You know those days, those bad days where almost any other job seems more appealing? Or even just walking out in the middle of the day, heading to the airport and taking the first flight that is available? Yeah, I…

So here it is, 5:30am, on this third day of 2013. I’m standing in the kitchen of the house in which I grew up, listening to the ticking of one of Mom’s clocks, the chime of the half hour from…

The Year of New Experiences was quite the year. Some good, some bad and in the end: a foundation on which to build for 2013.

Everyone wants to go to lunch or dinner when I come, and I’m either asked “Where do you want to go” or “What do you want to eat?” The more time I spend in Canada, the easier this question is…

Such is the view as the train pulls out of the station. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing #mountains. The train station in Stanwood is single platform. And small so there is no mistaking which train to…

If you’ve never read The Oatmeal, start now. Today, it has a hilarious portray of Thanksgiving as a kid v. Thanksgiving as an adult. Every American who has celebrate Thanksgiving since they could walk totally understands the distinction. The Table…

Apologies for the lapse in blogging. I’ve been a bit sick lately. Bit out of it as a result. And enough so to have left work early on Halloween to go home and crash. And there is nothing quite like…

Snapped this while walking along Kits Beach in the rain. Apparently the rain has come late to Vancouver this year. Anyway. I’m fairly sure the cloud formation has a name. The mountains and ocean make for interesting cloud formations, as…

I prefer to do business with those that have an active, responsive social media presence. I spend the majority of my day on social media, and it’s how I connect and communicate. Twitter is my preferred method, but I’m not…