Archive for the 'Life' Category

The last five or six months have been challenging, sometimes scary, but ultimately eye-opening and life-changing. I feel better than I have in many years. My BF and I bought eachother rollerblades, and when the weather is nice, I’ve been out getting fresh air and exercise which is a nice change. I have been looking [...]

I’ve been posting regularly about specific topics but haven’t done an overall update on what’s new with me so here goes.
I have just started a new position at my current employer. I have moved from Developer to Business Analyst which I hope will allow me to learn a whole new area of skills and business [...]

Windsorites might be interested in learning about a group I just came across called Broken City Lab (http://www.brokencitylab.org/). They are group of artists located here in Windsor who pursue social activism through art. From their website:
“Broken City Lab is an artist-led interdisciplinary creative research group that tactically disrupts and engages the city, its communities, and [...]

Downtown Windsor is the place to be this weekend and next, with The Windsor Fringe Festival, Buskers Festival and Blues Fest all happening at the same time. For anyone who doesn’t know what the Fringe Fest is, it’s a fantastic event offering an assortment of theatre delights from dramatic plays, comedies, artistic shows and stand [...]

This is supposed to be my development blog, and I realized that I haven’t written about what I’m working on in a while. So here’s my various development goings-on.
Projects Galore
I have a bunch of interesting projects on my plate these days. When it rains, it pours. It’s keeping me busy and thrown a spotlight on [...]

I will be attending this event this Thursday, now that I found a local place hosting it. Dave Ramsey is a financial writer and radio show host, and he’s very inspirational and has a common sense approach. Check it out. www.townhallforhope.com

Each year, my family puts up the Christmas Village at my parents’ house. This Department 56 collection has grown year after year and it is now an event several hours long to get it all out of the crawl space and set it all up. Despite the inevitable debates about who’s in charge of the [...]

Almost every evening, my relaxation is interrupted by at least one phone call from a telemarketer. I can almost always tell it’s them calling because it’s usually a long distance call exactly at dinner time. Although I have gotten them as late as 10:00pm! The caller id display also typically shows some kind of fake [...]

Many people would describe me as an ‘intellectual’. I tend to live my life catering to my intellectual needs, so the activities that fill my spare time are chosen because they are interesting, challenging, or creative. This puts the 3 other cornerstones of a balanced life: emotional/social, physical, and spiritual into a slightly neglected [...]

While companies are spending billions of advertising dollars to convince you that their brand is cool, trustworthy, and reliable… behind consumers’ backs they are also paying their engineers to create products that will break down sooner than necessary. That’s so you’ll buy another one, and if they’ve caught you with their advertising, you’ll buy it [...]