A Podcast Journey and a Live Giveaway
The little podcast that could has grown beyond our imaginations.
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Personal Life
Our Entire Village Feels This Loss
Update: The teen’s body was recovered on Tuesday. The post has been updated to show that the family comes from Turkey, not Syria, as previously reported.
This week started on a tragic note. Our collective hearts ache for a visiting family’s unimaginable loss.
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How to Help the Invisibly Disabled
This post won’t be all things to all people. It’s not about those who have visible disabilities. It’s about those who share my invisible disability: hearing loss.
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A Better (Quieter) Leaf Blower
The world has a lot of problems, especially when you look at the big picture. War. Hunger. I could go on.
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The Driving Force Behind Motivation
If there’s anything I’ve learned from knowing many recovering alcoholics, it’s that the message gets through when the recipient is ready for it. Not one moment earlier.
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Easier Ride is a Marital Compromise
I can look back with fondness at the cars of my past but I don’t feel particularly attached to them. My first car was a 1980 Chev Monza. I’ve had Jeeps, a VW Golf, a VW diesel Rabbit, a 1987 Camaro, various SUVs and a van. The only vehicles I remember with any emotion are my motorcycles.
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Size Does Matter When it Comes to Making a Home
I know that living in a big house is on the wish-list of many people and I don’t judge them for it. But there was a time when I lived in a big house and I’d never go back.
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Father’s Day Repost: Throwback Thursday – Dad ‘n Play
This is a blog post that I originally published in March 2019, nearly two years after the death of my Dad. Even if your parents have passed on, they are still with you. The memories, the feelings, the love never really fade. And if you’re like me, you think of them every day.
I hope you’ll be celebrating the wonderful Dads in your life on Sunday. I’ll be remembering mine.
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You Can Go to One of Your Homes Again
A wonderful opportunity came up to return to Wingham and record a podcast episode with some of my fave former CKNX colleagues.
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A Collection of Random Musings for a Tuesday
How do you turn a brand name into a word?
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The Short and Winding Road I’ll Travel
I simply can’t do the long motorcycle rides anymore. But I enjoy short ones.
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The Sounds of Anything but Silence
It’s not just because I’ve worked with audio my whole adult life, but that’s part of it. And it’s not just because I’m hearing impaired, but that’s part of it, too. We, as a society, pay too little attention to sound.
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The Real Fear of Speaking Out
There was a hot minute last week when I thought the war in Gaza might be coming to an end. When Hamas accepted terms for a ceasefire, CNN reported that some regional leaders were cautiously optimistic. But it soon became clear that the terms were unacceptable to Israel and Hamas was, as usual, playing games with peoples’ lives.
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Forever Finding Favourites
I wonder if it’s simply how people respond when they find things they enjoy. I land somewhere south of obsession and north of a strong case of “like”.
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Figured it Out by a Whisker
Cuddles has been with us for more than two years. And he continues to teach us things.
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Putting the “Car” Before the Horse
My recent blog post about – not quite embracing, but – giving AI a loose bro hug attracted some interesting comments and dredged up some feelings about the way the world is headed. AI is a tool, not a competitor – so far. But I wondered: Did horse riders refuse to ride in the new invention, the car, because they were so comfortable on the back of their trusty steed? Did they think the automobile was a fad they could crush by refusing to purchase one?
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Thoughts From an Old Timey Bank Line-up
If I were asked to conduct a survey, I’d just go to my local bank branch on a Tuesday morning
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Come On Get Happy
Something weird happened on the weekend. I think I was – how to put this – happy!
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