From Skematics, the blog Nemo Burbank seems to be investing the bulk of his online energy in lately, comes news of a sweet looking show tonight at 10:00 PM at Suave Lounge in Brampton. Check it out if you’re in the area.

I’ve been thinking it might be time to rethink the way I approach my finances. Everything’s under control and there’s no cause for alarm, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to simplify things, or to come up with a better way to chart my progress and plan for the future. Closing a couple of accounts would […]

On Wednesday, the folks at iPolitics noted that “for a government ostensibly laying the groundwork for an austerity budget,” the Conservatives have been throwing an awful lot of public money around lately. What’s more, according to certain Liberals, they’ve been downright secretive about the details of their spending before the House of Commons. But wait, […]

Donnie took a deep breath and entered the kitchen with his best foot forward, finding Laura killing the wait with one of her magazines. “Check it out,” he said, hoisting the bag full of burgers in the air like a ten-pound bass, scanning her expression carefully. He knew it wasn’t much of a gesture compared […]

Here’s a brief and rather insightful post by a fellow named James Shelley about the notion of “productivity,” and the ways in which it can actually make us less productive. Thanks to Funkaoshi for the link.

Here’s the news from the folks at iPolitics, courtesy of today’s Morning Brief: “The great Conservative giveaway slows today after more than $250 million in ribbon cuttings and novelty cheques over the past two days. In fairness, a big chunk of that, about $155 million, was for a naval helicopter station on Vancouver Island, but […]

So what did Donnie do, after texting me four or five times throughout the day to say he was actually taking care of dinner for once? He came home from work an hour late with a sack of damp hamburgers. “Wow,” I said. “Shitty fast food. You shouldn’t have.” He flashed me this weird, triumphant […]

So we’re sitting at the kitchen table one evening with the TV on in the background, eating a couple of burgers I’d grabbed on the way home from work. She’d given me a hard time over the weekend for not pulling my weight around the house, so I figure I’ll give her a break from […]

Two years ago today, a friend and mentor of mine named James Julien passed away in Australia after two consecutive strokes. He was thirty-eight. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with James at Public Outreach, the fundraising consultancy that he founded in 2002 with Bryan McKinnon and John Finlay. In 2006, I also […]

I haven’t done much with the old blog lately, let alone with any other project of mine, because I’m currently getting over a pretty disgusting illness. I took a couple of days off work, and I spent most of today in bed, but I hope to get back into the regular swing of things starting […]