Earlier this week, I was talking to a web design expert (my good friend Justin over at Innovative Global Vision ) about moving my blog from Wix to a different platform. I embarrassingly live and in real time noticed that I hadn't updated in just over a year. It's little moments like that one that truly make you realize how much more quickly time moves at 42 than it does at 22. My average week at 22 involved a few shifts at the bar, some classes, and lots of time with friend

Welcome! It’s March. It’s almost spring. The ominous, leering, traffic-impeding snow banks are finally gone. I’m off from work today,...

A recap of 2024 and a look at the year ahead

Picture courtesy of CBC London (found here ) Hey blog, it's been a long time. I apologize for abandoning you for most of 2023 and 2024. ...

Pictured: my kids participating in London Public Library Central Branch staff's version of "Ollivanders", the wand selection shop in...

2022 was quite the year. It came with an interesting blend of highs and lows. Celebrations and lessons learned and carried forward for...

What a crazy ride. 1,731 people in Ward 11 at a time when 75% of people have no faith in politics and elected officials felt that I was...

As part of being a candidate, I had a LOT of meetings. I was able to blog about some of them, but in the course of hitting every door in...

Courtesy of londonpolice.ca Police officers have always been a big part of my life. My dad joined the RCMP in London after a drive down...

190 Wortley Rd. Courtesy of Realtor.ca Small and medium enterprises (businesses with less than 99 and 100-499 employees respectively)...

Murray Park (75 Cliftonvale Ave) Wading Pool Today's blog update is a question e-mailed to me by a local resident about Parks and...

The idea for this blog post had been rolling around as a nagging frustration for many years. A comment made by a volunteer of mine on a...

Pictured: Gar Leyshon hugging his star athlete after he won an Olympic Gold Medal I've gotten lucky a lot of times in my life. Although...

In my current role, I work in non-profit Employment Services, helping people with barriers to work find jobs. I've witnessed first hand...

My eight year old daughter at her first Piano and Voice Recital this past Sunday Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you're all ready to...

This morning, my oldest had volleyball at Saunders SS. I am privileged enough to hit the Tim Hortons up the road at Southdale and...

Happy birthday, pops. Run DMc. Too Tall McCall. Big Dave. Moose. So many other nicknames. My dad was in many ways a average guy who...

Over the last few months, I've been trying to spend less time on Facebook. Mix what is happening in the world around us with the effect...

Hey friends! Long time no check in. Boy am I glad to be done with 2020. The year started off equal parts great and frustrating - I was...

Life is to be lived one day at a time. Life's direction is selected one choice at a time. Choose to be honest with yourself. Choose to be...