Word of Mouth blog

This may be one of the most chilling stories I’ve ever read. Brrr. I chose to move to Hornby as an alternative to being hospitalized for depression (after having been hospitalized two years prior, and being treated with antidepressants for a year), way back twenty years or so ago. In my experience (which is considerable), [...]

I heard recently that Margaret Atwood once asked a man why men were afraid of women. He replied, “We’re afraid that women will laugh at us.” She then asked a group of women why they were afraid of men. They replied, “We’re afraid of being killed.” Thanks to Michelle St. Pierre for submitting the following [...]

I think the only major media person to talk about this piracy is Vaugh Palmer.- Judy
Tricked and Treated:The Case of Modern Day Piracy involving British Columbia hydroelectricity and water© Peter Dimitrov, October 27, 2006/ bcpolitics.ca
Folks, this is an article I would rather not write. Indeed I would rather enjoy Halloween, the trick-n’ treating, attending parties, [...]

Go Bill Go!!! We need someone who is honest! Might as well be you. I realize this is the hot & heavy political time down south but this one is worth looking at! Ralph, the author, has tried many times of course.- Phil
Bill Moyers For PresidentBy Ralph Nader
How does "Bill Moyers for President" sound [...]

Phee…you might not want to post this one. I could barely read it…but it is the awful truth about us all and the evil potential of our current situation. For the record but not necessarily for all our consumption. Here’s for the truth setting us all free anyways.- Phil
You’re right, Phil; it’s heavy stuff. But [...]

Seems our judges are telling jurors what to think as well as what to do. Luckily our justice system noticed the obvious.Free the weed, many of us will say. But at least free the substance for those that need it for medical purposes!- Phil
Supreme Court strikes down conviction of pot activist
CBC News
The Supreme Court of [...]

Weird Al is just the thing for bust-a-gut laughing. My sides are still sore, in fact. If this doesn’t make you ROFLYAO, then something’s wrong… Make sure to watch it a couple times to make sure you get all the jokes. If you still don’t get them, maybe you’re not white and nerdy enough [...]

Oh my goodness!? It seems the control measures are right on schedule! You do know there are more internet users in China than here in North America. Thanks to Google and Microsoft for developing all the control tools the Chinese government needs to keep us all in place. Orwell rolls over one more time- PhilChina [...]

Rachel and Paul have moved to rural Ontario , and we miss them dearly. However, Paul is going to post his email updates here, so we can share in their journeys. Once a Hornbyite, always a Hornbyite…- phee
Hello everybody!! We made it. So here’s what happened. We had a great going away party at [...]

Reputation is an insidious thing. It seems that everyone knows what somebody’s reputation is except the person involved, though inevitably hints and rumours will return to them. Reputation happens at a distance from the reputed one: it is the accumulation of beliefs or opinions that are generally held about something or someone, spoken behind their [...]