Two year olds, love and the Pearl Jam dream

Today I really feel like writing. Mind you, I write every day but today I am compelled after holding things to myself. The usual writer’s dilemma, how much do I want to share and reveal today, what is the purpose? The purpose is the same as it has been since grade two. To share stories, observations and ideas with others, so that those words may inspire, entertain and sometimes provoke you.

"I ran, I ran so far away....."

Sept 19.09

I ran a marathon today. Well, not a full marathon and not even a half marathon, a quarter marathon? It was part of the 5peaks Trail Running Series. I ran eleven kilometers around Buntzen Lake in one hour and eleven minutes. The last time I competed in a race would have been in high school.

The Adventure

When I returned home from the Young Men’s Adventure Weekend (YMAW), my gorgeous wife and my entertaining son greeted me at the front door of our building. He looked as though he grew a couple of inches as he barreled around the corner at top speed and into my arms shouting “Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.” He was beaming, she was beaming and I was on fire.

Dear Ben, It's Your Dad

Dear Ben,

Can you believe July has already arrived? It seems every year that days and months pass by faster and faster. Maybe it has to do with the planet’s rotation also getting faster. Everything at the speed of light makes sense, since we are all pure energy, pure light, but that’s another story for another time.

Soundbytes like Vagina Machine!

“They were all drunk, they won’t remember a thing.”
“But my dress – “
“Oh yes, except the dress thing, right.”

6 Stitches, Blow Up Doll, An Island Oasis and other distractions

It's about ten in the morning and I'm on the Queen of Nanaimo ferry waiting to depart to Galiano Island. We are sitting next to the Kids Zone area where my son, decked out in his Christian Ronaldo soccer outfit from Grandma, is spelling the Kids Zone sign out loud while the other children are watching Wonderpets on the tube. It is a sparkling sunny day, clear skies and warming up very fast. A weekend getaway to an island oasis right now is simply, perfect timing.

In The Name Of My Father