[twitter]On February 24. 2002 I was in my brother’s Vancouver living room watching Canada manhandle the USA to their first gold medal hockey win in decades. As the team gathered for a photo on the…
Date Archives February 2011
The First Rule Of Twitter
.. is stop talking about Twitter. “Follow us on twitter,” is quickly becoming the most overused phrase in mainstream media. Those new to the party (I’m looking at you, CBC‘s Scott Oake) are over enthusiastic…
The Path More Traveled
[twitter]I was at a conference this week and sat next to one of the VPs of our company. High school graduation was brought up by the speaker. ” I graduated in 1989,” said our VP….
MOTH: Twitter For Dads / Five Free Dadventures
Here are my latest submissions to Man Of The House Five Hometown Activities With Your Kids There’s only so much reading, crafts and Legos a preschooler can handle before they go batty. The lure is…
All NHL Jerseys Need A Middle Stripe
The Montreal Canadiens have (almost) always had one. The 2009 Winter Classic jerseys for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks added one. So did the Calgary Flames with their 2011 Heritage Classic uniform (although…
West Edmonton Mall: The Tacky Las Vegas of the North
[twitter]When it was built in 1981, Edmonton’s West Edmonton Mall was the largest mall in the world, a blazing beacon of the excess of the 80s. So popular was this mecca of merchandise, that travel…
The Best Tobogganing Hill in Calgary
[twitter]When snow is on the ground 10 months of the year, you’d better learn to love winter pretty quickly. There are more than 100 outdoor rinks in Calgary that see active use from November through…
Why Do Things (still) Cost More In Canada?
[twitter]The Canadian dollar has been trading within a few points of par with the US dollar for about a year now. That’s long enough for companies to go through old inventory, bring in new and…
Why Are They Called The Calgary Flames?
Why are they called the Calgary Flames? It was the team’s name when they moved from Atlanta, but is there an argument to make while the nickname represents Calgary too? Here’s one idea
Tommy Europe’s Shred Bootcamp Comes To Calgary
One look around The Athlete Factory and it’s easy to tell where Tommy Europe‘s fanbase lies. Of the 150 or so people who turned out to be tamed by the trainer, I was one of…
Up Close at Calgary’s 2011 Heritage Classic Alumni Game
[twitter] Freelancing has its privileges. I did a behind-the-scenes look at Panasonic and CBC’s 3D Broadcast of the Heritage Classic hockey game this weekend and managed to have Zacharie tag along with me for a…
Happy Alex Bilodeau Day
[twitter]For many, today is Valentine’s Day. A day reserved to overpay for flowers, scramble for restaurant reservations and rifle through the remnants of cards to show you care on this Hallmark holiday. Let’s put that…
Interview: Lady Gaga
In the spring of 2009, Lady Gaga wasn’t yet the second coming of Madonna, but she was on her way. She was an eccentric pop star that was building a following underground through the gay…
2011 Is The New 2010: Our Day At the Vancouver Winter Olympics
I’m an Olympic nut. I fall for the emotional stories of amateur athletes rising on one specific day every four years to achieve their goals and inspire a nation. Ever since I watched my high…
How To Stop Getting Email Updates From Your Facebook Page
Facebook has updated its pages to make them more like profiles. The biggest change you’ll notice is the flood of notices to your email box this morning. By default, the page is set up to…
90.3 AMP Radio Calgary iPhone App
Thanks for making the switch to 90.3 AMP Radio. Now there’s an app for that! Yesterday afternoon the switch was flipped on the radio station’s first iPhone app. I know I know I know, we’ve…