five books I really should read
Yesterday I was treated to the most wonderful surprise of my wife purchasing Stephen King’s book On Writing. As I attempt to do what I once thought was unthinkable, and write a novel, this book feels like being handed a sack of gold and like every other wannabe writer in the world, the insights are…
sports are political (duh)
Knowing full well that my opinions on the US Men’s Hockey team will not be welcome on the site that I usually write about hockey, it seems like airing my opinions here where they will largely just be viewed by myself will be the cathartic alternative. The notion that sports are a politics free zone…
the allure of cobblestone
If I have a favourite sensation in this world it is probably the feeling of cobblestone beneath my feet. There is nothing I am more romantic about and idealize more than a dimly lit night street after the rain where the cobblestone glows in the moonlight. In that sense, Edinburgh has delivered more than I…
worf was not a family man
As I come to the realization that I may never watch Star Trek again now that the process of doing so would directly involve me giving money to Paramount, I’ve come to another realization and that is that no one suffered more than Worf’s family and often directly as a result of Worf’s treatment of…
attempts at creative writing
To say that I’m inspired by the creativity of my family is an understatement. My wife has managed to write and self publish one book and is very close to finishing her second. My oldest has taken to manga and illustrating that along with their friends. My Grandmother painted, my mother paints, and my sister…
crap…he made a blog
Let’s see how long this bad idea lasts but in an attempt to write more, share some photography, sketches, etc. and generally vent about the shitty state of the world at the moment, I’ve decided I need a personal blog to appease my limited vanity. We’ll see if this post stands alone on this site…
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