Welcome to my blog.
This is my creative outlet that could include my thoughts on anything from current affairs, my weight loss quest and things that just make me need to voice an opinion.
After sitting here wracking my brain trying to get my creative juices flowing to put forth some words of wisdom or create some controversy with my own warped sense of humour and thinking, I've decided that I just don't have anything thought provoking to share. I can't recall the last time I struggled this much to put my thoughts in my blog.
To be honest, I need to invest in a new laptop. My old one died and I had been using it to write most of my postings while at work when I had some free time to do it. Since it stopped working, my blog posts have taken a sharp decline.
In the meantime, I've found a little time lately to put my photography skills to use. My new camera has been patiently waiting in the bag for me to pull it out and give it a workout. So I've managed to take a few shots worth keeping.
I'm actually working on my second photography book right now. My first one was enjoyed by many, although I never actually sold any copies. Everyone just looked at my copy. To be honest, that's all I really wanted any way. I take all these photos and most people never see them unless they gather around my computer. A book is a great way to share them with others by having it laying out for family and friends to look at.
Here are a few of my latest photos that people seemed to enjoy. Hope you like them as well.
I don't know if it's the time of year or I'm just uninspired lately but I've been struggling to come up with ideas for blog postings.
Sure I could just do updates to my daily life but honestly, who wants to read that I went to work again, ate mashed potatoes and meatballs for supper and have been dealing with a nagging cold lately?
My life just isn't that exciting!
It doesn't help that the only time I seem to leave the house is to go to work. I come home and begin my exciting evenings of eating, watching TV or messing around on the computer before I go to bed to rest up for the exact same thing the following day.
My social life has disappeared. I used to get out on weeknights with buddies, go to hockey games, party on weekends and basically have fun. Now the only regular interaction I have with other humans is via Twitter, Facebook or Flickr.
Of course the time of year has a lot to do with it. I don't get out much in the winter. At least in the spring, summer and autumn I can go golfing, camping or get out in nature with my camera and take photos.
It's not that I don't like talking to people. Hell, for nearly 14 years I made a living by talking on the radio and going to events and dealing with the general public. But after that job ended I went into a shell and shut myself off from almost everyone except my family and a few other people. I hid from society without even being conscious of the decision.
The last six plus years have been tough on me in many ways after having a happy life turned upside down unexpectedly and I admit it hasn't gotten a lot better. But I'm still the same guy with the same social skills. I just need to take those skills out of mothballs and use them more.
As for being motivated to write more on this blog, I'll continue to come up with ideas and share my thoughts when I can get my brain lubricated a bit better. Anyone have some WD40 I can borrow?
Once again the hype was bigger than the actual storm as Ontario was hit with what I would consider a mild snow storm. I think we ended up with close to 20cm.
Not a bad dumping but to listen to the experts and Meteorologists the day before the storm you'd think we were going to be stranded in our homes for days.
That of course was not the case. In fact, even the weather gurus were apologizing tonight on the news for messing this one up. OK, these things happen from time to time.
Part of me can't help but wonder if the Toronto mentality to snow has changed over the years. Perhaps it's because so many cultures call Toronto home now that came from countries where snow wasn't common or maybe the city folks are just becoming winter wimps. Whatever the reason, they seem to panic at the sign of snowflakes while those of us in the more rural communities just sit back and laugh at them while we calmly clear away the latest dusting of the white stuff.
Poking fun at the people of Toronto has gone on for many years but I think things really took on a life of its own back in 1999 when then Mayor Mel Lastman called in the Canadian Army to help dig out Toronto following a significant blizzard. About 118cm fell over several days and brought the city to a halt. The rest of Canada laughed at them for having to seek the help of the Canadian Armed Forces.
I came across this video that always makes me laugh when I watch it. It pokes fun at the people of Toronto and how they react to the most common site in Canada for six months out of the year.
