Opinion

In honour of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which this year begins the evening of Oct. 3 and ends the evening of Oct.

There’s no arguing that women go to huge lengths for beauty. I’ve never been a huge fan of the term “no pain no gain” when it comes to beauty regimes.

As I’ve come to learn on the job, there’s always more to the story. So I’ve got some more information for you regarding the lengthy piece I wrote Wednesday about the problems facing the Marguerite Ford Apartments on West Second Avenue.

First up, my own egregious error. The upcoming online video streaming service from Rogers and Shaw is Shomi , not Showmi. Several of the tech sites I used as research made the same mistake and I followed suit. Show me no mercy for not doublechecking.

To the editor: Re: “ City to rescue corridor fruit trees ,” Sept. 17. Now, the Vision-led park board wants to waste valuable funds to transplant fruit trees illegally grown on CP land in the Arbutus Corridor.

To the editor: Re: “ B.C. teachers approve six-year collective agreement ,” online only. I woke up Friday to two strong votes to maintain the status quo. I refer to Scotland rejecting independence and B.C.

It’s curious how little the details matter, after months of agonizing about every comma that’s on the table in the teachers’ negotiations. Everything pales in comparison to the fact there’s a deal that finally ended the strike .

As a young man, whenever I had to take a bus, I would always ask in a loud voice, “What’s the fare?” so other passengers would not think I was a regular bus user.

A few weeks ago, I sent a tweet out into the Twittersphere that got some attention. If you can believe it, I was trending on Twitter for a few hours in early September, according to Trendsmap Vancouver.