It's a symbolic act on her part recognizing that the person who represents the Queen as the commander-in-chief of the read more

It's a symbolic act on her part recognizing that the person who represents the Queen as the commander-in-chief of the Canadian Forces doesn't want to be in a position where anyone might say she has divided loyalties. I don't believe for a second she would have had them, but symbols are important.

Sausalito is the gateway to Marin, with people arriving by car, by ferry and they hang out in parks where read more

Sausalito is the gateway to Marin, with people arriving by car, by ferry and they hang out in parks where trash cans are ugly, weather-beaten with peeling paint. If we make them look like works of art, people will treat them as such. People would be encouraged to observe them as art that is also utilitarian.

I was the one responsible for throwing away two points. The second half substitutions (and tactics) I made were wrong. read more

I was the one responsible for throwing away two points. The second half substitutions (and tactics) I made were wrong. We should have played to conserve our 1-0 lead.

I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked read more

I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked me if I would consider writing a standalone. The series novel can do a lot to build a loyal readership, but the standalone is sometimes easier for the publisher to market to a broader audience.

In the last ten years we have come to realize humans are more like worms than we ever imagined.

In the last ten years we have come to realize humans are more like worms than we ever imagined.

While this amount may seem large, it pales in comparison to the estimated $100 billion spent each year on bottled read more

While this amount may seem large, it pales in comparison to the estimated $100 billion spent each year on bottled water.

A lot of our fugitive dust problems arise when it gets very windy. What we have seen is when we read more

A lot of our fugitive dust problems arise when it gets very windy. What we have seen is when we see those dust storms, it's usually due to man-made activities, like construction.

I feel like I am back at 100 percent.

I feel like I am back at 100 percent.

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have read more

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have to include the Boeing-Airbus dispute - which, given its complexity, should be settled through negotiations anyway.