Thought experiment. If Canada could compete in the #Euro24 how would they do? I think they would definitely qualify and depending on their group they could make round of 16

The Ghostwriter in the Machine : I am fortunate to have had a few excellent mentors and leaders in my career who believed in me and gave me an opportunity to learn, try and fail. How many young communications professionals are being denied that chance because of the AI hype train? Putting aside the fact that platforms like ChatGPT …

There’s a house similar to mine nearby that is for sale: There’s a house similar to mine nearby that is for sale. In any sane country my house would not be worth that much. Overinflated housing prices don’t benefit average people; they only benefit real estate investors. If I sold my house tomorrow, I’d still have to buy a house at the same inflated …

You, average person trying their best: “I feel guilty if I don’t recycle, buy an EV, stop eating meat and turn down the thermostat.” Them, politicians and elites: “Let’s fly to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai run by the Saudi oil exec.” Leonardo DiCaprio: “I’m going to write a movie about how …

I’m in Germany on business and they have a Ukrainian TV channel at the hotel. It’s absolutely fascinating and terrifying at the same time

Air Canada exec 1: Lets create our own proprietary audio plug so everyone has to use headphones that are inevitably shittier than the ones they brought with them on the plane! Air Canada exec 2: Bonus points, they create more e-waste! *high fives

I think the barista is flirting with me. (It’s me, hi, I’m the barista it’s me)

I’m starting to think Mac Jones isn’t the answer

Now that we’re in the post-twitter world where I now have three apps to cover what one once did, I think I’m going to double down on micro.blog and it’s great cross posting feature. I also think I’m going to start more longform posts. More thought, less reaction

The main reason I’m such a big fan of Halloween. Nine years ago today this little pumpkin made me a dad. Happy birthday Charlotte.

She finished 24th in her age category in her cross country meet (out of 235) #proud

Imagine being a parent who bought their daughter tickets to their first concert. Imagine what you’d do now. How you’d feel. Imagine that level of evil. There is no geopolitical excuse for this.

If you think fans of different teams coalesce around a rival simply due to national affiliation you should probably stop covering sports completely, you clearly don’t understand it.

Is there a sport with more rigid adherence to old tropes and narratives than hockey?

My MacBook Air is hanging on by a 4Gb of RAM thread right now but there’s nothing in the current lineup I feel comfortable buying. This seems not good.

Here’s the thing about the playoffs. Every game creates sheer panic on one side and unbridled euphoria on the other. Try not to take either too seriously.

It’s amazing how weather impacts life. There are a whole series of things that should be happening now that just aren’t because my brain is convincing my body that it’s still too cold. #excuses