Derek

Banks are evil; My financial plight.

In early 1987 my mother bought a house with the intention of paying it off over the next 20 years and creating some small form of financial security to leave after she was gone. She was a single mother who worked very hard and after many years had managed to elevate herself to a good level [...]

The Texas Hill-Billies and the Big Stone Owl!

My question is: what does this mean to you? Is it just good fun? Or, do you think it holds greater meaning? Do you think there is something more sinister going on? If you’re a religious person, does it bother you that world leaders are engaged in the worship of ancient, false gods? Even if [...]

The Nick Berg Execution. The story so far.

Just to recap the story so far…. Ok, lets see… An American civilian who had been investigated in the past regarding links to known terrorists who played a hand in 9/11, and who’s dad and the name of the company that he is traveling to Iraq under, shows up on a U.S. “enemies of the [...]

One Man’s Garbage is Another Man’s Art Project

It seems that there just isn’t any such thing as open dumps anymore! Of course, I’m talking about open garbage dumps… they don’t seem to exist anymore… anywhere! I suppose that this is a good thing, seeing as the open dump concept isn’t very environmentally friendly, but it’s also a little sad in a way. [...]

My first experience of artistic inspiration.

I think I still remember my first experience of true artistic inspiration. I was in grade four and attending McGregor Easson public school. I must have been around nine years old. My teacher was a woman named Mrs. Martin, one of the best teachers I ever had. She was a very gentle, kind and fair [...]