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adventuresFeb 5, 2022
Quicksand, Crawdads and Gangsters
It's starting to feel like Spring (again) in Calgary , with temperatures in the double-digits on the plus side beginning this weekend. Will it snow again? Probably. Are we in…
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…
essaysMar 16, 2022
The Salish Sea
The Salish Sea. If the goal in life is to never stop learning I must be winning. I stand corrected; my current location is not near the Pacific Ocean. I have not been gazing out…
life at homeApr 15, 2022
The Roasterie and Urban Shave
Living your best life in the inner-city. Last week I ventured back down into Calgary's urban village of Kensington for some normalcy—call it a much needed inner-city recharge. I…
adventuresFeb 25, 2022
The Adventures of Max Flagon and Jeff
When Max Flagon came to town, he had no idea how far they would go to keep their community picturesque and quaint. If there are two things Max is not, it's picturesque and quaint;…
100 days — writingSep 15, 2026
Temu America
Google Maps said I'd arrived, so here I am in Medicine Hat. I don't not love it. But every quadrant has the same chain stores and the same awful parking lot built for cars that never want to go home.
100 days — writingSep 26, 2026
Canadian Nemesis
I woke up early to beat my nemesis, Bob, to the good chair by the fire. He has never once beaten me by less than a comfortable margin, and he has never once looked like he was trying.