A guy from Canada who worked for the better part of twenty years on cruise ships traveling the world searching for amazing people, places, and things while helping to entertain the masses.
ottawa
There’s no shortage of travel content about most major cities these days—just search “must-see spots in Ottawa” on YouTube and you’ll find plenty of roundups from visitors passing through town. But as someone who actually lives here, I figured it was time to add a local voice
canada
Ontario’s most recent provincial election had a voter turnout of 45.4%. That’s an improvement over the record-low 44% in 2022, but it’s still a dismal number—one that should be setting off alarms. We are, by choice or by apathy, allowing barely half the population to
family
In all of our lives, we’ve interacted with educators — whether through school, training, or mentors we’ve encountered along the way. For the most part, my educators have neither strongly shaped nor hindered me, but a few stand out. I think we’ve all had teachers who weren’t
music
There’s a funny thing about disco music: it’s everywhere, but not everyone knows it. I mean, sure, we all recognize the glittery melodies, the four-on-the-floor beats, and maybe even a good falsetto or two, but the bass guitar? Criminally underrated. That realization hit me recently while listening to
politics
The resignation of the Prime Minister is one of those moments that highlights how polarized we’ve become. For my non-Canadian readers, it’s worth noting that Canada’s political system differs significantly from that of the United States. We do not directly elect a Prime Minister, nor does anyone
social media
When Twitter morphed into X, I started looking at the other social platforms—like everyone else—to see if any could capture that same blend of community and engagement we’d had on Twitter. Now, a few months in, Threads and BlueSky have emerged as the most likely alternatives, but
music
There’s something magical about music that transports you back in time, and few albums have done that for me quite like Weezer’s Blue Album. Released in 1994, it was a defining soundtrack of my high school years—an era of flannel shirts, grunge, and the rise of alternative
technology
The buzz around Sora, OpenAI’s latest innovation, is hard to ignore. It’s a new generative video model that turns short text prompts into detailed, one-minute videos. As someone deeply involved in entertainment tech, I’ve been seeing some of the reactions being posted online. There’s a lot
productivity
Hey everyone! Here we are, diving into the world of productivity apps once again. Today, I'm putting two promising calendar apps under the microscope: Rise and Amie. Both apps have been generating buzz for their unique approaches to scheduling and task management, so I decided to take them
review
I’ve always been a bit of a food snob or at least an appreciator of good food but recently I’ve started expanding into coffee; or more specifically, Espresso. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m still very much learning the ropes here but today
review
With my last post I had been exploring moving back to Apple Reminders after splitting my professional and personal task management solutions into their own silos. As you may have guessed by the title of this post, I’ve moved away from Apple Reminders to Cultured Code’s Things 3.
technology
I've got some updates on my quest for the perfect task management setup; or at least an improved one. After contemplating a switch to Things 3, I've decided to go in a different direction, opting for a combination of Todoist for my work tasks and Apple