Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Baby, cleaning, home, mess on July 8, 2009| 1 Comment »
We try to keep our apartment pretty clean. Coral keeps out apertment pretty clean. Coral and Nana keep our home clean, which is a real challenge with a rampaging 16 month old.
Its one of those things I’ve noticed from friends that have a kid(s) older than ours… at some point, the battle is lost and the home is a mess. Coral has vowed, “not us!”
I’ve already got my little one trained to do her part.
“Good helping Madelyn.”
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Baby, Madelyn, music, radio, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Zone Afternoon Show on July 7, 2009| 3 Comments »
The above picture has very little to do with what’s about to happen in this post, I just thought it was a pretty album cover. The band is called The Rural Alberta Advantage and their record is new and mega-hyped by the internets. I am sure I’ll buy it sometime over the next couple weeks, so I’ll let you know what I think about it then…
The point of this post is simple really. Madelyn got her tiny little baby hands on Coral’s phone today and somehow managed to call me during my show. if you want to hear cute baby banter; you can by…
Clicking right here: Madelyn Calls The Zone
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Babies, Baby, Cute, Shopping, Zellers on June 29, 2009| 4 Comments »
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Blackberry, Oak Bay, Willows Beach on June 8, 2009| 2 Comments »
Not this past weekend, but the one before, Grandma and Grandpa Jack came to visit and took Miss Mads to Willows Beach. These are some pictures from my Dad’s Blackberry.
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, neat-O gang, tagged Greenland, Kashi, Perris CA, Quatchi, stress, Up Up Down Down on June 1, 2009| 4 Comments »
I cut my finger today. I wasn’t paying attention while taking the dishes out of the dishwasher machine and a knife slipped. Coral and I were having a “discussion” about my job and about how I need to be the bad guy with Madelyn sometimes. She is entering the terrible two’s about half a year early and I’m not so good at the serious face. A knife slipped and my reaction was to grab it all slick like before it hit the ground… but its a knife and it sliced my finger. Then Madelyn started mashing the buttons on the TV and needed a time out… and wouldn’t you know it, after the tears it worked. She came out of baby jail reformed! Maybe her stuffed Quatchi cell mate helped her find Islam?
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I live life with a fairly hefty level of stress at all times. I tell myself its a healthy stress, keeps me hungry, but now I don’t really believe that. It took a bloody TV commercial and this article today and remembering this blog post for me to realize it. The TV commercial was for Kashi and showed these people hiking through the bush on some sort of trek. I thought, “man, I’d like to do that.” But I can not. Sadness. I also want to visit Greenland some day, that would be pretty cool.
Well, maybe I could do a trek… its not like it requires much. Time I suppose. And two working legs and I have those.
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Blogging about Coldplay’s new live record LeftRightLeftRightLeft generated a comment on Facebook from someone talking about the Konami Code. But when I think Konami Code, I think about this old band i used to listen to all the time called Up Up Down Down (and all the rest of if).
What a perfect song, and what a perfect minute-and-a-half of music video. And only viewed 9,000 times… for shame.
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I think I’ve made my final decision on school. I know I’ve been dragging my feet on making a call for some time, but I just wanted to weigh some pros and cons and make sure that I can afford the prospect of school and still keeping the bills paid and the baby fed.
I think I will try to get myself accepted to BCIT’s Technology Management degree program. Sadly, this program doesn’t seem to contain any graphic design courses… but the job will hopefully allow me to step up and find a leadership role in broadcasting or another business all together.
Nothing is set in stone yet, but I like BCIT better than Royal Roads because it is cheaper, less application hurdles, less money, no on-campus requirement and teaches practical management skills. So unless I find something better in the next few days, BCIT it is.
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Goodness, all this Up Up Down Down I’ve been jamming out has me nostalgic for more Up Up Down Down music. I used to have more but I guess all the transferring of files over the years has had me lose a couple albums. Oh well, Perris, CA was always my fave and its the one I got. Too bad its just 5 wonderful songs.
Go with yourself.
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Blackberry, Camera Phone, Madelyn on May 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Maddie, Remember Maddie on April 9, 2009| 3 Comments »
Just before we take off for the Easter Weekend I wanted to share this tragic story with you.
The other day, Zoey Jane posted this on her blog.
I was up late after DJing at The Clubhouse so I clicked the link to the story of baby Maddie, and wow, sad. Everyone that has taken the time to read has felt for this family.
It *might* be a challenge to get on the site because the blog is traveling around the web and overloading the server.
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Madelyn, Wendys, yogurt, youtube on April 3, 2009| 8 Comments »
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged 50 Word Story, Synchronized Swimming on March 16, 2009| 8 Comments »
When Madelyn was a newborn she would wake up. I’d get up with her to let Mom sleep and we’d hang out. Late one night the CBC showed a documentary which I believe will be her future. Synchronized Swimming. I always wondered how someone got their kids into bizarre sports.
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The Phat Bunny dot net runs a feature on 50 word stories and he asked me to right a guest spot for him. This exercise is much harder than I thought it would be. First off, TPB’s stories are really good and second, I couldn’t think what to write about. I defaulted on the stayed but true, write what you know. Music or baby.
I can’t really write about *babies* with any authority, just mine. But I like this story because I am not sure if I ever blogged it before and it is one of those memories that is very clear for me, so it is good to write it down before I suffer a brain injury or get Alzheimer’s.
My little thought story required editing to get it to 50 words and still be a cohesive idea. Reminded me of an old exercise we did in broadcast school. The writing teacher (whose name I forget but he was good man) would give us a paragraph and we’d have to eliminate half the words and the paragraph still had to make sense. Then, we’d have to halve that half paragraph. Then sometimes, halve that one! Yikes… but it is important for radio because generally we have to get some big ideas on the air in just a matter of seconds. It is what has always bothered me about school assignments where the goal is a “6-page” or “1,000 word” essay. If I were a teacher, I’d want you to demonstrate your knowledge or convince me your point in the fewest words. Christ, teaching is a union gig, the less time marking, means more time to party.
Go with yourself.
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Commercial Production, Madelyn, The Zone @ 91.3 on February 27, 2009| 3 Comments »
I have been working an epic week of production, filling in for Sheldon in the studio. On Friday, Coral and Maddy O came for a visit. Coral voiced a couple spots and Madelyn got jealous! She wanted a turn. This is Madelyn’s broadcasting debut.
Have a listen: Madelyn rocks the mic!
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 