Hahahaha I don't get it.

Today, backyards are commonly fenced and used for hosting social gatherings, play areas for children, and hobbies like picking up dog poo. Front yards are usually more open, allowing neighbourhood rabbits and deer to eat your expensive flowering plants down to the nub.

David Sovka: Why weeding is more fun with a flame thrower In the war on weeds, there can be no hesitation, only total commitment to eradicating the enemy.

The War on Weeds www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...

I also like that he doesn't have a terrible Chris Hatfield moustache.

Odin, Sgt. Killer, and Electric Dickface, lesser known stars of the MCU.

Huzzah! The new LEGO Tintin rocket has arrived!

Fawn lilies on the Saanich peninsula.

Alternative photo for today's column, displaying new neck tattoo/poor life choice.

David Sovka: Books and other reasons my house insurance is so pricey There are very good reasons for house insurance being so expensive, what with climate change, increased building costs, and the desire on the part of insurance companies to keep all the money.

A good read. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...

It's the constant virtue signalling, against all evidence.

There are very good reasons for house insurance being so expensive, what with climate change, increased building costs, and the heartfelt desire on the part of insurance companies to keep all the money.

" I want you all to have complete confidence that I will do and say and be anything - anything at all - to stay in power."

Hahaha, sigh. I do the exact same thing, but I'm not sure why. My current fave: "Every week for the last four months your column makes me more and more angry..."

David Sovka: The most important stretch in yoga is the one to your credit card Countless studies have established the clear physical benefits of yoga, such as improving balance, flexibility, strength and being able to say “namaste” with a straight face.

Will yoga for cash. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...

Alternative image for my yoga column today.

Hahaha, so true. But I am thankful that life lobs these little reality bombs our way. Without them we might become monsters.

Hahahaha

David Sovka: Hallelujah! No more time change Very cold places, like the Yukon, most of Saskatchewan and parts of Nunavut and Quebec, opt out of daylight time because there is no way they’re getting out of the sleeping bag until late April.

TIME'S UP! Warning: may contain unsubtle jabs at the stupid Trump administration. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...

Stay out of the white chair!

The Mother Araucaria, a giant monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) renowned for its great size and longevity, in Conguillío National Park. 1,850 years old!

Llaima Volcano, one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is 82 km east of Temuco and 663 km South of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park.

Many thanks for the link, James. Again, I'm aghast at your experience. So much info, lots to think about. You're a terrific writer - clear and devastating at the same time.

Hello James. Thank you for taking the time to write and share a tiny part of your story. Your injuries sound terrible, and I'm so sorry you have to go through all that. Likewise sorry to hear ICBC has fallen far short in helping fix things. We're still early enough in all this to know very little.

David Sovka: Happy Valentine’s Week! Sometime in the last couple of years, Valentine’s Day became Valentine’s Week.

This is a thing, now. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...

Bike v. van: My wife was seriously hurt while cycling, but she was one of the lucky ones Times Colonist contributor David Sovka, whose wife Roseanne was seriously injured when her bike collided with a van on the Galloping Goose trail near Uptown, chronicles her ordeal in Islander, startin...

My feature "Bike vs. Van" about my wife's crash and the general cyclist/motorist situation in B.C.'s capital regional district: www.timescolonist.com/islander/bik...

She is of the "I'll do ANYTHING to stay in power - I mean anything at all - but for sure some of the really evil stuff I super enjoy!" school of leadership.

Processed foods are made from unprocessed ingredients through baking, boiling, canning, folding, scolding and yelling. They contain salt, sugar and various oils produced through crushing seeds (canola oil), fruits (olive oil) and nuts (insert reference to Alberta’s sedition-adjacent premier here).

Unprocessed foods are the OG edible parts of plants, animals, algae and fungi. Examples include apples, eggs and dirty hippies from Salt Spring Island. These foods are just how God made them, without additives like salt and sugar to make them taste good.

I would list examples of ultra-processed foods, but given how widespread they are in the North American diet today, it is easier to list examples of non-ultra-processed foods: organic lettuce, Fred Rogers and Waterton International Peace Park.

David Sovka: You think what you eat (brought to you by Frito-Lay) The types of food you eat apparently affect what you think and how you feel about immigration, vaccination, climate change and Sydney Sweeney’s jeans/genes.

Possible explanation for insane American behaviour? www.timescolonist.com/opinion/davi...