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I get interviewed by a music site about music and stuff.

Posted on 14 June 2012 and filed under articles, music

Here’s a post where I criticize my ability to do my job.

Posted on 13 June 2012 and filed under articles, comments, journalism, radio

Yesterday was a beautiful start to bike to work week. Today…. not so much. Last year, I wrote a post called “Biking to Work.” It ended with this: “If you want to sleep in a bit more, or the days get shorter and it’s kind of dark, or you have a late meeting after work. […]

Posted on 29 May 2012 and filed under articles, bikes

Biking is not difficult. That’s why whenever people want to describe how easy something is, they say “It’s just like riding a bike.”

Posted on 26 May 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, bikes, comments, main

The things you can pay musicians for are often the exact opposite of what you pay services like Spotify and Rdio for.

Posted on 24 May 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, main, music

If you go to my homepage, you will see the following words: “I have a blog for long thoughts, Tumblr for shorter ones, and Twitter for even less.” I try to mean that literally. Occasionally I’ll put short thoughts on my blog and long ones on Twitter, but I do actually envision these as separate experiences. Twitter is stream-of-conscious stuff. I […]

Posted on 23 May 2012 and filed under articles, social media

In the aftermath of a deadly blast.

Posted on 26 April 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, personal

At AVC.com last week, there was a discussion around “Where do you get your news?” A lot of the discussion was how in the age of the internet (mostly Facebook and Twitter), people expect news to find them rather than for them to go seek it out. That’s telling for people (like me!) who trade […]

Posted on 19 April 2012 and filed under articles, journalism, radio

Whether it succeeds or fails, an ambitious real estate project will change the future of northern B.C.

Posted on 12 April 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, Prince George

Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.

Posted on 10 April 2012 and filed under articles, how to

Last night, the Junos, ostensibly the Canadian version of the Grammy, took place. And as an advocate for the great music this country has I have to weigh in on Michael Buble’s win. For a Christmas album. There’s a lot of head–scratching going on over this one for those who don’t follow the ins and […]

Posted on 2 April 2012 and filed under articles, Canada, comments, music

The Prince George Free Press has an interesting take on city council’s decision to bring back pay parking downtown: “Council’s decision to possibly bring back parking meters is purely a business decision. The bottom line has been negatively impacted by the removal of parking meters, so “bring ‘em back.” It flies in the face of […]

Posted on 30 March 2012 and filed under articles, Prince George

Five things I need to do once, then forget about.

Posted on 28 March 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, personal

Saying goodbye to a job I loved.

Posted on 19 March 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, CFUR, main, personal

In the wake of it being disclosed that Prince George Mayor Shari Green had the most expensive campaign in city history (in which she spent more than all five Kamloops mayoral candidates combined [source]), there’s a small debate surrounding municipal elections and financing. Speaking to CBC, Councillor Brian Skakun made the following comments: “It makes […]

Posted on 16 March 2012 and filed under articles, British Columbia, comments, politics, Prince George