100 days — writingAug 26, 2026

The Smoker

I started smoking. Worse, I convinced my eldest son to start too. Not coffin nails: matching pellet smokers, because briquettes stopped fitting my backyard milieu and I wanted something with soul.

adventuresJan 24, 2022

Old Dog Tricks

As much as I like to entertain people, I also want to educate, to wit: In 1523, a book was published called ‘ John Fitzherbert’s Book of Husbandry’ ; in it, Fitzherbert postulated…

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…

adventuresFeb 9, 2022

Adventures In Boracay: Part III

Life on Boracay had settled into an easy rhythm. I’d wake up early to work, later Jenn and I would have breakfast, go for long walks on the beach and then swim back to the hotel…

life at homeFeb 28, 2022

Preventing The Next Cosmic Killer Salad

The first and last line of defence is taught to all of us Canadians at a young age on family camping trips. What I know about gardening could fit in a seedpod. And I know that…