This week‘s adventures put me in a susceptible state of mind. Earlier this week, somebody was wondering what it’s like to drive in a country where you’re on the left side of the road. I was able to provide input since I’ve had the privilege of driving a car in Australia and a scooter in… Read More »
The biggest indicator of spring for me is that I have a new fantasy baseball roster to tinker with for the next 6 months.  I have bought my team and for better or for worse I have to manage it through to glory. You see, it’s not about the money. It’s about being able to say to the other owners:  ‘Hey,… Read More »
So I’ve been intrigued by Google’s AdSense and how it can be incorporated into a blogsite to make some small coin: Google AdSense is a content-targeted advertising program. This means that you do not select keywords or categories for your ads. Instead, Google’s servers determine what your posts are about and display the most relevant… Read More »
Last night, I finished reading a book that closes out one of the most fantastic series of novels I have read to date.  It is called the “Camulod-Eagles” series written by fellow Canadian Jack Whyte.  The genre of the series is “historical fiction”. When I picked up the first book to read, I was skeptical as to… Read More »
Okay, I’m not going to go into much detail about that event. I think most people know how wretched I feel regarding the pompousness of that particular ceremony. So I’ll save you the spewing. Did I watch the ceremony? Of course I did. Even with my disdain for the ceremony, I can’t help but to… Read More »
The Human Footprint Map shows that man has influenced approximately 83% of the earth’s land surface. This is very disheartening and does not give me much encouragement that my children will not be severely impacted by this. It worries me that when looking at the map, Canada is one of the few remaining places where there… Read More »
On the drive home last night I caught myself tapping my fingers on the steering wheel to the beat of “Sunday Morning“ by No Doubt. I thought: “You know, I would be kind of embarrassed telling people that I like this song”. It would be akin to telling people one of my top fav movies is… Read More »
Living through yet another Valentine’s day got me thinking about ‘what is happiness’.  Given North America’s fixation with materialism, is money the key to happiness?Â
What is going on? The Canadian women’s hockey team has won their first two games handily beating Italy 16-0 and beating Russia 12-0. As I write, they are beating Sweden 8-1 midway through the 2nd period. This equates to a 36-1 ratio. Why do we care about the ratio? Well, if two teams of equal… Read More »
Since the olympics come around only once every four years - two years now that the television Gods have had their way (something only Zeus once had the power to do) – I tend to take interest in them. I marvel at the mental and physical capabilities that the elite athletes can display. Case in point,… Read More »