Pottery
A selection of pottery I have done in the past year or so. Most have a mix of store bought and self-made glazes.
Nietzsche, Buddhism & the spirituality of Groundhog Day
So, I love this movie. This is one of my all time favorites, and I must say I am embarrassed that I did not list it before. The trailer makes it sound sort of silly and a little slapstick. To understand the spiritual depth of this film one needs to …
Black Lives Matter Hijacks Gay Pride
The Pride Toronto Organization has voted to accept the entire list of demands from the Black Lives Matter. This includes banning the Toronto Police from participating. Effectively the BLM have taken over the gay pride agenda, and enforced their own regardless of the damage to the gay community. This is …
The Best of Bruce Cockburn (IMHO)
I was working at the computer, looking out the window at the slowly fading day and my iTunes shuffled to Bruce Cockburn. It had been awhile since I had listened to him and the music was so perfect in that moment I thought I would write a post about my …
User Onboarding | A frequently-updated compendium of web app first-run experiences
My coworker Sharon shared this site today and I am in love with it. Usability to me is so important, especially when onboarding. I would love to revamp the bank’s onboarding process! Check out how he deconstructs each of the first time user experiences and goes from there. It’s amaze-balls! …
Why does the CBC hate journalism
Dear CBC, I noticed the addition of the “Life” section to your website which posts articles such as, “The 7 at-home products for spa quality facial results” and “The most popular dog names of 2016“. I was a bit confused, as normally such riveting content can only be found on the …
Current favorite songs
Here are some songs I am obsessed with right now. Each of them resonate with me for one reason or another. Shakey Graves – “Late July” I love the lyrics of this. It reminds me of “Tom Dooley” which I used to sing in the car with my family on …
Cunk on Shakespeare
Philomena Cunk is the funniest thing I have come across since Red Dwarf. Just watch her take on Shakespeare!
Top Posts of 2016
I like to look back at what I have written over the past 12 months and look at the data coming out of Google Analytics. What is interesting is the top posts are not from this year. It’s older content that is getting searched. And then I was 40… And …
Latest Acquisitions
I recently picked up two more PC Sheppard paintings at auction. Peter Clapham Sheppard was born in Toronto on October 21, 1881. He apprenticed at engraving houses such as at Rolph, Clark, Stone Ltd. in Toronto, where he became a highly skilled lithographer. He received his art training at the …