Sleep is a funny thing
On the one hand, I can grab three hours of the stuff, and spend the next day feeling energized and refreshed. On the other hand, I can crash early, sleep as late as possible the next day, and still feel exhausted. Right now, I’ve got a bit of the latter going. Let’s just say this […]
Tags: my kid, productivity, sleep
Posted in Personal |
I’m heading out to Ottawa this Sunday night
I’m going to be in Ottawa on business next week. I’m heading out on Sunday night, spending Monday working with a colleague out there, and heading straight back to Toronto at the end of the day. I won’t have a whole lot of time to see the sights or hit the town, but I will […]
Tags: my job, my kid, Ottawa
Posted in Work and Career |
How I (often fail to) blog
I wrote a draft version of this post the other night, so I wouldn’t have to rush it. This morning, I read it with a fresh pair of eyes and gave it a quick rewrite. I don’t always take this approach when it comes to my writing; half the time, in fact, I end up […]
Tags: blogging, productivity
Posted in Creative Projects |
My brother and his friends have “suffered” the “wrath” of the Westboro Baptist Church
“Pretty sure [the] Westboro Baptist Church is protesting a play I cowrote down in Kansas,” my brother announced in a tweet on Saturday night. Sure enough, just a few minutes later, my brother tweeted a photo of the WBC in action outside of the Topeka Performing Arts Centre, where Spank! played on Thursday as part of its […]
Tags: ian MacIntyre, Jon Blair, Southern Poverty Law Centre, Spank!, Westboro Baptist Church
Posted in Friends and Family |
The fourth annual Moores Canadian Suit Drive begins today
The good people at Moores are launching their annual Canadian Suit Drive this morning, to benefit at-risk men who are transitioning into the work force. You can help by bringing your “gently-used professional attire” to any Moores location between now and the end of the month. Last year, thanks to the support of over 15,500 […]
Tags: at-risk men, Canadian Suit Drive, Moores
Posted in Social Action |
Alec Baldwin returns in “The Hunt for Raging Actor”
Alec Baldwin is missing! The Hollywood star and Twitter icon apparently deleted his account last night after tweeting an angry rant against Daily Mail writer George Stark, who had accused his wife of tweeting during the funeral of James Gandolfini. It’s sad when this sort of thing happens. Alec Baldwin is a talented and charming […]
Tags: Alec Baldwin, Daily Mail, Democrats, James Gandolfini, parenting, Pride, Republicans, Twitter
Posted in Personal |
Be among the first to help Unlock Democracy
Unlock Democracy Canada is “a new national campaign for voting reform and proportional government.” At least it will be, once it emerges from the “coming soon” stage. In the meantime, when Dave Meslin asks me to “like” a page on Facebook and stay tuned for more information, that’s what I do. He didn’t ask me […]
Tags: Dave Meslin, democracy, politics, Unlock Democracy Canada, voting reform
Posted in Social Action |
Deeper Society at Northwood tomorrow night
DJ, promoter and friend Ronnie Blake dropped a line early this morning to let me know about an event he’s hosting tomorrow night at Northwood called Deeper Society. It’s a night of “deep soulful house” that will feature the also terrific Mike Lamberti, along with a fellow named Wil Ehren who I haven’t yet had the […]
Tags: Ana Wolkowski, Deeper Society, Disgraceland, events, Everyone's a DJ, Mike Lamberti, my kid, Northwood, Ronnie Blake, Wil Ehren
Posted in Friends and Family |
It’s all part of the job
“All right!” I shouted in my big fun dad voice. “It’s time to go to work!” And I wish I hadn’t done that, because my kid wasn’t around to hear it. I’d already dropped her off inside the daycare, and now I was leaving alone. For all intents and purposes, my great big “let’s go […]
Tags: daycare, my kid, parenting
Posted in Friends and Family |