So today was a pretty uneventful day.  I spent most of it hanging around.  I had a very late breakfast after a good night’s sleep and then I went and had a nap.  After my extended nap I got up and tried to figure out how to open the door to my balcony.  It was [...]

James In Turkey – The Mediterranean from theadvance on Vimeo.

Well, my trip is finally here.  I’ve kept a bit quiet on the blog over the last few weeks because life has been HECTIC getting ready for my trip to Turkey.  It started yesterday technically and has just ended.  In total, somewhere around 20-22 hours of travel to get from Ottawa to Antalya.  So, let [...]

Well, the Superbowl is once again over and from now until the beginning of baseball the most important sport is hockey.  Okay, I may be exaggerating, there’s still basketball and I know a lot of people would choose it over hockey but I’m not one of them.  Anyway, this year’s superbowl was a lot of [...]

As someone who has had the privilege of working with Stock Day in the past I can say that he is an incredibly gifted and honourable man to work for.  He has earned the respect of his colleagues in cabinet and in caucus and it’s really neat to watch as his hard work and integrity [...]