Wild Blue Yonder
Co-written by Life As A Human regular authors George Burden and Joseph Frey, Wild Blue Yonder captures what was for them “the experience of a lifetime” describing their experience during actual training flights in CF-18 supersonic fighter jets.
A Tale for Us All
Ruth Ozeki’s new novel, “A Tale for the Time Being”, is a brilliant modern time journey, told across a landscape of ocean waves, quantum physics, Buddhist monasteries, and portend crows.
Postcard From The Deep South
Postcard From The Deep South was e-mailed from the Antarctic and published in the Halifax Herald while I was still down there. That was quite a feat in 2001. I wrote the article in about an hour, which was all the time I had on the captain’s computer and access via satellite to the internet!
Life As A Human Goes to the Movies: Best Actor Nominations
The august and sage members of the Academy of Insanely Devoted Moviegoers (that would be you) are invited to participate in nominations for the First Annual Life as a Human Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film.
Ten Cool Things To Do (Or Not Do) In Peru
This is hardly an exhaustive list but here are a few things you might want to try (or give a miss) during a stay in Peru.
Making A Difference: Katie Mogan Graham – Global Mothers
A Life As A Human Interview: We believe that every product has a story, and that this story should be told. Global Mothers works with NGOs in the Global South, helping artisans design and make fair trade products for women and children in North America. We are committed to sharing the stories of our artisans with our customers, and vice versa. Help artisans in the Global South care for their families and communities by choosing to Buy Good.
The Vancouver International Busker Fest
On Canada Day Weekend – June 29th to July 1st, Granville Street will be taken over by some of the world’s finest street entertainers. Comedians, acrobats, musicians and daredevils from all over the world will be flown in to entertain massive crowds on the hugely popular Canada Day weekend.
Peace Be With You
European monasteries have provided lodgings to travellers and pilgrims for more than 1500 years and many of today’s institutions open to tourists – from France and Italy to Spain and Portugal – are often more like bed and breakfast accommodation than a place of religious reflection and prayer.
Sanibel and Captiva
The island is also committed to nature with its Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW). With a full-time vet, many students and a corps of volunteers, it’s dedicated to finding and healing injured birds and animals from the local counties. The clinic has an owl rehab centre and three fully equipped, modern operating rooms. More than 4,000 ‘patients’ are treated each year before being returned to the wild.
Our Body Is Intelligent
Our brain may be the most complex object in the cosmos, but our body is no less intricate. Author and physician, Rajgopal Nidamboor explains how our intelligence is not confined to the brain alone, but fairly disseminated throughout the body.
