My Dad was old school in the ways that mattered, and he raised me to be the same. When I say old school, I mean he believed that men should… Read more »

Excuses are much like a fungus. They grow in the dark places, dirty places. They develop without any conscious effort, only get bigger if you don’t address them, and continue… Read more »

I’m going to participate in “Movember” again this year. In fact, I’m cheating and I’ve already started (not that you could really tell). I have been asked why several times… Read more »

After Sayeh and I had an intense year (we bought a house, moved, I changed jobs at work, I got about a thousand rejection letters for a novel, etc), we… Read more »

This past weekend was the annual Surrey International Writer’s Conference. For those of you who have read this blog before, you’re probably aware that this event is tantamount to Mecca… Read more »

I was honoured, last night, to be recognized during the 2017 Surrey Detachment OIC’s (Officer In Charge) awards. The awards are designed to give recognition to both police officers and… Read more »

The last year has been rough and the words have been scarce. I often say in my blog posts (the last of which was 327 days ago…so long that I… Read more »

*note* I borrowed the term “penmonkey” from Chuck Wendig (www.terribleminds.com), and need to give him credit for it. This post started off in my head as a rant. And while this is my blog, and I figure I can probably … Continue reading →

The world is full of tough guys, or, at least, guys who want you to think they’re tough. In my work-life as a street cop I see a lot of swagger, a lot of bravado. I’ve encountered a lot of … Continue reading →

When I was about fifteen years old I saved up enough money to buy my first weight set, consisting of one of those rickety Weider benches, a couple of iron bars, and a hundred pounds in crumbling, concrete-filled vinyl weights. … Continue reading →