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Pacquiao’s Left – Marquez’s Right
1. “You Either Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain.” To be honest, I’m not a devotee of Christopher Nolan’s Batman films. I do like that quote, however, and it serves as a...
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Must Love Links
My latest piece for the Toronto chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators discusses hyperlinking as it relates to ethics in professional communications as well as ensuring the...
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Trolling and Free Speech (What the First Amendment Says About the Seedier...
1. Everything and Nothing Like economics, language can operate on a principle by which scarcity determines preciousness. Words or phrases that are used too liberally can lose prestige and all meaning....
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Perseverance (Excerpt from Paris Journals)
This is another excerpt from the journal I kept when I travelled for the first time this year. I wasn’t initially going to post it, but I’ve had some positive feedback from the few people with whom I...
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IABC/Toronto Members Are Heard at the 2012 Silver Leaf Awards
As any regular readers or visitors know by now, I make regular contributions to the blog of the Toronto chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). This time, I’ve...
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Evolution of a Legend (Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II)
This piece looks back at the second fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao and is part of a series on the three times they’ve entered the ring. My piece on the first fight can be read...
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Still Without an Answer (Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III)
This is my final piece looking back at the trilogy of fights between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. They fight for the fourth time on December 8th, 2012. My pieces on their first two fights...
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Practice Makes Perfect (On Surviving Christmas)
This piece is inspired by The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas , a superb collection of essays on the Holiday season written by atheist scientists, writers, comedians, and thinkers. The book offers funny,...
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2013 What’s in a Name Reading Challenge
I often find that despite the fact that I’m someone who reads often, I nonetheless easily fall in to the trap of reading “narrowly.” What I mean by this is that I gravitate to the genres and authors...
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You Can’t Be Happy All the Time (Review of Silver Linings Playbook)
This piece is part essay on my love for films that refuse to take the easy way out, and part review of the film Silver Linings Playbook. The review might even be called more of a reflection, so be...
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Bruce: The Innocence, The Darkness, and the Rising (Book Review)
This piece is part of the What’s in a Name Reading Challenge, where readers pick six books based on six different categories. They then read those books and write about them. Simple, right? Best of...
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An Atheist Reads the Bible – Part 1 (Becoming a Miracle Worker)
1. An Atheist Reads the Bible Last year, I decided that I was going to read the Bible. The whole thing. I don’t know why. Just as I’ve decided that I am going to run a full marathon and teach myself a...
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I’m Grateful For…25 in 25 (Part One)
Last year, I turned 24 and decided to share 24 things I learned in those years. If the reader will let me be self-indulgent again this year, I’m continuing on a similar theme and sharing 25 things for...
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I’m Grateful For…25 in 25 (Part Two)
This is the second part of my list of 25 things for which I’m grateful, which I’ve written for my 25th birthday. The first part, comprised of my first twelve items, can be read here. You can also check...
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Crazy Young Soldiers (Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado)
1. Eternal Life I typically refuse to partake in any debate concerning boxing being a “dying sport.” Cultural prophesy, in the words of the great Harold Bloom, is always a mug’s game. The forces that...
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Defiance (Road to the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon)
1. Pleading Insanity On October 20th, I will run my first half-marathon, namely the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. For the past year or so, everyone who would listen has been forced to endure...
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An Atheist Reads the Bible – Part 2 (Radical Love)
This piece is part of an ongoing series that I have been writing called An Atheist Reads the Bible. The title explains the concept. I, an atheist, attempt to read the Bible and then I write about it....
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Motivation (Road to the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon)
This piece continues to document my journey toward the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon. All pieces that I write in the lead up to race day will be collected here. 1. Failing Alone All...
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Can’t Stop (Running the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon…Finally)
On October 20th, 2013, I ran the Scotiabank Toronto Half-Marathon. This is a piece reflecting on the culmination of that journey. Other pieces that I wrote leading up to this run can be read here....
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What’s Really Truly Absurd About Rob Ford…
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is saying a lot of insane things. The entire month of November, which began with Ford’s admission that he had indeed smoked crack-cocaine during his tenure, while in a drunken...
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