Music, Musings, Moments, and Misfortune

This week, two stories about misfortune on a lake. First up, Lake Manitouwabing, where I received my 8th concussion. Second, there is Sparrow Lake, where I broke my toe in front of a dozen ten-year-o…

This week, I talk about habits and the difficulties some ADHDers have because we can’t make something a habit like most neurotypical people can. We have to “engage the protocol” for almost everything…

Writer Michele Peters joins me for a conversation about baseball, creativity, happiness, anxiety, and embarrassing moments. Check out Michele Peters Light Into Dark Places.

The song recommendation for…

For this music episode, the first that’s not focused on a specific band (or bands), we talk about covers, collabs, and theft. There’s a popular trend now of sampling not just a riff from a song, but …

This episode’s misfortunes are not one, but two incidents that:

a) involved alcohol, and 

b) trees. Get the book in any format from your favourite bookseller. All the links are conveniently organized o…

I’ve been having a tough time lately, what with nothing brewing on the job front and being benched from physical activity by my doctor due to a T8 spinal fracture. On my social media platforms and Li…

How many astronomers do you know? I know one and got to spend an hour talking with him about the Canadian 90s music scene, life on other planets, decaying orbits, and our favourite physicists. The di…

This week, instead of talking about The Airborne Toxic Event, we’re going to talk about U2 instead. I opened the window and popped my head out this morning, and it felt like that day back at summer c…

Three stories connected by nothing beyond the letter “W”:

• Waterfront emergency drill at summer camp – almost drowned
• Not one, but TWO trips to Canada’s Wonderland – severe sunburns
• Doing “off the top ro…

Today, I discuss authenticity and being one’s true self, as well as the benefits of this approach on social media AND in the classroom. I also examine the challenges of being truly authentic as a job…

This took a while to make happen, but it finally happened and was an absolute blast! I enjoyed talking with the hardest-working comedian in Atlantic Canada (and maybe even the whole country). 

• James M…

Ah, what’s a boy to do with snow on the ground in March when he gets a brand-new BMX trick bike for his birthday? If you thought, call up his buddy, build a ramp out of snow, and see how far he can j…

This week, I have the pleasure of talking with writer Gordon Bonnet. Gordon and I have been friends for a long time, and it was great to spend some time catching up and chatting about writing, creati…

This week, we take you back to Paddock Park, a place that provides many joyful memories for many, but for me, it was the source of much misfortune.

• The metal geodesic dome + stranger danger
• The massive…

This week, I welcome Ken Tizzard (The Watchmen, Thornlea, Music For Goats, Whiskey Wednesdays) to the show, and it was a rockin' good time for sure. We discuss core music memories, connections, creat…

• My a capella cover of “Subversives”
• Spirit of the West
  • “Save This House”
    • Theme song for the Western University dorm “The Zoo”
  • “Home For a Rest”
  • “And If Venice is Sinking”
  • John Mann: Spirit Unforgettable
• Low…