Did you make New Year’s resolutions? I didn’t and I’ll tell you why. The first time I left Toronto to visit California I was ecstatic to find myself walking around in shorts & t-shirt and surfing in the middle of winter. More than a reprieve, the dramatic change in my physical environment made me feel …
Meet Bella. Bella is a young ridgeback between one and two years old and one of many dogs up for adoption. She and her sister were the last two I met on Saturday when I dropped by the Veterinary clinic in the nearby town of Uvita de Osa to learn about fostering a dog for …
It took me 21 years to write this song. The lyrics represent what happened and how I felt when my first big break fell apart and took just about everything down with it. In the fall of 1990, I signed the legendary pro skateboarder Gator to my burgeoning skateboard company, Fishlips Skateboards. If you don’t …
The best thing I ever did was to say yes to living my dream. Ever since I was a kid I dreamed about surfing. I read surfing books. I listened to Beach Boys records. I imagined endless waves peeling towards the sun-drenched shore. But I was in Toronto and the closest ocean was 1,000 kilometers …
When I sang this to my Producer and co-creator Mitch Girio for the first time his only comment was, “Are you sure you want to record this? It’s kind of mean”. Perhaps. But it is a true story. Had my friend and I spent fewer days with the girl we met in an airport lounge …
Happiness is a choice. More than that, it’s a choice we must make for ourselves every day. It’s that simple and that hard. The demands of our work, family and lifestyle challenge us to prioritize things that don’t make us happy. When we push back we are confronted with the beliefs and values of our …