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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…
life at homeJan 5, 2022
Carb Hunter
If 2022 had a motto it would be, "what was I thinking?" It's DAY 4 into the New Year and I find myself asking this question with shocking regularity. For example: I started the…
life at homeFeb 1, 2022
Everything You Need To Know About Snoozing
What is the logic behind ‘snoozing’ your alarm in the morning? But more importantly, and something that has been on my mind every time I hit that stupid button: Why nine minutes?…
camp covidJan 24, 2021
Life and Times at Camp Covid
The gritty truth behind life in 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…
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…
life at homeFeb 13, 2022
Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Newton is Jenn's cat. He's been through many moves in his life—I couldn't say how many, Jenn would know—heck, in the last couple of years that Jenn and I have been together, we've…
the writer's deskFeb 22, 2022
The Universe Wants What The Universe Wants
4:13 AM. This is the time my brain keeps telling me to wake up for the past few weeks by giving me deep and meaningful thoughts to ponder. Thoughts so deep and meaningful they…
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…
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.
essaysMar 20, 2022
Part Of The Process
It’s better to write something than nothing, right? As a way to welcome me back to Calgary yesterday, I was greeted with a mind-melting migraine and snow. Today the temperature is…
adventuresMar 31, 2022
Road Rides and Robots
This and other summer adventures are just around the corner. Last night, I was out with my kids and their significant others to discuss plans for our summer road trip to Vancouver…
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,…
adventuresApr 9, 2022
Surf's Up and Sea Lion Lunch
We woke up to a crow informing the campground that it was a lovely day and we shouldn’t miss a moment of it. The crow was correct; it was a beautiful morning. Crows are smart like…
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…
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…
100 days — writingOct 2, 2026
Trauma TV
There's a reason I can fall asleep to a murder investigation. The case gets solved, the banter lands where it always lands, and nothing in the next hour is going to surprise me.
100 days — writingOct 14, 2026
Skitchy Brain
Normally I don't drink coffee after my morning coffee. But it was just before 3 PM, I was fading fast, and my Breville gave me a coy wink. I did not make a single espresso.