Comments from Left Field is For Sale

On August 12, 2003, nearly nine years ago, I started this site with this post. I never could have imagined how much it would have changed and enriched my life. Over the years I have met some incredible people, had inspiring (and sometimes not so much) conversations, and learned more about myself and human...

Curiosity Killed the Bookworm’s 2012 Sci-Fi Challenge

  I am a sucker for Sci-Fi. Having just completed the fourth book in the In Her Name series by Michael R. Hicks in just under two months and with two weeks of holiday vacation beginning on Monday I figure to be done with the sixth book just in time to seek out some new Science Fiction to consume. So as...

#OccupyVancouver

I spent the afternoon yesterday downtown Vancouver taking in the 5,000+ strong #OccupyVancouver protests, a part of the #ows Global Day of Action. Below are a few of the photos I captured. Follow me on Twitter...

Debt Ceiling Discussion And My Appearance on CBC Radio One

I know I have been M.I.A. for the past month but what better time to resurface than on the eve of the Grand Non-Compromise? As I mentioned briefly back in January, I was recently elected Chairman of the Vancouver chapter of  Democrats Abroad, an extension of the Democratic Party for Americans living outside...

One Step Closer to A More Perfect Union

With 29 Democrats and 4 Republicans voting in favor of legalizing same sex marriage in the State of New York, the NY State Senate has just taken a huge step toward making the United States of America a more perfect union. You will likely hear many people complaining that this is was not a brave vote and that...