“Brain Cancer” Now on Live at the Kasbar
I just found out that another of my poems has been published on the Raving Poets‘ Live at the Kasbar podcast. Head on over and check out “Brain Cancer” on Live at the Kasbar.
If you haven’t heard my first performance on Live at the Kasbar, from way back in February of 2007, you can listen [...]
Spring and Summer Road Trips, 2008
Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.
- John le Carre
I am a big fan of the road trip. A road trip is a way to [...]
Hiking in National Parks
The past two weekends, I’ve been out in the world, working my legs. Sara and I went to Jasper two weeks ago (photos will be uploaded to Flickr in the near future), and we were out at Elk Island this past Saturday.
It’s been a while since I’ve really been out in the woods, hiking. While [...]
Blogger Appreciation Day
Today is blogger appreciation day. I heard about it from Chris Garrett, but the unofficial “holiday” was actually thought up by Darren Rowse of Problogger. According to Darren, the idea behind the day is that blogging is about collaboration, so why not have a day to encourage and help one another out?
We’re in it together, [...]
Industrial Park Cafe
The industrial park cafe is an anomaly in the restaurant business. It is among the only establishment that can survive despite being in a constant state of disrepair. A disproportionate number of these establishments border on unsanitary—always dreading the next visit from the health inspector. In spite of this, they rarely go out of business.
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The Greatest Burgers I Have Ever Made
Last night, I BBQed some bison burgers for Sara and I. They were the best burgers I have ever made. It wasn’t the first time I’d made bison burgers, but it was the first time I’ve used the recipe that made them so great.
The recipe is actually pretty simple:
Ingredients:
Approx. 454g (1 lb.) of ground bison*
Approx. [...]
Save On Foods Sucks
Dear Save On Foods,
If I forget my Save On card at home, why can’t I just give you my phone number like I can at every other store? I’m pretty sure you asked me for my number when I first signed up for the card. What’s the deal?
The only reason I didn’t drop my groceries [...]
What is Your Favourite Kind of Beer?
Recently, I asked my Twitter friends what their favourite type of beer is. I got a few different answers and, to my surprise, there was no clear winner.
While I realize there are dozens of commonly available beers on the market (hundreds if you include all the micro-brews and other “hard to find” suds), I figured [...]
The Wendy’s Spicy Baconator
photo credit: Eli Hodapp
For weeks, I’ve been seeing ads for the new Wendy’s Spicy Baconator. For a while, it didn’t really appeal to me. Despite being a fan of bacon, cheeseburgers, and bacon cheeseburgers, I have never been a particularly big fan of Wendy’s. Moreover, when I do choose to eat at Wendy’s, I [...]
Thoughts About the Blog
I’ve been pondering about this website ever since it disappeared from the Internet a week or two ago. For a while, I though that the database was destroyed, and that I’d be forced to start from scratch.
At first, the idea of starting over bothered me quite a bit. Then, I thought it might be a [...]