit of a soapbox to talk about what T.O.F.U. does and why, and I'm happy to see that they are doing the same with numerous other organizations and people. Read More »

  • Feb. 17, 2011
  • Comments Off on Prana gives us the spotlight