Happy Birthday Charles Dickens

Happy 200th Birthday Charles Dickens!  He was a favourite author of mine.  Here’s a look back at his life and career._______Charles John Huffam Dickens ( /ˈtʃɑːlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity…

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Beards

I’ve never been able to grow one very well (it is possible but it never turns out quite the way I want it to).  Apparently beards are making a comeback though.  Check this out!___________________________________fter 60 years of bigotry against full facial hair, Disney recently decided to allow its male front…

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Album Review: Shades Of Spring

This album is special because it’s mine…and a friend’s.  My friend Alec and I recorded “Shades of Spring” while we were at University together.  We wrote it in one weekend…while working on all the other stuff we had to do for University and it actually turned out quite well…at least…

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Generation Debt

The following article was written by a friend of mine, Craig Mazerolle.  It is an interesting article about a concept that is worth spreading around…hopefully he won’t mind.___________________________________________As political talking points go, there are few quite as classic as promising to help “the next generation”. By speaking to the future,…

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