Nov
19
Frosty Weather
I review Bespoke Post's Frost box, testing Gilded Age leather gloves during cold Kelowna walks and winter weather.
3 min read
James McCullough
A partner, a father, an entrepreneur, a writer, a paleo-eating polymath, fuelled by Blue Bottle Coffee. I work as a consultant for boutique hotels.
Nov
11
36 - What Took You So Long
On my 36th birthday, I reflect on baseball, failure, stress, dating, and learning to put more emphasis back on myself.
4 min read
Nov
03
Fifty Thousand Words
I take on NaNoWriMo in my own way, aiming for 50,000 words across this site and Medium instead of forcing a novel.
1 min read
Oct
22
Dispatch
I start a social experiment by publishing short pieces on Medium while saving longer exploratory writing for this site.
Oct
14
Ego And Work
I connect Chogyam Trungpa's ideas on ego with my own resistance to writing, work, and doing the task in front of me.
4 min read
Oct
09
I Made A Thing
I explain how a Gumroad challenge pushed me to write a vacation rental ebook and rethink what I could create next.
1 min read
Sep
23
All We Have Is Breath
I reflect on breath as the simplest mindfulness anchor, from hiking and stress relief to sitting with thoughts instead of overthinking.
2 min read
Sep
22
A Step With Buddha
I begin a deeper mindfulness practice through Tricycle, Lodro Rinzler, Buddhism, and the pull to understand my own mind.
3 min read
Aug
15
The Call Of Silence
I sit with silence at home and on Kelowna hikes, thinking about introversion, Buddhism, my daughter, and quiet as a presence.
3 min read
Jul
27
Summer Of DFW- Depression
I continue Infinite Jest by reflecting on David Foster Wallace's depiction of depression and the horror beyond ordinary sadness.
2 min read
Jul
20
Getting Out Of Jail
I remember meeting a man just out of prison at a Greyhound station and connect it to the disorienting first days after release.
2 min read
Jul
18
A Summer of David Foster Wallace
I begin a summer with David Foster Wallace, planning to read Infinite Jest and The Pale King before seeing The End of the Tour.
4 min read
Jun
16
Exit The Queen
I remember my first real encounter with theatre through Exit the King, high school MAD, death, absurdism, and Queen Marguerite.
5 min read
Apr
19
The Pause That Refreshes at Sparkling Hill
I return to Sparkling Hill for a local reset, reconnecting with mindfulness, rest, Okanagan views, and the pause that refreshes.
4 min read
Apr
03
An Afternoon in Fintry BC
I explore Fintry, BC, hiking to waterfalls, learning Okanagan history, and tracing the old estate and provincial park.
4 min read