Are you in-between gigs? Figuring shit out? Ruminating that stupid-ass English degree that sucked all the pocket beers out of your soul? If your decision to honour your passion for the liberal arts meant turning your back on the same 8-month Real Estate certificate program that catapulted Cletus the undead dud into a 7-room mansion... Continue Reading →
For anyone who's been chewed up, spat out, trampled over and pissed upon by self-absorbed small business owners looking to exploit today's gig economy, this one's for you: SPIT UPON, PATRONIZED AND GHOSTED - MY DESCENT INTO SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING HELL. Thank you, Agnes Bitters, for having the courage to tell it like it... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I feel like I'm surrounded by assholes. Sandwiched between them even. Perhaps that's my lot in life. Maybe it's my destiny. But I refuse to just sit around, and do nothing. Here's the Poop Regardless of the degree of dysfunctional indoctrination one may have suffered at the hands of utterly incompetent authority figures (parents,... Continue Reading →
Earlier today I headed out to my favourite cafe in search of chocolatey croissants and a higher order of coffee. Instead of taking the regular 10th Avenue route, I walked up 11th. With its canopy of billowing trees and row upon row of perfectly manicured yards, 11th Ave makes for peaceful reflection. It’s quieter back... Continue Reading →
After reading Jacob Silverman's Down and Out in the Gig Economy I was briefly compelled to do him a solid by sending him a copy of Dan Lyons' 'Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble,' because both writers share a similar lament, but only one of them gets the message across without sounding like the... Continue Reading →
If you're old, chances are you're also ugly. At least, that's what Crystal Martin, Fashion & Style writer for the New York Times assumes. Martin's article “How To Go Makeup-Free This Summer” reminds us that summer’s heat and humidity can make a makeup-laden face feel oppressed, which is why she's compiled a sponsored list of treatments designed to... Continue Reading →
The upside to being pummelled by the flu when you’re closing in on 53 is that it gives you the opportunity to see what you’ll look like when you’re 80. This is called a “Life Hack.” A Life Hack is a 21st Century term that means you’ve been using tools like mirrors, all wrong. Welcome... Continue Reading →
Anyone who's ever owned a pet knows that when they pass there's no moving beyond, or turning the page, or putting it all behind you. There's none of that. Instead, the challenge is in getting unstuck. It's in finding a way to exist in neutral with a heart so swollen with grief it's almost impossible... Continue Reading →
I was watching my daughter's volleyball game this afternoon when I was joined by her good friend's Dad. Frank is one of my favourites. He's a high school teacher with a terrific sense of humour; one of those even-keeled types that make you just want to lay your head on their shoulder in that socially... Continue Reading →
