Author Archives: Lawrence
Super Saturday – A New Generation
My childhood is a blended memory of the scent of fresh brewed coffee and first batch donuts, Zamboni exhaust, pneumonia, arena pizza, the fizz of swamp water and of course, that sweet smell of hockey sweat. The love for that collage of otherwise foul smells however, wasn’t something that grew overnight. I think I remember … Continue reading
Blackberry 10 is intriguing this non-techie
New gadget’s don’t normally impress me anymore at a month shy from 40. I was happy with my (then cool) flip phone and the occasional multiple button push (44 (H) pause 444(i)) text message I would send on it. I rarely talked on a phone anyway. For me a cell was more of an emergency … Continue reading
Walk Off the Earth – Red Hands EP
Walk Off the Earth Display Range on ‘R.E.V.O.’ – EP Premiere Internet breakout stars deliver their four-song debut ~ Rolling Stone Now I don’t pretend to be in music circles. Being a dad is about all I am right now. I wouldn’t have it any other way. That being said, I love music and supporting local.It’s … Continue reading
No Such Thing as a Referendum in Canada
Bill 76 and Our Prorogued Provincial Government Original published on Raise the Hammer dot org here. In Canada, a referendum has no force of law. It is nothing more than a non-binding plebiscite, or a glorified, expensive opinion poll. We have seen the word “referendum” pop up more than once over the course of the past … Continue reading
A Rogue Referendum
Also published on The Hamiltonian. Dear Hamilton, We seem to have passively resolved that a referendum held outside of an election, is a cost we are not prepared to incur to solve our cities dilemma with regards to a proposed new Casino in Hamilton. After attending the Wards 1, 2, & 3 Town Hall … Continue reading
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Life After Forever | A Dad’s View
A NEW BLOG | LifeAfterForever.com If there was one thing I didn’t need, it was another blog. The soft ‘launch’ of this website was actually around November of last year but it was only a periodic post and quite frankly, I was not in a good place to talk about all of this. I am afraid … Continue reading
TheSpec – State of the Arts series
Thanks to a peer who recommended me for this project, I was honored with the privilege to be featured among many very talented local artists. Click the image above to follow this series which began this week with an introduction to Creative Hamilton, and featured a few local talents within the Theatre discipline. Each week, a new discipline will … Continue reading



