Bon Echo – The search for the next great campsite… As a part of the “summer of camping” that my wife and I planned out for this year, I recently had the chance to spend a few days in Bon Echo Provincial Park. Located about 2.5 hours away from Ottawa,…
Choosing our adventure My son turned 12 last week. We’d asked him what he’d like to do to celebrate his birthday – have friends over for a traditional birthday party or do something with just the family. His decision was to have a “family adventure”. With that in mind, we…
With Spring in the air and the temperatures warming, it’s time to start thinking about those summer road trips! Every good road trip needs a soundtrack, but the soundtrack you choose is going to depend on your musical tastes, your travelling companions (mine is 9 years old) and, perhaps, your…
The situation… For the last 15 years or so, I’ve been cutting my own hair. It’s not as bad as it sounds… I started noticing grey around my temples and at the back of my head when I was about 20. Rather than embrace the grey, I just bought an…
Every man should have at least a small collection of tools with which he can make minor repairs around the house. The repair I personally find myself making on almost a weekly basis is to the drain on my dishwasher, which is mainly due to the fact that neither my…
Turning failure into opportunity Today I discovered that I haven’t properly been doing my job as both a geek and a father. When my father came up from Nova Scotia for a visit and suggested that we go over to the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum to check out…