Word of Mouth blog

The nature of theft on Hornby Island has become more complicated. Undoubtedly for some, the nature of theft is measured by the simplicity inherent in the traditional living codes. Whether we acknowledge that the traditional codes of social justice or accept that those of social conscience (i.e. Thou Shalt Not Steal) were equally intended [...]

Jane(female) and Max(male) are sturdy, lively toy dogs, playful and gentle. They easily adapt well to any family situation and will enjoy a cuddle in your lap, doing tricks, or fetching a tennis ball. They are an intelligent breed who will make a good family addition. They have a glossy, fine and silky coat,intelligent, confident, [...]

Hello people,
Christmas Greetings from Uganda! It’s Christmas day here, and the sun is shining so hard we can barely be outside. It’s HOT, HOT, HOT! And the heat bugs are having a field day.
We just finished opening a few gifts with our new roommate (Nynke) and her brother from Amsterdam. Had the best coffee ever, [...]

Hey Hornby Island,
I’ll be coming home for the holidays, and while I’m there I would dearly love to make some connections, have some fun and ideally, make some money too. I have some ideas for those who might be interested in giving a certain kind of gift for Christmas.
Offers / ideas for gifting: Astrology readings, [...]

This very short video seems like a gentle reminder of potential peaceful priorities.
If a dog and a cat and a rat can get along, why can’t we?
submitted by Care Leah

It’s recycle time. For some stuff that is.
Do you know those old fashioned TV satellite dishes? The big ones. There must be millions of them laying around behind woodsheds and buried in blackberry bushes.
I am looking for two of them (matching in size) for an acoustic experiment/toy. They need not have any electronic stuff on [...]

Right now, a major UN summit in Bali has just a few days left to hammer out an agreement on stopping catastrophic climate change. But instead of helping out, Canada is actually sabotaging the talks! On Saturday, experts gave us the global “fossil” award for being the worst country in the world on climate change.
There’s [...]

He’s being touted as a ‘great nation builder’. It seems to be the Eastern part of the country that holds that opinion… what do British Columbians think?
‘Nation Builder.’ Excuse me while I vomit.
The poll is still active so vote!

Is Gordon Campbell doing a good job as BC Premier?
Currently, it’s 59% ‘no’, 41% ‘yes’.
Here’s what [...]

So hey, I have a myspace page now, it’s pretty bare bones but it has songs available for listening, including a couple of original Christmas songs.
These are much better quality recordings than what I’ve had so far; a friend recorded them at a recent house concert on good equipment. I’ve made the Christmas songs [...]

Please pass this info along now to all who will listen. The link is to an article that no one can refer to or link to from Myspace because Myspace is immediately censoring any reference to this bill or to it’s contents. Myspace, owned by Rupert Murdoch since 2005, forbids posting this article or speaking [...]