Sugar and Spice … and Battle Scars

Girls are made with sugar and spice and everything nice. But no one ever added broken bones, blood and stitches to that nursery rhyme. This story unfolds right here in our hometown. We all know a Whistler girl with battle scars. Whistler attracts and breeds a different kind of girl. The kind that is strong,…

Taking The Plunge Into Dog Ownership

Driving in my banged up Ford Explorer with the open road ahead. Foster the People is blasting on the stereo and the air is sweet and hot. To my right is my trusty wing man: Mickey. His signature ears are flapping in the wind. His pink tongue is hanging from the side of his mouth…

Gamifying the Road Trip

I’m driving through the desolate desert of Nevada, blasting dancy tunes, when I pull onto the Extraterrestrial Highway, State Route 375. This stretch of road is famous for being the gateway to Area 51, a secret and well-protected government location deep in the desert that is rumoured to house alien spacecraft and possibly even life…