Supermoon May 2012

Mike Malloy, a good friend of mine takes awesome photos. The photo shown here was taken from Vancouver.

"Hi Everyone, experienced a great photo opportunity last night to capture Supermoon of 2012. This is the last photo of twenty, thank goodness for DSLR'S. I used a circular polarized filter and
maxed out my zoom lens for below image results. Enjoy. "
Mike Malloy

A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Last Saturday I was witness to an act of random kindness.

A confused elderly lady was lost on Lonsdale in North Vancouver. A woman passerby stopped and asked if the elderly lady needed help. Through the obvious language barrier the good Samaritan woman helped this lady find her way home.

What a refreshing thing to see. Too often we hear about the bad and not the good. This good Samaritan woman made my day.

If you have seen an act of kindness post it here, we all need to be reminded that "a little kindness goes a long way".

Cellphones are Antisocial

I was on the 99 B-line bus today and I counted at least 15 people texting, speaking or listening to music on their cellphones.

It's amazing how our culture has changed. Fifteen years ago if you saw someone walking down the street talking to themselves you'd figure that someone was disturbed. Today you'd think nothing of it, that someone is most likely using a Bluetooth and talking on their cellphone.

The tools that help us communicate also seem to be the ones that isolate. Cellphones can help us be antisocial. We are in danger of missing out on conversations and relationships when our focus is on that little electronic device in our hands. Hey I'm guilty of it right now, as I blog on my iPhone.

Next time you're on a bus or in a movie line up take a look around, you'll see plenty of people using their devices. Be a rebel start up a conversation with someone next to you. You never know you might find your next best friend.

Just say "hello".

Assaulted Bus Driver Returns to Work

Bus driver Charles Dixon who was assaulted while working has returned to his job.

After 14 months of healing from his injuries, Charles is now wearing a padded helmet in protest of the feeble sentence given the criminal who attacked him.

The feeble sentence handed out to Del Louis by the judge sends the impression that assaults on Bus Drivers are okay. Well here's a news flash assaults aren't okay.

What will it take for judges to see the seriousness of assaults on Bus Drivers?

Judges are able to work in a safe work environment. And heaven forbid if someone assaulted a judge. I'm sure the sentence handed down to a criminal assaulting a judge would be harsh. We see a double standard here.

An assault is a crime no matter which way you slice it.

We as a taxpaying public need to demand that judges hand down minimum jail time to persons like Del Louis for assaulting a Bus Driver.

Every public servant has the right to safety and justice, which unfortunately doesn't happen for Bus Drivers.