I found ‘The Blacktongue Thief’ on a list of interesting 2021 scifi/fantasy and a check revealed the Fraser Valley Resource Library had a copy.
Continue reading The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Live Saver
By and large one does not consider an empty, polished clean five gallon pail as lucky or a life saver.
Sweltering Weather
It was over 40°C in Abbotsford today [Sunday June 27, 2021].
Spare Me the Crocodile Tears
The CBC article “More than 7,000 lives lost to toxic drugs in 5 years — and this B.C. health crisis is only getting worse” reminds us it has been more than five years since the toxicity level of illicit drugs reach poisonous levels.
Let Me Get This Straight
The CBC article ”More than 7000 lives lost to toxic drugs in 5 years and this BC health crisis is only getting worse” noted five years have passed since the increased toxicity of the illicit drug supply resulted in a significant increase in drug deaths from illicit drug use that created a crisis in BC.
Five years after the crisis the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Sheila Malcomson, announced the BC government will formally request the federal government grant a province wide exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Five people a day are dying because of the poisonous toxicity of the illicit drug supply and the BC government’s priority is to ensure people’s access to the toxic drugs that are killing them is not interrupted by legal issues.
With help like that…….
The Language of Drug Overdose Deaths
Abbey Road TapHouse & Restaurant wing night: Tuesday – Thursday – Sunday.
Three days is plural [nights] not singular [night]. Nights versus night undoubtedly strikes many as being overly picky, as though sloppiness and imprecision in the use of language is inconsequential.
