“Too hard to list just one. Here’s a list of ten books I love…”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
An unpaid political message from: PLEASE DON'T VOTE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE, THEY'RE BOTH ACTUALLY NO GOOD
Because, after all, that's the nice thing about living in Canada: we have more than two parties to pick from. And this year, more than ever, it really feels like we need to collectively exercise our other options.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ LAURENT BOURQUE
“What I can definitely recommend is eating a peach during peach season - Have you ever had one straight from a tree under the early august sun? It's the best thing on earth and will definitely improve your life.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ AMPARO
“Alright, this suggestion might be an odd one but it’s something I think more people (especially us younger folk) should be doing. Go talk to your parents and grandparents and learn from their life stories.”
Canadian Political Parties as their CLOSEST American Comparison
The Canadian election is October 21st, and since HI54 is a Canadian blog, I figured I'd break down our 🇨🇦 political parties by their best American comparisons.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ TIMOTHY BLACKMAN
“Go down to the ocean. Take a swim.”
Newer Human Reminds Older Humans How To Properly Use Brain, Heart and Spine (Again)
“So even if you’re not ready to retire your ‘so much for global warming’ bit for a few more winters, at the very least, we all have to be ready to agree on no longer wanting to be a pushover minion for the extremely wealthy. We need to stop arguing amongst each other on their behalf. Against our own interests.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ SWAY WILD
“Pay more attention to birds. Birds are gateways to presence and presence is happiness.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ BADHEAD HYLAND
“Also, cycling - me and my best friend kick about on our bikes like we're 10 - just when ya hit 30, you can afford a slightly sexier bike, but it's pretty much the same thing as to when you're younger. We still pull the same skids.”
Thoughts from a blogger @ the All-Candidates Forum in Kimberley BC (Oct 2019)
“Life doesn’t need to work as stupidly as we keep letting a very small percentage at the top continue to sell it to us. Please vote accordingly.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ WOOZLES
“Read (and write) more poetry! I feel like poetry can sometimes be looked on negatively, especially since I think a lot of people see it as something kind of pretentious, but it’s actually so lovely!”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ TAYLOR VICK from BOY SCOUTS
“Doing: organized games with friends (I like ping pong, tennis). Using: the ‘do not disturb’ feature on your phone while you sleep. Thinking: nice things about your friends and telling them. Eating: kimchi.”