My friend Jae (and several others) has called the Calgary Folk Music Festival the best 4 days of the year in Calgary. Despite having lived in Calgary 10 years and a great aversion for folk music (and music in general), this is the first CFMF that Amber and I have attended. We have always been … [Read more…]
I’m not certain when Brian Zahnd‘s name was first made known to me. Maybe in the documentary Hellbound? or in a blogpost on Patheos or a book endorsement for something Brad Jersak wrote. Whatever the case, I’m glad I picked up on this author. I’ve been meaning to read these two books ever since I … [Read more…]
When my friends Matt and Carlyn got a record player and wouldn’t be quiet about the joy they were experiencing with their records and then offered me a used record player that needed a bit of repairing, how could I resist!? I bought my first record of my collection in December when I dropped off … [Read more…]
Having just completed my masters degree in math, a not so passive thirst for continuing to review, refresh and explore mathematical ideas persists. I don’t think I will ever pursue further formal training in math, so books like this one will suffice. I don’t remember my first encounter with the number e, but since having taught … [Read more…]
It’s difficult to know when I finished my Masters program – when turned in my final assignment (April 16)? when my final assignment was marked (April 24)? when my final credits were posted to my transcripts (April 30)? when graduation happened (June 15)? when I got my degree in the mail (July 6)? Regardless – … [Read more…]
Since we are planning on a monumental backpacking trip as a right of passage for Blaise in the coming summers, we had to get started with some short trips this summer – both to test equipment and our legs. I decided on a three night in-and-out with a couple day hikes between the heavy lifting … [Read more…]
I wrote the Constitution of Zaakistan 20 years ago as an assignment in my Intro to Government course at CUC. I think it still holds up. Some of my students are planning to set up a Zaakistan Cultural Centre; this is a key element of the kingdom. Behold the Constitution of Zaakistan.
Yesterday I completed a years long journey backward in time. My friend Jenn recommended that I check out the podcast of This American Life back in 2012. I checked it out a few months later during summer vacation and then began listening to it regularly during my commutes to work which involved walking and riding … [Read more…]
Middle of the night reading for quite some time now. For those not familiar with this bold author, Frank Schaeffer began as a popular evangelical author, filmmaker and personality. His disenfranchisement with western Christianity in the 1990s was quite a blow to the establishment. He later became an Eastern Orthodox Christian and liberal Christian author … [Read more…]
In November, 2016, our family moved out of a home where we had spent 52 months living with another family of four. Thirty months in, I wrote about our co-living experience, but didn’t really address how it worked. This post has been a long time coming and I decided to jot down a few thoughts before … [Read more…]