Commuter Etiquette: When the Doors Open
In the first instalment of Commuter Etiquette: The Escalator Rule, I wrote about the importance of keeping the flow of human traffic moving through the…
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And so it begins…
And so it begins… Once again, the gloves are off. The gauntlet is thrown. The day of reckoning is upon us. Yadda, yadda, yadda. We’ve…
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No Learny Wearny, No Drivey Wivey
In the news last Wednesday, Ontario’s education minister Gerard Kennedy introduced new legislation geared toward battling the province’s increasing high school dropout rate. Currently, 30%…
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‘Tis The Season to be Gaudy
Every year there seems to be a new popular trend in the highly-lucrative Christmas decoration industry. 6 or 7 years ago, it was icicle lights,…
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Upholstery Malfunction
Have you ever sat down on a vinyl or leather chair or couch somewhere only to have it make a farting sound; then to ensure…
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Keep Your Eyes on The Road and Your Hands Upon the Wheel!
This past Friday was the first major snowfall of the year. We got 6 inches dumped on us in about 5 hours!
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NHL: Quarterly Report
So we’re about a quarter of the way into the first season of the NEW NHL. A season that many people in Canada have been…
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Scratch Tickets: The Gift That Keeps on Sucking
So I’m standing on the subway platform this morning staring across the tracks at the advertisements as I await my train. What I see are…
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Lost in the Amazon
I have a little problem. I’m an impulse buyer. Mostly DVDs and books (which is funny since up until last spring, I wasn’t much of…
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Pixel Envy
On October 24th, I told you about Alex Tew’s brilliant million-dollar idea; where he thought he could sell 1 million pixels worth of advertising for…
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Commuter Etiquette: The Escalator Rule
Everyday during the week (except weekends and holidays), I endure a 3-hour ritual along with tens of thousands of other people in the Greater Toronto…
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Writer’s Block? Apathy? Who Cares?
I know this is the oldest exercise in the book when it comes to writers block…that is…writing about my writer’s block. Hopefully it works. But…
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The Aussie, the bellydancer and the Genie
This is an absolutely true account of what happened this past Saturday at a party that I attended. It was a Halloween costume party, so…
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Kung Fu and Martha Stewart
On Wednesday evening of every week my wife Tanya and I go over to our friend Dave’s house for a workout. Dave is a martial…
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With Baited Breath: Track #9 – Stereo Serenade
“Gleam” is the final track on Poised for the Worm’s debut CD, offering a light-hearted finish to an album filled with deeper themes. This punchy…
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With Baited Breath: Track #9 – Stereo Serenade
PFTW’s “Stereo Serenade,” featuring a poignant cello solo, is the ninth track on the album “With Baited Breath.” This anti-love song poignantly explores themes of…
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With Baited Breath: Track #8 – Crisco Fever
“Crisco Fever” is the eighth track from “With Baited Breath” by PFTW, described as a quirky and lively pop song.
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With Baited Breath: Track #7 – Parade
“Parade,” the seventh track on PFTW’s album “With Baited Breath,” explores the challenges of modern life, highlighting societal contradictions and the façades people maintain. With…