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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…
archiveMar 2, 2022
2nd Ever Daily Dropbear Blog Weird Monthly Prizes Award of Excellence
This month’s winners announced as well as the hero in a new line of stories I’m very excited to announce the winners of the “ 2nd Ever Daily Dropbear Blog Weird Monthly Prizes…
100 days — writingAug 14, 2026
Found Treasures
There at my feet, across from Sidney's best fish and chips, lay a beautiful if inexpensive piece of jewellery. I looked around for someone clutching their neck. Not a soul.
100 days — writingAug 29, 2026
l33t sk1llz
Four games in, a character showed up at the end of a chapter and named herself. I have no idea how I'll reconcile what she set in motion, and I can't wait to find out.
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…
adventuresMar 12, 2022
A Part Of Your World
Trying not to die under the waves. Time has a way of distorting memory, particularly when memories were formed as a child. My memories of growing up are pretty fantastical—I’ve…
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…
adventuresNov 15, 2020
Step One in the Apocalypse
Apocalypse Training If I learned anything from the eighties its to have a mohawk in the apocalypse. And chaps. And a motorcycle. I'm literally built for this timeline. Panda and I…
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…
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…
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…
the writer's deskMar 4, 2022
What happens when I die in Elden Ring?
What happens when I die in Elden Ring? You die a lot in Elden Ring. The motto is actually 'learn by dying often.' You might be tempted to not read this if you don’t play video…
adventuresMar 5, 2022
That's Cool, But It Isn't a Motorcycle
Everything that happens, happens for a reason they say. You can tell it’s getting close to Spring because this young man’s fancy turns not so lightly to thoughts of motorcycles…
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…
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…
life at homeFeb 19, 2022
Finding Fitness in Suburbia
Apparently, I’m pretty high-maintenance when it comes to working out. I expect certain things. A checklist, if you will. So in a desperate attempt to jolt me from suburban despair…
100 days — writingSep 16, 2026
Same People
Expanding a business is expensive, risky, and frankly scary. My message to these brave souls never changes, and it has less to do with markets than with telling the truth.
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 homeMar 26, 2022
Capital "T" Theatre
This is what happens when goblins read "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." Last night, Jennifer (Panda) and I went out on a date. We Uber'd downtown for dinner and drinks…
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…
work & creativityMar 1, 2022
Dropbear's Cup 0' Stories
Bidness. That has been the name of the game in my writing lately. Lots and lots of business writing. I apologize for missing a day in my 100 Days Project, but there have been…
adventuresApr 5, 2022
Tarzan Yells and Jellyfish Hats
Tarzan Yells and Jellyfish Hats. These adventures happened many years ago and I'm just now getting around to writing them down. The morning after the Midnight Miracle at Miracle…
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,…
camp covidJan 29, 2021
Leaving Camp Covid
After weeks in isolation, ‘Camp Covid’ is finally in the rearview—bittersweet as it may be. Through media attention, unexpected friendships, and an endless supply of hotel soap, this experience has been a strange but powerful reminder that kindness, connection, and a good sense of humour can get you through anything.
adventuresNov 15, 2020
Space Walk 2020
Captain's Log: Autumn 2020. The Global COVID-19 Pandemic is really starting to ramp up for the 'Second Wave' and masks are now mandatory in all indoor public places; Safeway…
work & creativityApr 13, 2022
The Business-ee Business of Business Cards
Lately, I’ve been getting to my studio at cSPACE only to find nearly all of the business cards I leave out have been taken. When I leave for the day, I put out more, and the next…
essaysMar 11, 2022
The Patience of the Blinking Cursor
The pain and gain of writing every day. Some days it is more challenging to write than other days; today is an example of a difficult day. If I had an old Underwood on my desk, I…
work & creativityJan 6, 2022
Factors of Authentication
I've been spending a lot of time doing online-type stuff lately. Not social media or anything, just building websites, tools, campaigns, doing banking, watching crypto disappear…
the writer's deskJan 27, 2022
Putting the Mess in Messiah
You might be wondering about the picture I've associated with this post. I like this picture because it tickles my brain in all the right places and for no other reason. Now that…
100 days — writingSep 8, 2026
Tilde Gone
Would I miss the tilde if it vanished tomorrow? Would I go hunting for the ALT code, or quietly get on with my life? I've started wondering what these symbols are actually for.