Today, Wednesday, April 22nd is an Earth day. (The United Nations celebrates Earth day later in the year on the March equinox).
The weather has been gorgeous these last few days. Although, bike to work week isn’t till May 11–17, it’s awesome to see so many people biking to work. I do chuckle a little at [...]
In celebration of my son’s recent birthday and also my and my wife’s own personal growth, here is Raffi and Ken Whiteley’s “I Wonder If I’m Growing”
For years when people ask if I have any siblings, I’ve said, “Yes, I have a brother. He looks like me, but is a taller, strong version. A real Canadian Moose.” And I’d raise my shoulders and pretend to flex.
My brother living in Beijing was described in a Metro News article as “[sporting] a tall [...]
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My wife Julia wrote an amazing article titled “Try not to judge“. It starts “Becoming a parent is the most humbling experience I’ve ever gone through.” The article shares some of her experiences and feelings as a new mother. I have a very similar perspective as her. Parenting truly is the most humbling experience.
Lately, we’ve been watching lots of movies and whole television series. The TV shows stand out more in mind as we spend much more time with the characters. Some of our favorites have been:
Friends (?) – Julia has watched all of the seasons, and I’ve enjoyed many, many of the episodes.
Grey’s Anatomy (?) – we [...]
My wrists are hurting, particularly my left wrist. I think it’s carpal tunnel, and I think the cause is fatherhood.
With the birth of our son William, this is a different birthday, as are all of our days.
As life changes, love changes. I thought I loved Julia before with all my heart, but my love for her feels even fuller now. Julia has become my truest inspiration.
I’ve been profoundly moved by how amazing Julia was [...]
You may be wondering about the radio silence. Well, it has been for the very best of reasons. My son William John Budd was born one month ago on Monday, April 7 after a long weekend of work for him and his mom Julia.
Life is extraordinary! Every single time I hold William, I marvel that [...]
The first Victoria DemoCamp is tomorrow 5.30pm, Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 @ 834 Johnson St. (Juliet Living Demo Space, a.k.a. the OLD peacock billiards place). DemoCamp is basically a hipster geek term for people coming together to give demonstrates (or presentations) (practice) on technology products or services (only needs to be loosely related to tech).