*This is not a typo. A “Junian” (June-ee-in) blog is an opinion piece by Juno, the dog blogger and has nothing to do with the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung Today’s blog is another instalment of our growing One-Word blog series. For another, visit Cars. More to come. A man walks into the... Continue Reading →
Photographs by the author Some people collect stamps; others collect old cars and trucks. Or if they don’t collect them, they don’t seem to be able to get rid of them. All over the BC interior, I discover the shells of what were once beautiful and functional vehicles now slumbering in farmers’ fields, amongst old... Continue Reading →
To say that I struggle with a poor body image is an understatement. Influenced to a large extent by my disability, which apart from the sight challenges Albinism creates, my inherited condition includes as a feature, a lack of Melanin in my skin. I hate this time of year, when temperatures and the UV index... Continue Reading →
I am very reluctant to publish this blog but I feel the need to add my own experience and assessment of cycling opportunities in Kamloops. Like many cyclists and motorists, I heard the horrible news of a near-fatal collision between a cyclist and a construction truck on Highland Drive almost a month ago. Andrew van... Continue Reading →
When greeting one another, dogs gathering at the dog park circle counterclockwise in order to suss each other out. One does wonder if below the equator they would circle in the opposite direction. There is personal prejudice in every dictionary definition, for dictionaries are assembled based on individual and corporate usage practices, back at least... Continue Reading →
Photography by Ken Gray The warm and bright sun spotlighted the love and support at Kamloops’ Hillside Stadium this past weekend as participants gathered for the annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. Participants joined thousands of Canadians who want to see a world without Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Kathie and I walked with... Continue Reading →
For the first time since starting this blog I have nothing to write about. I typically have 2-3 ideas rattling around in my head. Today, however, this human disk drive is empty, my heart is bereft of inspiration, my brain lacks focus. Good news however; today I shall write about nothing! There is actually more... Continue Reading →
Joint statement on AccessAbility Week 2022 VICTORIA – Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Dan Coulter, Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility, have released the following statement about AccessAbility Week: "May 29 to June 4, 2022, is AccessAbility Week in British Columbia and in Canada. While this is the fifth year our province... Continue Reading →
Dear John I write from the traditional unseeded territory of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc. Let us all walk the healing and reconciliation journey together, always. Kwukwstemx. I am trying to remember the last time we actually spoke. One time was at a gathering at Olympic View Gold Club when our son, Cameron hosted with others a... Continue Reading →
The occasion caught me by surprise, though delightfully so. WordPress sends me weekly blog statistics along with other notifications including a recent Happy Anniversary message. It is now a year since I set up this blog, a project originally intended as a placeholder for stories destined for publication on social media. I never planned to... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 