We all have those moments when you do something without even realizing it. It was you doing it, and you did the task willingly, but there was a brief disconnect between the conscious and subconscious for whatever reason. For example, you’ve put your car keys somewhere other than where they normally go. You remember having… Continue reading Seemingly Insignificant: Pieces from the Fort McMurray Fire Evacuation
It's been 5 days since we've been forced to evacuate from our homes and our city - 5 very long and hard days. Most of us have been watching the news in horror as more pictures come in from the fires still raging up north and what remains of the fire ravaged neighbourhoods we left… Continue reading Tales from the North: We are the City
I wake up this morning and I realize that I am looking at a completely different world. The room that I wake up in is not mine. The items carefully placed in it are not of my choosing. I continue rubbing my red and stinging eyes as the world around me finally comes into focus.… Continue reading Tales from the North: Exodus
I didn't go to work today. I'll admit it without any hesitation. I'm not sick and I'm not playing hookie, so to speak. I made this decision after spending an evening watching large clouds of thick dark smoke blot out the sun and wild flames engulf acres of trees. I made this decision because of… Continue reading Tales from the North: My World’s on Fire
It is amazing what we can accomplish when we give our creative selves a chance to explore, play and run free. As I've mentioned in a previous post, "What Am I?", I had the opportunity to take a creative writing course this past fall. To this point, I had always enjoyed writing, but had never… Continue reading The Paperclip: Based on a True Story
Too often, we overlook the impact an animal has on our lives. As I sit here in the early hours of the morning, with the sun just starting to peak its head up over the trees, I realize that it's been a while since I've written anything. The same thought hit me around my birthday… Continue reading Our Short Lived Friends
A question that everybody is all too familiar with, I'm sure. That famous moment when you pause, think and ask yourself, "What am I and/or who am I?" This question is never an easy one to answer and sometimes the journey it will lead you on is scary, enlightening and unexpected. We all have to… Continue reading What Am I?
The final stretch at last! 24 days have gone by so quickly, it barely felt like any time at all. Day after day of mystery, and before I knew it I was pulling the last advent beer out of the box. It has truly been a fantastic and interesting experience. Now, without further delay, we… Continue reading BeerAdvent 2015: I Just Got Run Over by a Reinbeer
I have continued my quest, opening each panel in turn. Every day reveals another beer; another unique experience as we inch closer and closer to Christmas. Some of them great. Some of them.....not so much. For those who aren't following so far, I am currently going through an Advent Calendar filled with mystery beers. Each… Continue reading BeerAdvent 2015: Part Deux
The countdown to Christmas is on and while most people are counting the days of advent with chocolates, I'm taking the road less traveled. This is the second year in a row I've purchased a Craft Beer Advent calendar. I remember finding it last year and thinking it was one of the coolest ideas. Each… Continue reading BeerAdvent 2015: The First 8 Days
The CJBuzz 