adventuresJan 28, 2022

Mike’s Big and Wet Underwater Adventure Activity Book

How bad do you have to be at biting stuff that evolution gives you ‘endless teeth’? I’m speaking, of course, about our friends beneath the waves, the shark. Earlier today, I was…

life at homeJan 4, 2022

The Sentient Thermostat

By all accounts being alive today is really rad. And by rad I mean how excited the eighties BMX movie, filmed in Cochrane, Alberta and surrounding areas made me feel. Before you…

essaysMar 27, 2022

The Fountain of Youth

The Fountain of Youth. The secret lies in the potential of broken bones and stitches. Yesterday, Jennifer and I got to hang out with her nephews. They're in the 9 to 12 age range…

adventuresFeb 7, 2022

Adventures In Boracay: Part I

A few years ago, Jenn and I went to the Philippines and decided to spend a week on the island of Boracay. My eldest son Keegan had been before and highly recommended it as it had…

camp covidJan 19, 2021

Alive and Well at Camp Covid

What started with a close contact and a couch at the studio quickly turned into a full-blown quarantine staycation—welcome to Camp Covid, Alberta-style. From deep throat swabs to Frankenlamps and food trays delivered like prison rations, this is the surreal, oddly cozy tale of isolation with a view.

archiveFeb 3, 2022

Daily Dropbear Blog Weird Monthly Prizes Award of Excellence

Welcome to the first-ever ‘Daily Dropbear Blog Weird Monthly Prizes Award of Excellence’ award. When I first started the 100 Days Project, I set out to create and write for 100…

adventuresFeb 8, 2022

Adventures In Boracay: Part II

Getting off the ferry was just as harrowing as getting on the ferry, but we made it, damn it. Dragging our luggage kicking and screaming onto the lush island of Boracay, we…

essaysNov 15, 2020

A reminder to write

I put the menu item 'blog' on my website as a reminder to come here and write on a regular basis. As anyone can see by looking at the one post before this, clearly this approach…

adventuresApr 8, 2022

The Tale Of The Lost Pirate Marbles

It was a dark and stormy night on the Pacific Rim and we had nowhere to stay. We left the parking lot and turned north towards Tofino—the sun had just set, there was a light rain,…

life at homeFeb 2, 2022

Complexities of Comfort

Complexities of Comfort. The house has been pretty chilly lately, and ‘ Dave the Sentient Thermostat ’ is having a hard time sorting out what to do. One day it’s minus 20; the…