Every now and then Critical Mass has an event called Beercamp and most recently it has morphed into an event called “Frideas.” The first friday of every month gives employees the chance to discuss any topic of their choice for 15 minutes while the crowd enjoys their favorite flavor of beer. Last Friday I presented [...]
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Since the Vancouver 2010 Olympics came to a close and Canada finished with its best medal-count ever setting a record for the most medals received for a host country and most gold medals, there’s been a lot of talk about the “Own the Podium” (OTP) campaign. This was introduced in 2005 and provided transparency for [...]
Before leaving for Cabo San Lucas, Melody (my wife) had gathered a bunch of t-shirts from her school (Calgary Preparatory School) that they were no longer in need of. These t-shirts filled a suitcase which we checked and brought with us to take to the Captain’s Kid’s Daycare Center. This school in Cabo San Lucas, [...]
So a bunch of us from work decided it’d be a pretty good idea to get together and go check out Kim Mitchell when he came through town. The show was originally slated to be in the Big Sky room at the Stampede Casino. When the tickets were sold to us, it was unbeknownst to [...]
It used to be that everyone at a concert would have a lighter. When that ballad came on all the lighters went up in the air. Now it’s cellphones. At the Coldplay concert in June, Chris Martin had everyone hold their cellphone up and do the wave. There were enough cellphones to pretty much light [...]
For anyone wanting to check out some great classic rock this weekend in Calgary come down to Denim Lounge and check out Stash. I’ll be sitting in with the band on drums Saturday night making loud noises! The setlist includes hits moving from The Rolling Stones, ZZ-Top, The Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd all the way [...]