Family Update – Summer 2024
It’s a blustery Friday night in Sherwood Park. I am plunked on our living room couch beside Amanda, sipping a fizzy beverage. All is quiet, save for keyboard keys clacking, book pages scraping, and crochet needles clicking. It’s been a few years since I’ve posted anything about my family, and there seems to be lots…
Together4Cameron GoFundMe
Hi friends and kind strangers, This is a picture of me and my childhood friend & best man at my wedding, Cameron Powles, at the 2015 Ride to Conquer Cancer (he’s the one flying through the air). Cameron had roped me into this 2-day ride to raise funds for cancer research. 3 years prior to…
Digestable #44: Billie Eilish LIVE, Gordon McArthur, BLUF Communication, Blaise Pascal, Subsidized Suburbia, Pearl of Great Price
Hey there! Here’s the latest Digestable, the short, weekly email where you can choose your own adventure. This edition was emailed to subscribers on April 3, 2022. Here’s what I’ve got for you this week: Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever Tour: My daughter Adia and I had the opportunity to see Billie Eilish and her…
Digestable #43: Adventure Club 22.01, 30-Day Breath Hold Challenge, Golf on TV, Homeschool? Ask-Seek-Knock Razor, Rubber vs Glass Balls
Hey everyone! Here’s the latest Digestable, the short, weekly email where we ramble down Curiosity Street. This edition was emailed to subscribers on March 20, 2022. Ramble on! Adventure Club Trip Report: I’ve posted my trip report of the most recent Adventure Club outing: 3 days of ski touring in Banff and Yoho National Parks guided…
Ski Tour Report – Top Hat Traverse, Hidden Bowl, Fairview Mountain
Alpine ski touring was the adventure of choice for the first Adventure Club trip of 2022. For three days February 24th-27th, the club stomped and slid around Hidden Bowl / Bow Summit, the Top Hat Traverse, and Fairview Mountain. A primer on Adventure Club before I get into the juicy details and epic footage of…
Digestable #42: Top Hat Traverse, Pickle Tickle, Low-Back Tweaks, Russia vs Ukraine, AI is Legal, Crypto is Moral, The Secret of Angels
Hey everyone! Here’s the latest Digestable, the short, weekly email where we ramble down Curiosity Street. This edition was emailed to subscribers on March 6, 2022. Ramble on! Top Hat Traverse: Last weekend just didn’t feel complete, did it? It’s because Digestable #42 didn’t arrive in your inbox! Thank you for your grace in giving me…
Digestable #41: Obstacle Course Race Training, Joe De Sena, Procrastination, Secrecy Razor, Darwin on Art
Hey everyone! Here’s the latest Digestable, the short, weekly email where we ramble down Curiosity Street. This edition was emailed to subscribers on February 21, 2022. Ramble on! Training for the Spartan Beast: I’ve posted my 4-component training program to prepare for the 21km Spartan Beast at Big White this summer. Each component is to be completed weekly…
How to Train for the Spartan Beast
Congratulations! You’ve paid the fees and committed yourself to the Spartan Beast—a 21-kilometer trail run packed with more than 30 obstacles. Now that you’ve signed up, you might be asking: How do you train for this? This post outlines four essential components of a weekly training program—think of them as the four legs of a…
Digestable #40: BioLite Valentines Headlamp, Spartan Beast, “Life of Fred” Math Curriculum, Murder Razor, Love You Cannot Lose
Hey everyone! Welcome to the Valentine edition of Digestable, the short, weekly email where we follow our curiosity and share quotes about love. This edition was emailed to subscribers on February 13th, 2022. Alright then! Valentine Gear > Chocolate: The Biolite HeadLamp 330 in the color red is Valentine’s Day gift from my valentine that I wholeheartedly recommend.…
Digestable #39: Nordegg Ice, Tiny Habits & Streaks, Non-Limited Self Control, Two Fat People, Epictetus Taking Action
Hey everyone! Welcome to another edition of Digestable, the short, weekly email where we follow our curiosity and share poems. This edition was emailed to subscribers on February 6th, 2022. Let’s gooo! Nordegg Ice: My family and I spent the weekend in Nordegg sampling the winter activities. Our local guides (my son Ariel and daughter-in-law…
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