I came across a picture of my grandfather from World War II. It captured a moment when he was in the ‘chow’ line during a training exercise (I presume) back in 1942. My grandfather always affiliated himself with the Air Force. In this photo though, he was clearly part of (what was) a tank …
Every day I open the coffee shop I get 30 minutes before we open to blast the music. I love this time of the day. Some days it’s grunge, some days its delta blues, other days it is Lana Del Rey or Norah Jones – regardless, it is always loud and I just let …
Six Cassettes: Choose Wisely, An Analogue Dilemma Read More »
In less than three weeks I will leap. I have leapt before; but this is a big one. I will retire from the military and recreate myself as an entrepreneur. My Java Journal has chronicled my journey thus far. It will begin to adapt to prepare for this new, this life-altering, leap. In the coming …
“Leap, and the net will appear” – John Burroughs Read More »
It was a typical migration, the one that many an Ontario student embarked upon after high school – Go west young man. Usually it was to Whistler, or maybe Tofino, but mine was into the heart of Vancouver. I hadn’t yet discovered my love of skiing, or mountain biking, and surfing eluded me then as …
