“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs Mental Health is not just for the men, women are part of the game too. We men have a hard time talking about health, and mental health can be crazy to talk about… If you need … More Mental Health Stigma is really just Undiagnosed Verbal Illness
Have you looked inside your junk drawer lately? My junk drawer is full of empty promises and broken dreams. In fact, I love the junk drawer because it reminds me of what my life could have amounted to. All that I have to do is open that one little drawer and I can see … More The Angry Lego Man in My Junk Drawer
When did become a good idea to wear Camoflage outfits to the mall? For simplicity I will refer to their street name, Camo. The other day, my wife and I went shoe shopping with our 14 year old. That in itself was an ordeal and probably was the genesis for this entire incident. I blame it … More Fashion Camouflage?
How is it that when you and I were 7, being grounded was the worst thing in the world… and now that we are adults, being grounded is something we long for? What do you fear? What brings out your inner chicken? I am afraid of heights. I am a chicken, a man-fairy when it … More The Downside of Being Grounded
I live in Edmonton, Alberta. My city is known by a few names: Festival City, River City, Oil City, the Capital City and the City of (formerly) Champions. Now we have one more name to add to this impressive list, we are now known as the saddest city in Canada. I will let that sink … More Why does SADuary have to come right after Christmas?
The Keystone Pipeline is missing something. Canada is attempting to export our Crude Oil, but I think this lacks creativity. Honestly, oil is boring and old school. Canada, let’s wake up and be creative. We have beer, so why not export it? Bruges, Belgium: Beautiful city known for it’s bikes, a nice wet river … More Keystone XL Pipeline: Should Canada export Beer instead?
This is important. I think that somewhere in our human past, a direct link was created between the foot and the head. I am not a doctor, and I haven’t done any research, so I will assume it must be true. I will call this the Cold Feet effect (Cold Feet FX). My evidence for … More The Cold Feet FX
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I love Christmas. In Canada, it snows before Christmas and the snow makes the lights on the house twinkly and beautiful. The snow also dampens the traffic noise, so everything seems quieter. It’s like a Hallmark moment every day, except for the graders at 3am and the Crack house on the corner. Other than those … More The 12 Days of Christmas… Shopping and a few other things about Christmas that irritate me
Limits are behind all loss… our culture routinely interprets losses as alien invasions that interrupt our “normal” lives. Peter Scazzero People like me more when I say Yes. When I give my kids what they want, they tell me that I am the Best Dad in the World. That does not last long. The sun … More The Bilingual Brain: What really happens when we hear NO!
Getting High on Recovery 