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adventuresAug 8, 2026
Wandr Lust
A detailed itinerary of the Calgary–Victoria run, including the security bin that gets "randomly selected" every single time, the breakfast my doctor would like a word about, and the seat I pay extra for so I don't have to be near anyone.
essaysJan 15, 2022
Responsible Adult.
Lately I’ve been thinking about being an adult—specifically when I might become one—for all my life I’ve always felt mentally younger than I physically am. Not that this is a bad…
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.
camp covidJan 22, 2021
Adventures at Camp Covid
Here I am, hit me like a quarantine Catch up on the rest of the story and read the tales of 'Camp COVID' in order: 1. Alive and Well at Camp Covid 2. Adventures at Camp Covid 3.…
essaysJan 14, 2022
Accidental Starlord
My tombstone could read (in Engraver's Plate), "HE NEVER MEANT TO BE A STARLORD™" and that would be accurate. When I look back on the impossible events that transpired to enable…
life at homeMar 6, 2022
It's Bigger On The Inside
What do technology and noodles have in common? It might surprise you. Two hard drives are sitting on my desk at the moment. They are both Solid State Drives, and the only…
100 days — writingAug 16, 2026
Hair Today
It happens with no rhythm, no rhyme. One hair, one inch, in a place it didn't exist yesterday. Not a thatch. Just one. Eyebrow, then shoulder, and today, gloriously, my neck.
essaysApr 4, 2022
Midnight Miracle At Miracle Beach
Many summers ago, when my kids were much smaller than they are now, my parents took them and two of their friends, Nathan and Joey, to Saratoga Beach for a vacation. The plan was…
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.