Snowboarding in China

Heaven's lake? This is that famous lake on the border between China and North Korea. As I mentioned in a previous podcast, it looks like Garibaldi lake in Squamish. I want to go there.

Netanyahu, Somalia and a dirty Agenda

Somalia and the UN are freaking out over Israel's public recognition of a Somali breakaway called Somaliland. So why is an Israeli Neo Con supporting an Islamic State again? Some are worried he wants to relocate the inhabitants of Gaza there. 

I guess eviction is better than genocide but it's still a defiant violation of Moses' commandment to vex not the stranger that sojourneth with thee. Theft is very ungodly.

The president of Somalia doesn't want Netanyahu to export his problems there. So that's why he's supporting a breakaway coup in Somalia just like he did with the M23 invasion in Congo.

We are reminded of the private company in Israel filled with Intelligence officers from Mossad that bragged about fixing elections all over Africa. That is illegal foreign interference. Fixing elections is ungodly. So is genocide. 

Ontario Police seize 102 kilos of cocaine

The York Regional Police are reporting that "Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Projects Unit have charged four men and two women after seizing 102 kilograms of cocaine, a loaded firearm and over $135,000 in cash following a three-month investigation."

"Between October and December 2025, nine search warrants were executed at four residences and five storage lockers across the cities of Toronto, Vaughan and Barrie, as well as the towns of Espanola and Innisfil. An additional search warrant was executed at the Beaver Creek Institution in the Town of Gravenhurst. As a result of the search warrants and seizures, multiple charges were laid." 

Ontario makes another drug bust. BC doesn't. Repeat.

Netanyahu, Donald Trump and Alex Jones

Once again the mentally deranged frenzy rages on. Alex Jones has completely lost his mind and is providing yet another circus side show distraction for the Neo Con take over of Israel and the United States. Trump is still pushing for Netanyahu's pardon. That is organized crime. There is a huge difference between supporting Israel and supporting a devious Neo Con who benefited from the murder of Yitzhak Rabin. Neo Cons are bad. It doesn't matter what country or religion they're from. 

Neo Cons use false flag attacks to justify removing civil liberty and turning everyone into slaves. Far left and far right are the same thing. Then you have the toxic frenzy of rage and denial all over social media. Charlie Kirk was not shot with a 30-06. 

AI Beats: Jah light never fades

I'm not really a member of the PTL Club but if those clowns can run around with a cartoon drawing of the devil on their back, we can talk about the Rasta way. Real rappers walk in the light. Lauryn Hill at the Grammy's. Lauryn Hill - Free your mind.

Tupac left us with the Ghetto Gospel and these impersonators ran the wrong way. They are not authentic. They are fake, plastic, empty and meaningless. They are not promoting freedom and empowerment. They are promoting addiction, slavery and deception. Sinner Repent. Let the Ghetto Gospel go forward into every hood possible.

So let's keep a eye on this CSIS Op and see how it unfolds in 2026. Since when does the mainstream media ever speak favorably about a MC? Since never. That's the first red flag. 

Add that to the fact that Sam Cooper the CSIS spokesperson speaks highly of them and it becomes obvious. Then add Scott Burnstein from the Original Gangsters Podcast and it's undisputable. Scott Burnstein is as CIA as Shawn Ryan. When Sam Cooper and Scott Burnstein both speak highly of the Satan's choice MC then it's definitely a CSIS Op. 

Satan's Choice - "I choose Satan."  Yeah, well I don't. That is retarded. Since when did the mainstream media openly promote Satanism? I guess they do now. This CSIS Op is ridiculous. 

Seymour First Peak 2025

I went snowshoeing on Seymour this morning. This is the sunrise from Brockton Point. There was blue sky on one side and a very dark cloud that passed over on the other side.

Visibility after First Peak was a bit sketchy and the trail wasn't very well traveled so I stopped just past First peak. First hike of the season I need to ease into it. Nice to see the snow again.

The snow was very nice. Two weeks ago there was almost no snow. Today was awesome. Just as I was coming down from First peak three ladies from Ireland were coming up. One was from Dublin and the other two were from Monaghan county. 

If you want to get a parking spot you have to go early. They don't open the road up the mountain until 7:00 AM and I was there at 7:05. They make the snowshoers park down by the toboggan run so if you get there late you have a very long hike up from the parking spot to the beginning of the hike. 

You also need to get a free parking pass online before you go. Cypress doesn't require one. I think Seymour uses them to regulate parking. I was heading down the mountain just after noon and the line to go up the mountain was crazy. 

New Insights from Zen and the Art

I had mentioned that I bought a new copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and am rereading it to see how I relate to it now that I am older and I think I have to make a few clarifications right up front from the get go.

I had always said that book had a profound influence on my life growing up although I don't think I ever read it. I liked motorcycles and I liked Zen. I think that's as far as I took it. 

As for a complicated definition of quality, I don't think that ever entered my mind. I do remember the beginning of the book which talked about how when you are driving a car you experience your surroundings from the outside like you are watching them on TV. While on a motorcycle you are in the frame experiencing it first hand. 

I agree. That's kind of zen. Experiencing it instead of talking about it. For me it was about traveling and camping while riding a motorcycle. Ted Simon wrote a book Jupiter's Travels. 

He rode a motorcycle literally around the world. I totally respect that. For me it was about seeing new places and meeting new people. Elspeth Beard wrote a book Lone Rider about her motorcycle trip around the world before cell phones and GPS. I actually did an interview with her. 

In my mind that was impressive. That was living the dream. Robert Pirsig added a more complicated literary and philosophical twist which can ad to or distract from the journey.   

For example, I recently mentioned how in the introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig mentioned how things can be hidden from the reader when the book is written from the First Person narrative. This is where we get into literary works as opposed to motorcycle journeys.    

He mentions Phaedrus and the narrator and the struggle between the two. Yet Phaedrus represents him and he is the narrator. Confused? Well seemingly Robert Pirsig was at one time institutionalized for schizophrenia and under went shock therapy for it. So his book and his motorcycle trip was a way for him to process his trauma. Which brings us back to the wind therapy mentioned in the Florian Knights documentary.

In that movie they conducted an experiment. They hooked the riders up to electrodes and measured their brainwaves. They discovered that as you ride a motorcycle, other distractions or worries tend to disappear and you tend to focus exclusively on the road ahead. This is why wind therapy is good for processing trauma. That's about as far as I go with it.

I'm not on a Monty Python quest for the meaning of life because I found it. Life is simple. Be good, do good. As you sow so shall ye reap. Life does not end at death. Families are important. No other success compensates for failure in the home. 

Our greatest joy in life can be found in spending time with our family. That's not to say people who are single and don't have kids can't experience joy. Not at all. Be good, do good. Martin Luther King said anyone can be great because anybody can serve. When we serve others we forget our problems and become healed. So it's really that simple. 

Zen can apply to anything - Buddhism, Christianity, even the game of Tennis. The inner game of tennis was simply a text about right brain versus left brain in sports. 

As for Buddhism, Buddha was a rich kid who left the ivory tower and saw suffering in the world. As a result he was filled with compassion. Thus the term the compassion of Buddha. There's no conflict or struggle between Buddhism and Christianity. The golden rule exists in all religions. 

Kal Dosanjh recently made a post on Linkedin of a group of small minded white guys doing a deranged version of the Haka in the face of a Sikh gathering. It was very disturbing because they appeared to claim to be Christian but their actions were far from it. First of all the Haka comes from Maori tradition. Those while trash expropriated it for a bad purpose. 

Second of all, Christ said love your neighbor. When asked who is my neighbor he gave the parable of the Good Samaritan. Christ chose someone from a different race and a different religion the locals hated. Then said this guy did good. He is a better neighbor than you are. I have a hard time with Christian intolerance. It's very hypocritical. 

The book Zen and the Art is an inquiry into values. You don't need to have a religion to have morals. The purpose of religion is to aspire to something higher and raise our morality. 

Obviously I would see the struggle Robert Pirsig mentioned between Phaedrus and the Narrator as a profound allegory of the mainstream media and I'm going to set the schizophrenia thing aside because that's far beyond me. Life is simple and so am I. Ride hard, die free. Don't let life pass you by. 

Hauser at the Neuschwanstein Castle

50th Anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

An Inquiry Into Brilliance: One Last Ride With Robert Pirsig

In the introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig makes some profound observations. He talks about a university class he took in the /50's about Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. 

The professor talked about how a second completely different interpretation was also plausible. Robert said he had to reread the book to see it. He explains how things can be hidden from the reader if the book is written in the First Person narrative. The first person only tells you what they want you to see.

He states that in the book Turn of the Screw, the reader does not see that the governess is the villain not the hero because what the governess sees is all the reader ever sees. It's very interesting. Then he relates it to his story about Phaedrus which I obviously haven't read. It also relates to our present political climate of misdirection. History is written by the victors.

Pirsig mentions the Hollywood ending in his book and states "In the intended ending it is not the narrator who Triumphs over a villainous Phaedrus. It is an honorable Phaedrus who triumphs over the narrator who has been maligning him all the time." 

"In Phaedrus's view the narrator is a sellout, a coward, who has abandoned truth for popularity and social acceptance. He sees that the narrator doesn't want to be honest any more, just an accepted member of the community, bowing and accommodating his way through the rest of the years."

"Phaedrus was dominated by intellectual values. He didn't give a damn who liked or didn't like him. He was single mindedly pursuing a truth he felt was of staggering importance to the world. The world had no idea of what he was trying to do and it was trying to kill him for his trouble. For more on the real Phaedrus, who is  not a villainous ghost but rather a mild mannered hyper intellectual let me recommend Lila, a sequel that has been properly understood by a few."

Wow, Robert Pirsig wrote a sequel called Lila which examines life's essential issues as he recounts the journey down the Hudson River in a sailboat of his philosopher-narrator Phaedrus. Awesome. I just ordered it. Zen and the Art was written in 1974. That was over 50 years ago. Lila was written in 1991.

My kids are trying to teach me how to use Chat GPT. AI can be a useful tool to learn languages but it does frighten me.  

Christmas Music

I used to know someone who lived for Christmas and played Christmas music all year long. For many years I couldn't listen to Christmas music. When it would come on in the grocery store I would cringe. It was like nails on the chalkboard for me. 

There were some I liked. I enjoyed TSO and I liked I hear the bells on Christmas Day. Yet there was a very long time when I just couldn't listen to the old familiar carols they play. I like the instrumental. That's not so offensive. It's more soothing. I enjoy classical music and the symphony. 

In Colombia they celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day they dance salsa for three days. That's not really my thing but that it their wholesome tradition that makes Christmas real for them. Just like shrimp on the barbie at the beach in Australia. The intent of Christmas is peace on earth, good will to men and it's easy to lose that in the confusion that surrounds Christmas. Aspire to something higher. Do good, be better. There's nothing wrong with that. 

I guess the reason I've been going on and on about Christmas this year is because when they try and take something away from you, you become very protective of it. 

It's like when England started persecuting the Catholic church in Ireland. What do you mean I can't go to mass? Yes I can. If England had just left them alone the church would have faded out of relevance but as soon as they banned it, that created a knee jerk reaction to defend it. 

All the sexual assault cases were great and abominable but that can happen anywhere. Even with hockey coaches. We need to be vigilant in protecting children from abuse. 

Kash Patel's hypocrisy is astounding. Right after he censored and buried the Epstein files for Donnie, he announced charges against a new pedophile. The wrong shall fail, the right prevail with peace on earth, good-will to men. Despite the defiant abominations of Donald Trump and Netanyahu.

Christmas Reflections 2025

 

Something feels a bit off this Christmas and it's not what you think. I remember when my daughter was very young she casually mentioned how she could relate to the Green Day song Boulevard of broken Dreams and it broke my heart. 

Sometimes life doesn't work out the way we had hoped and not until time passes can we see that it was for the best. I'm not talking about death. That's always going to leave an emptiness. 

The majority of my family have passed away and that makes Christmas very different. So we do our best to try and carry on those traditions. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail but we always try. We always do our best.

My daughter commented on an ap that tracks your screen time and she was shocked how many hours a day she spent scrolling on her phone so she started to read books like she used to. That's a good use of free time. 

So I bought two new books. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and a 501 French Verbs dictionary. I want to start sharpening up my French vocab. My kids speak so many languages, I need to improve. I admire their gift. 

I always talk about the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and how it had such a profound influence on my life yet to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure if I've ever read it. Certainly not cover to cover. I usually take selected pieces and find my own hidden meaning. So this year I'm going to reread that book and reflect on what it means to me now. 

I often quote the title page because I find that most significant. Yet in the introduction to the 25th Anniversary of the book I find a sincere reflection. He said instead of basking in the huge success of the book which would defeat it's purpose, he wanted to write about the book's failures and try to correct them. 

As we reflect on our successes and failures in life perhaps that kind of brutal honesty will lead us to where we really wanted to go all along. He mentions the Hollywood ending of the original book and how that wasn't the original intent. 

Then he adds a Zen twist and I'm like well done. As a parent all you want in life is for your kids to be happy. Setbacks occur and the road changes directions yet we do our best to keep moving forward. One time in my life I adopted the saying no turning back because it was appropriate at that time. 

In Anna Nalick's song Breathe (2 AM) she states "you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable And life's like an hourglass glued to the table No one can find the rewind button, girl So cradle your head in your hands And breathe, just breathe."

"There's a light at each end of this tunnel you shout Cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again If you only try turning around" so breathe and move forward. That's how we grow. 

We shouldn't dwell on our mistakes lest we repeat them but we should recognize them so we can make course corrections in our future journey. The key is to make the course correction and forgive yourself so our mistakes don't hold us back like sandbags on a hot air balloon. Turn the helm and lift anchor.

Christmas Epiphany 2025

I don't really have a Christmas Epiphany this year but then again, of course I do. I know a lot of people out there are scared. A lot of people are discouraged and pessimistic. Some are even considering MAIDS. The cost of housing is frightening.

I'm forced to recall the Charles Dickens poem about the best of times and the worst of times and remember tough times don't last, tough people do. God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.  

I always try to look at the bright side of life. Walk in the light so to speak. My parents sent me a poster on my mission of a workhorse pulling a cart in a blizzard. The caption read when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Indeed they do. 

Gentlemen may cry peace peace but the war has already begun. So let's talk about the war of words that seeks to lead men astray into slavery and captivity and let's talk about that guiding light that leads men out of darkness and captivity into the light and freedom we were created to enjoy. 

At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Christ. Christ experienced sorrow. He was born in a stable. Isaiah 53 states "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."

Psalms 118:3 states "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." The chief cornerstone which lays the foundation for not only the church but for our lives. The wise man built his house upon the rock. 

The rock of our redeemer. That "when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." All men can fall but if we build our lives on a solid foundation the Devil's shafts in the whirlwind will not have power over us to drag us down to the Gulf of misery. 

So if we see the big picture like Elijah did, we will realize that they that be with us are more than they that be with them. There's more good people out there than bad and I don't care what religion you belong to if any. 

As the title page to the book Zen and the Art of motorcycle Maintenance declares, "And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good. Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?” No we do not. We all know. So let's be honest with ourselves and each other. Let's use our discernment in the sea of lies to see where we want to go then head in that direction. Peace. 

TPUSA is the wrong direction. Ben Shapiro is a bad man.

Grizzly bear visits Lake Louise ski run

CTV is reporting that "Skiers at Lake Louise got a reminder recently that not every bear hibernates all winter long. Parks Canada says on Saturday, Grizzly Bear 136—also known as “Split Lip”—walked from the parking lot up to the Juniper runs area. The Lake Louise Ski Club was hosting its annual Santa Slalom races at the time. The races halted." I guess.

Snow Lodge in Flin Flon, Manitoba

CTV is reporting that "A large lodge constructed entirely of snow and ice is being built in Flin Flon, with the hope of supporting winter tourism in the region. Construction of the lodge—a 56-foot-long arc with ice walls—began approximately two weeks ago inside a Flin Flon campground. It is expected to open early in the new year."

Great idea. They have lots of these at the Carnival du Quebec. Lake Louse has an ice carving festival in January. 

Aaron Gunn remains focused on the future: J'imagine

Christmas Home Stretch

 

Well, we're almost there. People are frantically racing around picking up last minute items for dinner with their family. As I mentioned before, normally I just try to make it through Christmas as I look forward to the New Year and a new start.

This year both my kids are home for Christmas for the first time in many years so it's a bit more meaningful. On the radio they keep stressing mental health as the holiday season can be very anxious for people who experience added loneliness or anxiety this time of year. You can see the stress everywhere you go.

I was at the grocery store last night and it was full of people from all different ethnicities quietly about their business while one white crackhead was being very loud and irritating.  

She wasn't being malicious. She was just very loud as she spoke with her two male associates shopping for food. It was like the first time she was in a grocery store. Yet you could see she was excited about being able to celebrate Christmas with a few friends as she reflected on former Christmas traditions. 

It reminded me that for people who are alone or who have lost loved ones this season can be very dark amidst all the lights and music. On the radio a mental health nurse suggested community service and said hang in there, you matter.

That's kind of why I always look to the New Year. Not for a drunken party of idiots but for a new start on new goals. The Carnival du Quebec looks awesome. Try something new.

I like that Olympic theme song J'Imagine I Believe because of the positive twist the French translation adds to it. J'imagine is not the literal translation of I believe, je crois is. 

Yet throughout the song the English girl says I believe while the French girl echoes her and says j'imagine. J'imagine means I can see it, visualize it or imagine it. It's kind of like how hope is a precursor to faith. Hope is referred to as the anchor to the soul. 

I remember a single mother from Belfast who struggled with agoraphobia mention how throughout her struggles hope was something no one could take away from her. Even when she had lost faith, she never lost hope. She always had hope that things would improve. Kind of like j'imagine.

Maybe I don't believe it's possible but I hope it is. I can see it. I can visualize it. I can imagine it. As long as I can imagine it I still have hope. Just a thought for those who struggle at this time of year. For everyone else, slow down. Feel the peace. 

I went pretty simple this year. Big on food, small on gifts. That's kind of the new economic reality we face now. Maybe it's for the best. Simplicity is good. Gluttony is not. Especially when so many people are suffering. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God in the face of those who suffer.

Mudslide on Stanley Park Seawall in Vancouver

CBC is reporting that "A section of the Stanley Park Seawall has been closed after a mudslide Sunday. Vancouver's parks operations department said significant rainfall caused a "small slide of mud, rocks and vegetation," which blocked access between Prospect Point and Slhx̱í7elsh (Siwash) Rock."

Alberta separation referendum 2026

The Canadian Press is reporting that "Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?"

Recently it was announced that the Supreme Court ruled a referendum on separation was unconstitutional which I thought was a bit shady. Quebec had one. Then they said they were going to hold a nonbinding referendum. 

I hope Alberta doesn't separate but I think it's pretty ridiculous to claim they're not allowed to leave if they choose to do so. That's one of the reasons I delayed my move. I'm not moving to Albert if they separate. 

There are actually two questions. Do you want to separate and do you want to become part of he US. The news article posted a picture from a May 3rd 2025 rally in Edmonton supporting joining the US. No offense but those guys look like straight up hillbillies. That is not the society I choose to live in.

Trump has completely betrayed MAGA and has totally become a Neo Con. The blind followers who still support that are few and far between. They don't come across as being very educated. They reflect the inbred hillbilly stereotype. 

I choose the Canadian mosaic over the American melting pot. Those Ice Prisons are insane as are those oil wars. They're not very noble. Canada is far from perfect but it's better than the alternative. I like Quebec more than Alberta. Je me souviens.

Fatal Collision on Highway 1 between Langley and Surrey

Global is reporting that "One person has died after a head-on collision on Highway 1 on Monday morning. BC Highway Patrol said the first 911 call came in just after 7:15 a.m. when witnesses said three vehicles collided in the westbound lanes of Highway 1, just before the 176th Street exit in Surrey. They said it appears that one of the vehicles appears to have crossed over from the eastbound lanes and caused a head-on collision."

When I first heard it was a head on collision on Highway 1 I was wondering what on earth they were talking about. All the lanes go in the same direction. There's a huge green space between the other oncoming freeway. Well if you loo at the skid marks in the grass on the top left of the picture it looks like the car crossed over the green space and went into oncoming traffic. 

Bizarre. If someone was trying to commit suicide that's no reason to try and take someone else out with you. A heart attack is possible but tragic. That was one of the few places along that freeway where it's possible to cross over into oncoming traffic. Most of the other places have an unpassable land barrier or cement dividers along the side of the road. Very sad.

Trump steals another Venezuela oil tanker

Global is reporting that "US forces stop 2nd oil tanker off Venezuela coast as Trump follows promise to seize tankers." GMAFB. BBC is reporting that "US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month - one of them on Saturday."

CBC is reporting that "Trump's Venezuela campaign was meant to target illegal drugs. Now, his motives are less clear."

Actually Trump's motives are crystal clear. He is a bully and a thief. Oil is dropping so Trump is launching another oil war to cut supply so prices will rise for his Saudi pals. Trump is the swamp.