Bangkok changed the way I think about cities. In its neon streets, crowded temples, and layered history, I discovered what urban texture truly means—and why some places stay with you long after you leave.
A reflection on my daughter turning 16 and how she continues to grow.
A year of change, road trips, shared meals, and learning to be present. From Yukon highways to meditation cushions, this is what 46 taught me about showing up.
Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
I connect Samsung, the iPhone, a ruined fresco, originality, plagiarism, and why transformative art depends on old material.
I write about Paul Carr's We Will Always Have the Flamingo, Las Vegas hotels, NSFW Corp, and his crass, sharp voice.
I recount my first Las Vegas trip as a Canadian, from travel frustration and hotel-industry blinders to culture shock on the Strip.
I rethink RSS feeds, Google Reader, online obligation, and intentional reading after a few offline days in Las Vegas.
I explain why the iPad became my preferred work device, with more focus, less distraction, quieter writing, and a better workflow.
I share John Gruber's joking keys to success: fussy coffee, clicky keyboards, SodaStream, and no Apple device required.
I collect Sunday reading links on Instagram, Facebook loneliness, tech news, Tyler Cowen, fashion, gender, and wider culture.
I write about Mike Monteiro's Design Is a Job, client service, directness, Mule Design, and why designers and service pros should read it.
I review the first season of Sons of Anarchy, comparing its lies, violence, and slow reveals with The Shield and why it hooked me.
I apply Marco Arment's product-focus idea to my own blog, looking for less feature creep and more variety in what I write.
I vent about parental exhaustion, toddler care, tantrums, dance competitions, and why tired means something different after kids.
I write about redesigning this site, wiping my Mac, starting fresh for spring, and the freedom that comes from rebuilding cleanly.
I connect the new iPad, social apps, SXSW, and a redesign of Four Sides while thinking about blurry visions of the future.
I preserve a favourite commitment quote attributed to Goethe and W.H. Murray about beginning, boldness, providence, and action.
I review Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Body, from fear and the Harajuku Moment to fat loss, experimentation, and what the book gets right.