“Rock-and-roll machine, fastest thing I’ve ever seen…” The song by Triumph wailed, and my body moved. I was in a musical trance, a hopeful dance. My entire being belonged to the music and it captured my soul. It was a Friday night in Calgary, and one of my all-time favourite rock bands was on the stage at the Saddledome. I will forever know it as the Olympic Saddledome. I think it has a bank’s name on it now. Like so...
Read moreSix years ago, I began my online musings. I would never have thought in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic that things would have gotten substantially worse in the world. That divisions and war would be the new normal the world finds itself in in 2026. Back in March 2020, the world felt surreal; things had gone sideways. We were forced to stay home, to do things like social distance from one another. We had to wear masks in...
Read moreIt was 3:40 am, and vivid dreams haunted my mind. Dreams of a game yet to come. My eyes flashed open. I stared at the strange surroundings. I was in my daughter’s apartment in Vancouver. At least that part of my dream was true. In my dreams, I was standing in line to get into the bar to watch Team Canada play Team USA for the gold medal in hockey at the Olympics. It was a dream we all shared:...
Read moreJoe stared at the bright neon lettered sign on the building: Sam’s Trading Post—Making Trade Great Again. The lights flickered and he wondered about the added words at the end. He didn’t want to trade with Sam’s anymore, but he had very little choice. He marched up to Sam’s, knowing things had changed a lot in the last year. Joe had a deal he wanted to get done with the manager Eddie. If Eddie wouldn’t deal, he could still go Read more
Davos Switzerland. A Canadian takes the stage. Mark Carney spoke at the World Economic Forum yesterday, January 20, 2026. He talked about a new world order, a time where things are changing, and a rupture has occurred. A change has taken place in the rules-based system we’ve lived in since the end of World War 2. The words were clear, the message was real and concise. Canada is on the world stage to connect with other like-minded countries. Middle powers Read more
Revulsion. My whole body shakes with it. I have to turn off and shut down from the TV, from all media. But I can’t, it’s like a car crash or a natural disaster taking place in real time. I feel sick to my stomach. Here it is 2026 – a year and a time, when I thought war and hatred would be behind us. I couldn’t have been more wrong. For the last year, I’ve resisted blogging about our neighbours Read more
I have finally published my debut novel, Death In The Window. It was an idea spawned from my days hanging off of high-rises in Calgary. I always thought, what if I saw a murder inside one of the apartments I was cleaning the outside windows on? All these years later, my dream has come to fruition. Death In The Window became live for purchase on August 18, 2025. My second edition has now been released on Amazon KDP. It is Read more
I know it has been far too long since I last posted to my blog. Life has been like that for me. Five and a half years ago, when I started this journal, it was a daily blog of life during COVID. Then, as things returned to somewhat normal, I dropped off to a weekly posting of life observations. Now it’s been over three months. The world went from a standstill to Mach 5 in a few short years. At Read more
I’m calling this blog “Missing In Action.” Because that’s what I have been. Missing. Too busy living and working to continue pursuing my passion and my goal. A goal I set for myself five years ago. Five years. Time is flying along, while at the same time, those years went so slowly in the moments. At least part of me feels that way. I began writing this blog as a way to document the crazy times our world was going Read more
It all started when spring erupted in full bloom across much of our great nation. Except Edmonton and Winnipeg. It was still winter there. Maybe that was our. lucky charm? The NHL Playoffs began in early April. Five Canadian Teams stood tall, vying for hockey’s greatest prize. The Stanley Cup. Hopes ran high in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Edmonton. Even Ottawa and Montreal held out a sense of optimism. But everyone knew that Ottawa faced an uphill battle against Toronto, and Read more