I have misophonia. It’s a disorder where hearing someone eat brings out a flight or fight response that can result in anger and anxiety. It sounds silly, but it’s very real.
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Achievement Unlocked: Get A Straight Razor Shave
At the Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans, Dove Men+Care brought in father son barber team Kevin and Kevin to offer up straight razor shaves. It was the best facial a man could get.
Google Does Birthday Doodles
A special surprise will greet you on your birthday morning. Lots of clicks and likes from Facebook, and a Google Birthday Doodle. Here’s a list of some companies and what they do when it’s your birthday.
Revisiting Resolutions, Resetting Goals, And Running Every Day
I want to try and create better habits for 2014. And it starts with running every day. Run. Every. Day. That’s all I want to do for the new year.
Buzz Bishop Has Died. Long Live Buzz Bishops.
I had no idea so many men were named Buzz Bishop. This week Byron Joseph Buzz Bishop Sr passed away. RIP Buzz.
Achievement Unlocked: Speak At A Conference
I’m proud to announce I will be one of the speakers at the Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans in January. It’s just another piece in the puzzle that is seeing DadCAMP established as a recognizable brand and a great tool to help fund raise for Team Diabetes.
Throwback Thursday: 7 Year Itch
7 years later we still love playing golf.
Flowers For The Fourth Wedding Anniversary On The Fourth Of July
[twitter]Jennifer and I debate all the time exactly which anniversary we should be celebrating. We met on July 4, 2006. We married on July 4, 2009. So, this year, is it our 4th anniversary or…
Searching For My Scottish Past
I am Canadian more than anything, but this trip to Edinburgh tracing my family tree has had me eating haggis 3 times a day. I must be Scottish.
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff, This Is Water
[twitter]Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99, wear sunscreen. Do you remember Baz Luhrman‘s 1999 recording of Mary Schmich’s 1997 newspaper column? A speech, with a little bit of music, climbed the pop charts….
If I Won The Lottery
[twitter]Chad Klepaycuk of Okotoks claimed his $15.8 million dollars this week. He was one of 4 people holding a winning ticket in the largest jackpot in Canadian lottery history. The first question all reporters ask…
Spreading Myself Too Thin
[twitter]I am my own worst critic. Before publishing anything, I will write draft after draft after draft. Rarely does something get written in one sitting and then put out. I will stir topic ideas around…
On Running For Office
[twitter]There’s always been a piece of me, in the back of my mind, that would like to run for office. I am now closer than ever to making that a reality. Last year I joined…
Do You Care?
Chateau Chambord, Loire Valley, March 2008. [twitter]Do you care about me? I mean would you care about me if I let it all hang out? My blog(s) are more about Google juice than personal narrative…
Hockey And Chinese Food – A Family Tradition
[twitter]I went to visit my parents this past week because I missed my grandfather. I’m lucky. At 43, I am the oldest of the oldest of the oldest. I have known 3 of my great…
When I Grow Up I (Still) Want To Be An Astronaut
[twitter]I may be 43, but I still want to be an astronaut when I grow up. When I was 5 years old, my grandparents took me on a trip to Disney World. While Mickey and…