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How Rogers Completely Screwed Up My Account – And Doesn’t Care

zchamu — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:18 +0000

So we moved. To Toronto. And I will write all about it, all about the tough decision to move and the stressful and gutwrenching process of selling the home I loved and packing and moving and long distance and adjustment soon, but in the meantime, do I have a story for you. It’s a story [...]

Going Blue, For The Sake Of A Child.

zchamu — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:29:14 +0000

This weekend, I’ll be getting some blue hair to support the Make A Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario. To support our team, click here. Or read on, to find out why we’re going blue and who it’s for. Do you remember what it was like to be a child? I used to think I remembered. [...]

Sand Dunes And Sad Posts

zchamu — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:22:25 +0000

One night just before Christmas, I had a dream. In the dream I am back in my hometown, outside at my father’s house. I am standing on a sand dune that doesn’t actually exist, but this is a dream so work with me here. I’m standing on this sand dune with someone who used to [...]

#microsoftphone #holidayswap or, @zchamu sells out FOR GADGETRY

zchamu — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:20:51 +0000

I’m trying out a Windows Phone. If you read this blog, you know I rarely – in fact, I never – do paid reviews. Hell, I barely blog at the best of times, and most PR types worth their salt generally make a point of working with people who actually write things once in a [...]

A Big Deal About Wimpiness.

zchamu — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:01:28 +0000

I’ve decided to start publishing some of my drafts. I have dozens if not hundreds of posts written in draft that I never quite finished, wanted to tweak, didn’t hit publish. I’m going to start digging some of these out and putting them under the harsh light of day. I originally wrote this in December [...]

On The Occasion Of Their 40th Birthday

zchamu — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:20:30 +0000

I am older than CTV Canada AM. I’m not telling you how much older. But what I do remember is this. I remember Helen Hutchinson and brown bowl cut on my TV set every morning – the same haircut I had and probably my mother had too. I remember Norm Perry’s angular face and laughing [...]

Somewhere In Between

zchamu — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:01:01 +0000

Once I got back in to my car and started it, I felt it melting away. I wasn’t sure if I was sinking back in to a dream or waking up from one. The previous 4 days had felt hyper-real, extra crystal clear reality. Like some kinds of drugs people have told me about. Sharp [...]

Oh No! I Got What I Wanted!

zchamu — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:08:40 +0000

My 13 Year Old Self’s Dream

zchamu — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:54:35 +0000

I’ve thought often lately about how my 42 year old self has, at times, been living my 13 year old self’s dream. It happened last August when I was walking along the path in front of the vast concrete hulk of the San Diego Convention Centre, leaving one fabulous party and heading to another. I [...]

The Potty Is My Alamo.

zchamu — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:11:25 +0000

I am pretty sure I’m doing this potty training thing wrong. I mean, I think I know “how” to do it “right”, or at least “right” by various wise people’s definitions. When one has a toddler who does not know that feces go in to the toilet instead of in their trousers, one must show [...]