All Entries in the "Everything Else" Category
The Power of Passion
It’s no secret that probably the single most important ingredient in the success of any long term endeavor is the passion. It doesn’t matter whether it is a marriage, a business or a blog. If you can’t find the passion and remember it every day, it’s time to throw in the towel.
Keeping Depression Out of My Life
One in five people suffer from major depression at some point in their lives according to American Medical Association. I have been one of those people and have developed some great strategies to keep depression out of my life.
It is postulated that many of those people who suffer from depression, suffer their entire lives without [...]
How I am getting better at time management
Being a knowledge worker can be complicated. Whether you are the CEO, or an inside sales rep…most of the same time suckers are chomping at your heels for attention, I have concluded.
Having been in the tech space now for 15 years, I can say that the influences competing for my mindshare are getting stronger and [...]
A Week In California
A few of you wondered what happened to me last week. Well, it was the first week since I started the blog that I didn’t make one entry. This was deliberate. In fact, I was in California on business. I flew out of Vancouver to San Francisco and spent a few days there meeting with prospective clients. This visit was followed up by [...]
Background SWAT Officer in i-Robot
At the time, i-Robot was the largest made for film production ever filmed in Canada. 185 million USD was the total budget. Will Smith got $20 million. I got $1,500 for a few scenes with the back of my head and a side profile over 7 days work.
But it was a blast. My agent told me that I am well suited to military and cop-type role roles. (I’m sure the Buzz Lightyear jaw line has something to do with that!).
Actually, there were so many special effects in this film that they were rumored to eat up most of the remaining budget. The [...]
Hong Kong
Hong Kong in July. Hot, humid and fun. Hong Kong is a digital photographers paradise with all the light, textures and rich detail you could ask for. Plus - it’s a great place to buy electronics because they are so inexpensive.
This is a photo and text summary of a recent trip with the top 5 [...]
Becoming Half Alien on Stargate SG-1
Being part of a sci-fi TV series was fun - even it was only as half human, grunt security guard.  Having spent many years in Vancouver, I know how important the film and TV business is to the city.
Spending some time on set was something that I wanted to do for a while so that [...]
Volkswagen Jetta Review
Awesome Value. Period.
This car looks good, feels good and is a long way from the old Jetta you remember from University. A friend of mine just bought this car and brought it over for a quick detail. I was so pleased with the lines. With his permission I snapped a few pics [...]
Car Polishing Pad Care
It’s important to take good care of the pads that come with your polisher. You don’t have to clean them every time - but you should keep them sealed in ziploc bags when you’re not using them. NEVER let them fall on the ground because they can pick up bits of debris that will [...]
Things to do in Chicago
Frank Sinatra made a good point about Chicago.
It is a very fun town and it’s my kind of town. I’ve been there many times in just about every season and June is the best time to go. It’s like a mini New York, but with a slower pace and friendlier people.
The temperatures are just [...]
Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach Hotel Review
The destination of choice on a recent winter vacation was Laguna Beach, just south of Los Angeles.
Being huge fans of the arts, we’d heard that Laguna Beach was a great place to visit for just that. The hotel of choice was the Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach.
Actually - I think it’s called the Laguna Niguel. [...]
Poppy, by Noma Bliss
Maria “NOMA†Bliss is one of my favorite artists. Her work is intense, real and evokes emotion - all the stuff that good art should be about. Noma is a friend of mine who lives in New York and does commissioned work and illustrations. Noma just sent me a picture of this piece called “Poppyâ€.
I’m [...]
Gardening is Alive Again
It’s that time of the year again. Gardening season. I’m loving it more each year. Getting to know what plants and flowers are called what. How much water they each like. What blooms in the spring, summer or fall.
It’s fun trying to keep color and interest in the garden going for [...]
Electric Cars are Coming
Lately my car (the Beast) costs more than $100 to fill and a tank usually lasts only 10 days to a few weeks.
While it remains the God of all cars (in my humble opinion) and continues to thrill me each time I drive it, thankfully I don’t have to commute in it… or it would [...]