Lemurian Congress

We arrive at our house and we celebrate: it is our own piece of land and sky. We are worried about debt but we remain hopeful, my wife more ...

I love talking to taxi drivers, and I think they sense this because whenever I get into a taxi they take note of where I've been and the...

On Wednesday I suddenly snapped: I was overtired, confused, and frustrated. I was making too many mistakes. When I asked my manager if I cou...

After working a variety of jobs and majoring in a degree that I belatedly decided I didn't like, I feel I've finally found the perfe...

The New Yorker panned this book, but it sounded so interesting that I couldn't resist finding a copy: "God's Country: A Short H...

Remember me saying that "Everything went smoothly with Bell Canada during my move?" Well, not quite everything, it turns out. Toni...

For a few weeks this summer my workplace has had to deal with a street person's leftovers. This person would sleep overnight in one of o...

Here's a quick and impromptu recap of the last few weeks! If you've ever bought a home, you know what I've been doing: planning,...

When I heard, two years ago, that developers were going to tear up one of downtown's uglier parking lots and turn it into a town square,...

This "make a movie from scratch" thing is entirely new to me, but every project is a learning experience. I've learned a littl...

I'm loving the way a bunch of right-wing pundits have been threatening lately to "Go Galt." At first I was worried that they ...

My new CD ("Roade") is available on CD Baby here , if you'd like to listen to some samples and/or buy it for yourself! I'm...

There was a practical reason why I bought this new computer. It wasn't just to play "Doom 3" and "The Sims 2," or to...

I decided to drive to work this morning so I could pick up cat supplies on the way home. At the corner of Erb and Caroline, however, Beckzy ...

After three days of force-feeding laxatives to my cat, I am delighted to come home and see both pee AND poop in her litterbox. "Wonderf...

I love the little house in the wilderness, the one tiny house which has withstood all efforts of the Big Insurance Company to buy it. The B....

I went to the Royal Bank in order to get a new client card. The customer service representative was already saying "hello" before ...

Over time my anxiety rises. When I leave my apartment I turn my eyes to the sky so I won't have to look at the mailbox, pretending it is...

I never fooled myself into thinking that my car has a bright and glorious future. Beckzy is well-worn and poised for the retirement home. Th...

I have a love-hate relationship with my iPod; I love the convenience of it, but I deplore what it has done to my concept of music. I used to...