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Celebrating Black Joy: A Vibrant Tapestry of Arts, Culture, and Community at BOPSers’ 19th Annual Black History Month EventOn February 29th, it was the Black OPSers’ Network’s (BOPSers’) 19th annual Black History Month Event, this year with the theme Black Joy: A Celebration of the Arts & Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora. Held at the Ontario Government’s 315 Front Street West building in Toronto, Ontario, it’s BOPSers’ last big event of the government fiscal year before we start the process again on April 1st.
Unlike BOPSers’ other two major events—the Anti-Black Racism discussion in the summer and the Annual Town Hall in the fall, where we discuss so many of the experiences and issues that’ve negatively shaped our experiences both personally and professionally, this event was an observance full of movement, storytelling and spirit, bringing hundreds of public servants together and more than a thousand more online to spend 2½ hours enjoying everything the program had to offer!
Co-hosted by Patricia Wilson and me—the co-chairs of BOPSers’ Black Managers’ and Team Leads’ group (BBMTL)—and Melanie Kisirye and Garth Edwards, who lead BOPSers’ Outreach Committee, the event offered numerous expressions of Black joy that asked everybody to get involved:
The Mosaic of Performances Celebrating Black Excellence and Cultural Unity A rousing land acknowledgement by BOPSers member Marleine Toussaint, who used the French language and a passionate soul to get the audience ready for what was to come, * A talk by 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women 2024 Honouree Assistant Deputy Minister Cordelia Clarke Julien, who encouraged us to get up out of our seats, be Black and be proud, and recognise the importance we hold in the world around us, * Performances by vocalist Faith Amour, who did a wonderful rendition of the Black National Anthem and several pieces with her band, * Messages from BOPSers’ Interim Chair, Sarah Alcindor, and Co-Chair, Arlene Doyle, including an international roll call for representation (that conveniently didn’t call Jamaica out by name, though we were all on the edge of our seats, ready to represent!), and one from Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont by video, wishing us well as we all joined in revelry, * Drumming from African Drums & Art Crafts, getting everyone on their feet, eventually bringing dozens of us together to move with the rhythms in the centre of the room, * Dancing from Dance Caribe Performing Company, who did two elaborate dances (in two elaborate outfits*), inspiring everyone to clap along for encouragement, * Poetry from Nadine Williams, who shared perspectives from her Jamaican upbringing and how they shaped the woman she is today, * And closing songs from Trey Dehaney, worship leader and gospel artist, who closed the event off with a couple of songs!
The BOPSers 19th Annual Black History Month Event: We Celebrated Black History with Unity, Music, and Dance!This is what happens when people start to feel the rhythm in their souls…What made the event so special is that while we do a lot to celebrate Black culture through February with all sorts of talks, events and presentations, we rarely get to do it in person, much less while putting our whole selves into it through music and dance! For some, it helped release some weight from a long winter month filled with dreary skies, heavy workloads and cold. For others, it was a glimpse into us at our freest, showing what it looks like when joy’s running through our souls. But for me, it was amazing to just be with my people, feeling so many of my feelings while at work.
So, while my February was intense as I juggled leading my branch of more than 400 people with all the things I needed to do for Black History Month (emceeing two events, facilitating a talk, being a panellist and organizing a whole church service), this was the perfect way to end it. There are a lot of people across BOPSers to thank for coming together to even make this happen, but ultimately, just like the Mr. Vegas song, I know I am blessed to have the opportunity to help bring something like this to fruition!
I hope you all had an excellent Black History Month, and until the next, I remain,
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Last updated on February 14th, 2024 at 05:07 am
I stepped away from creating content for a while, feeling like I didn’t have the time to be creative and express what was on my mind with everything happening in every other part of my life.
A sudden influx of Treasury Board submissions without the right amount of staff to support them. Growing kids who needed us to help them with the struggles going on in their lives. No matter how I looked, it felt like something was fighting for my attention, and I had no idea how I would get out from under it all.
But after coming into 2023, determined to learn from what made my 2022 so difficult, I started seeing things changing for the better. My new work attitude helped me get things done, trusting my staff to handle their portfolios instead of getting involved in every little decision. And it didn’t hurt that I finally started using OneNote to keep everything organised, using the sections for each portfolio to track updates on the work and request more info from the leads whenever I needed it. Taming my full-time job played a significant role in dealing with part of my 2022 that I hadn’t beaten yet—the problems with my health.
Table of contents* Who Knew How Much of a Difference Water Could Make??? + The human body is 60% water. Maybe you should keep that water fresh! * But Sometimes You’ve Gotta Go Low to Go High. * Change Before You Have To. + What gets measured gets FIXED. * A New Me for 2023! + 1) I’m starting to find more time to work out. + 2) I prioritize getting outside and getting FIT. + 3) I’ll find ways to enjoy the foods I like without endangering myself. * The First Step of a Long Fitness Journey!
Who Knew How Much of a Difference Water Could Make???I got the news a couple of days before Christmas—that with a blood pressure of 136/89, I was getting dangerously close to hypertension and needed to start watching how much sodium I was taking in with my diet. And with my blood glucose starting to veer into the pre-diabetes range, I needed to watch what sugar I was taking in, too.
Funny enough, I’d already been making some strides by this point—in November, I’d switched to drinking water from the soft drinks and beer I’d frequently consumed before, trying to hit three litres a day to build healthier habits into my life.
The human body is 60% water. Maybe you should keep that water fresh!As of November 2022, I started drinking three litres of water a day, pretty much every day, and putting most other liquids behind me. And then in December, when I cut most refined sugar and salty foods out of my diet as well, it’s been taking me down an entirely new path in my life 😊And some of the effects were pretty immediate! I shaved twelve pounds off my peak pandemic weight, and some of my older clothes were starting to fit again. I wouldn’t cramp up after vigorous physical activity, which I’d been attributing to age instead of hydration. Grogginess seemed to be a thing of the past when I woke up and didn’t miss my other drinks after a while. In fact, I tried having a beer the other day in a moment of frustration, and despite it being on the lighter side at 4.8% alcohol, my head started feeling a little light after only a few sips, so it didn’t quite feel like it’s currently the thing for me.
But despite those efforts, that doctor’s visit showed that hydration was just the start of my journey. There was much more I still needed to do!
But Sometimes You’ve Gotta Go Low to Go High.Buying 1000 Chupa Chups in the throes of the COVID-19 lockdowns may not have been my brightest moment, but they brought us some joy for a while!Like many of us, I spent a good chunk of the pandemic being the worst to my body, doing whatever I needed to survive.
I’d have a beer or two a night after long days of trapping ourselves inside with our kids, getting more jaded at the situation after those first three weeks passed further and further behind us. I’d order little snacks and treats to keep my spirits up—you may remember when I ordered a thousand Chupa Chups lollipops and spent the next 18 months trying to find good ways to get rid of them.
Soon enough, only a fraction of my wardrobe fit anymore—I was so dejected by everything that I didn’t care about what I did to myself. And that’s why, while I was surprised when I got this news about my health, I wasn’t in disbelief. We so often spend our first decades convinced that we’re invincible, but this was a good wake-up call to remind me of that. I’d soon be entering my mid-life years, and if I wanted to age gracefully instead of painfully, it was high past time that I started making better changes for myself.
Change Before You Have To.One of the big changes I’ve made in 2023 is how much more I’ve been eating at home instead of grabbing a quick lunch from some of my favourite fast food joints. It takes a little more intentionality to see what we have and taking time to put it together, but with all the water I’ve been drinking, I find the cravings have gone down thanks to a fuller stomach.
“It’s time for us as a people to start makin’ some changes”
— 2Pac, “Changes”, Greatest Hits (1998)
I wasn’t messing around—I finished my last box of Oatmeal Crisp and switched to Corn Flakes since its sugar content was so much less. (But then I discovered that Corn Flakes actually aren’t good for diabetics, and I’ll now soon finish them off so I can move over to Cheerios.) And as much as I love soft drinks, many of them have been sitting in my basement fridge since Christmastime, opening them only on special occasions or when we have other kids over for meals. I’ve been living a life of fruits, vegetables and water crackers between meals (I know, I know—carbs), not sure what I can eat and what I need to avoid because it’s all so new to me, and I need to find the help to figure out what the right path looks like for me.
But after talking to several people, I’ve started taking better steps forward with a bit of a plan.
What gets measured gets FIXED.There are several figures that I should know at a glance to understand how healthy I am. Numbers like my:
- blood glucose levels to measure my blood sugars
- blood pressure to see whether I’ve made any progress at lowering from 136/89
- my resting heart rate to understand how healthy my heart is
When I bought these Adidas track pants a year ago on sale, they didn’t fit. I’d been beating my body up for so long through the lockdown life that very few of my clothes fit like they used to. But with these positive changes in my life, I found they suddenly suited me!And while I can put a couple of fingers on my neck and check my pulse to know what the last one is (but let’s not kid ourselves—with my love for data, I’m getting myself a proper fitness tracker to track this as soon as possible), the other two need more specific devices, with blood glucose and blood pressure monitors for the job.
But where to get them?
My mother recently pointed out that you can get blood pressure monitors at Costco, but the blood glucose monitor’s covered under my work’s insurance plan! More than that, we have an employee assistance program that can connect us to health professionals like dietitians.
Essentially, I’ve spent almost sixteen years as a public servant, but I’m finally learning how to take advantage of every tool that’s at my disposal to get the things I need to lead the best life possible—and after what’s been entirely too long a time, that finally includes my health.
A New Me for 2023!So, what does the future have in store?
1) I’m starting to find more time to work out.Part of using OneNote to get organised has seen more room in my basement office to do things other than sit amidst my wayward piles of paper, and I can squeeze in just enough time in the day to get some thirty-minute sessions in for high-intensity interval training in with the weights that neighbours, family and friends were kind enough to send me.
2) I prioritize getting outside and getting FIT.My mom’s tip was to fit in a vigorous ten-minute walk (at least) right after dinner to help bring my afflictions down, as it would help with digestion and not leave too many unnecessary elements just floating around in my bloodstream.
But more than that, my Facebook post seeking help from friends found me a whole bunch of people willing to take power walks with me, and I also discovered that we get a pretty decent discount on a Goodlife gym membership, so I’ll be heading in on Friday for a personal training consultation to a location that’s a fifteen-minute walk from me, mostly downhill. (Getting home won’t be so fun!)
3) I’ll find ways to enjoy the foods I like without endangering myself.I’m not so naïve to think that I can return to my old ways of overconsumption, but I need a better understanding of what different foods do to me so I know what I can put on my plate in moderation. Doing this right is something I’m not about to give up on, especially when I’ve already started seeing some initial success. They might not be the most exciting choices I’ve made, but they’re some of the most necessary—hopefully, I’ll have some good progress to share as I continue this fitness journey!
The First Step of a Long Fitness Journey!To those who’ve made it this far, thanks for reading my story—it’s been one of the biggest changes I’ve had to make to my life to date, but I’m quickly finding my rhythm with it all.
If you’re out there at the beginning steps of a fitness journey, too, and need someone to chat with, let me know. Everyone’s been encouraging, and I hope to pay the positivity forward! But with that said, this is but the first chapter in a very long story.
I hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know a little more about what’s going on with me, and that I can come back to you soon with an update!
Thanks as always for reading, and until the next post, I remain,
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This content was sponsored by two of Canada’s leading pharmaceutical research-based companies, but opinions are my own. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us aren’t as healthy as we used to be. We’re working from home more often, juggling even more responsibility than usual, and developing unhealthy habits just to get by. But when […]
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A little while back, Kaya Marriott, Sherley Joseph and I put the Black Canadian Creator Directory out into the world, and we were blown away by everyone’s reaction to it! Black Canadians have spent far too many Black History Months feeling like we existed in the shadows of our southern cousins, not afforded an identity of our own […]
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Disclaimer: I was compensated for this review of Bluehive Bamboo Wireless Chargers, but all opinions remained my own. With working from home becoming a much bigger part of the picture for so many of us thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to make the most of our spaces since we’re in them so often. […]
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The Pickering Museum Village—an open-air museum located just outside of Toronto in Pickering, Ontario—offers a glimpse into the history of the Pickering area with an engaging family program that’ll both educate and entertain! As parents, what we’ve learned about parenting in a pandemic is that you’re constantly looking for activities to make the days interesting […]
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Last updated on June 5th, 2021 at 12:49 pm Why the World Has Fatherhood WRONG. It took me until we had our second child to feel like I was getting a handle on fatherhood, much of the awkwardness I’d had from those early days with our first son melted away as I just sprang into […]
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Last updated on May 26th, 2021 at 11:29 pm Though I know that I’m one of the few dads publicly sharing his fatherhood story up here in the Great White North, my story isn’t the only Canadian fatherhood story out there, and I’ll continue reminding the world that it’s only one of the 4.5 million in […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:22 am I have a theory—if more fathers were able to stay with their babies till they were six months old, we’d have far fewer deadbeat dads in the world. Just wait a minute—hear me out. Not all dads are created equal. We come from different backgrounds with […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:27 am Alright—so now that the pleasantries are out of the way, it’s time that we get into some practical information about fatherhood, and where better to start than the very beginning of the journey? 2013—the year we had our first child through induced labour in November—is admittedly a bit of […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:26 am Once upon a time, I tried to write a post on why more of my fellow thirty-somethings should want to have kids and join the ever-bustling ranks of parenthood just like me. Recently becoming a father myself, it changed my world entirely, giving me someone demanding more of […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:26 am One thing I’ve love to see from my fellow dads this Father’s Day is for all of us to learn to communicate better. I know—it might be the last thing on your mind with everything else you’ve got going on, but it’s because we keep so […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:25 am WHAT is a father, ANYWAY? When people ask “what is a father”, that’s something I’ve struggled to adequately answer for years. Through my many years spent as a dad blogger, I’ve tried repeatedly to create work that explains how I see myself as a dad. I’ve floundered over […]
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Last updated on May 20th, 2021 at 01:25 am Forty Days to Father’s Day: Why I Decided to Write a Fatherhood Series With Mother’s Day come and gone for another year, I’ve started thinking about Father’s Day and everything around it. Many might think it’s too early for that—especially since we’re only days after the […]
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Last updated on May 5th, 2021 at 10:39 am So it’s a week before Mother’s Day and much like every year, there are far too many people who leave their shopping to the last minute, failing to get the mothers in their lives the gifts they deserve for the occasion. I’ve heard far too many stories […]
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When it comes to Type 2 Diabetes, there are so many misconceptions about the disease and how to manage it that it's important to get the right information about it. My Heart Matters put me to the challenge of learning all about it!
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:53 pm Many of us dream of owning our own businesses, being able to call the shots and feel like we’re working by our own priorities instead of anybody else’s. The idea’s appealing—there’s little in life like getting rewards that measure up to the amount of effort you […]
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Last updated on March 8th, 2021 at 04:32 pm And finally, we hit the good part—making SEO work for you. Using everything we learned from the previous parts and applying them to the content you create. It’s taken a while to put all of the content together, but without further ado, here’s The SEO Struggle, […]
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Last updated on February 22nd, 2021 at 12:47 am If you’ve read the first post in The SEO Struggle, you’ll know why you need an SEO strategy and what it can do for your brand—but how good are you at actually understanding SEO? My unexpected dive into the world of search engine optimization taught me […]
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Last updated on February 25th, 2021 at 10:07 pm I always thought I understood the SEO struggle, but it turns out that there was so much more to learn about it than I’d ever imagined. The SEO Struggle: 6500 words (and counting) on why we need to do EVERYTHING NECESSARY for the world to see […]
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Last updated on April 22nd, 2021 at 12:28 am I was expecting to spend yet another night with my new friends on Clubhouse, getting into all sorts of mischief as we stayed up chatting well past our bedtimes. We’d talk about everything going on in our lives and all the things on our hearts we […]
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Last updated on April 2nd, 2021 at 01:25 am Goodbye, 2020, and Good RIDDANCE. It’s January 2021, and a happy new year to all! Considering the year we just had, it makes me wonder—are we even making resolutions this year? I’ve started 2021 with a single thought: less is more. Normally I’d start the year […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 01:42 am Some content creators are like Andrea and plan their gift guides months in advance, helping their communities see what’s on-trend for the holiday season so they can buy the best and brightest gifts for the people they love. You have hundreds—if not thousands—who put holiday content […]
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Last updated on November 5th, 2020 at 03:15 am And then all of a sudden, we were halfway through 2020 and I was getting ready to write a book. Casey Palmer, Author—I didn’t see it coming, but I’ll take it! It all started back in the summer when Scott Fraser reached out to ask me […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:37 pm I was offered a media pass to cover Dad 2.0 Digital as an attendee, but all opinions continue to remain my own. Eight months ago, plans were in the works to run a second Dad 2.0 conference this year with Dad 2.0 West, an event that would’ve […]
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Last updated on November 5th, 2020 at 12:11 am Where COVID Testing Gets Inconvenient “Get used to it, buddy—this probably won’t be your last one.” — Sarah to our six-year-old as a long swab’s inserted up his nostril to test for COVID-19 I’m not one to stand in line for tickets or the latest restaurant […]
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Last updated on March 26th, 2021 at 02:32 pm It’s a lot easier to look back and see what one’s life’s been like in a pandemic so far than it is to figure out what’s coming ahead in such uncertain times. COVID-19’s messed with us all, bringing everything to a grinding halt, but it didn’t […]
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Last updated on November 5th, 2020 at 03:13 am This past Friday, Kat Dickson from the Toronto Bloggers Collective issued a challenge to our near-600 members to pick a draft from our blogs and turn it into a full-fledged blog post by the end of the weekend. And me, I had 181 because I start […]
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Last updated on April 29th, 2021 at 10:32 pm With the start of the schoolyear afoot and an impossible decision on our hands, I found myself wondering how to write about the things we’ve discussed ad nauseam since the pandemic started. How much we parents are struggling, trying to take care of our children with […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:55 pm Disclaimer: LG loaned me an LG gram 17″ Ultra-Light Laptop with Intel® Core™ i7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics for my review, but all views remain my own and it made for a stellar addition to the tech on my desk. Read on! It wasn’t until I […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:01 pm The Most Delicious Way to Spend Your Father’s Day! Disclaimer: The team at Uncle Ray’s sent over a Ray’s Backyard Bud & BBQ Kit (minus the Bud) for the Palmers to review. But all thoughts and opinions remain my own, and when I eat meat down […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 10:21 am George Floyd’s murder—in the midst of a global pandemic, no less—was a stark reminder that Black lives don’t matter in 2020. At least not as much as they should. While a good chunk of the world was shocked by the number of Blacks killed by police, […]
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Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 10:21 pm Yesterday, thanks to the advice from a friend to save my Instagram story to my profile, I came up with a new hashtag #BlackDadWorries that spells out how I feel in the face of all this death. And death isn’t even calling it what it is—murder, […]
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Last updated on November 4th, 2020 at 04:25 pm What do you even write about when the whole world’s burning down? Multibillion-dollar sports empires ended their seasons early. The travel industry shut down in one fell swoop. I didn’t start talking about COVID-19 right away because it was all anyone could talk about, but as […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:02 pm Question: can you make underwear so comfortable that it barely feels like you’re wearing underwear at all? That’s the question BN3TH hopes to answer! I first got into upscale underwear in 2012 when I started winning them at tweetups. They were a vast upgrade from the boxers and […]
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Last updated on April 29th, 2021 at 11:19 pm The Dad 2.0 Summit is a different kind of conference. Sure, it has many of the moving parts that make a conference a conference, but they all come with a twist that makes them unique. Sponsor presentations like the man who understood how divorce and being there […]
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Last updated on April 29th, 2021 at 11:24 pm If St. Patrick’s Day happens and everyone forgets that it’s St. Patrick’s Day, did it even really happen? The funny thing about me forgetting about St. Patrick’s Day, in particular, is that I’d bought a green shirt from UNTUCKit on my recent trip to DC with the express […]
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Last updated on May 6th, 2020 at 09:37 pm And so begins the first day of a strange and new normal. Working from home isn’t entirely new to me—I’m fortunate enough to work for an organisation that values flexibility alongside productivity—but I’ve rarely done it with my kids underfoot, constantly seeking entertainment and asking for something new every five minutes. I […]
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Last updated on November 1st, 2020 at 12:02 am Day Two had me feeling a bit more like an outdoor cat trapped indoors, clawing away at the screen door for the world he thinks he’s supposed to be in. The weekend’s over and tomorrow will be the first real taste of just how much the world has […]
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Last updated on May 6th, 2020 at 09:10 am It’s Day One, and things are still a little surreal. We still went forward with our plans, shopping for furniture and taking a leisurely lunch while our kids’ godmother looked after them at home. We’ve shut down just about anywhere where 250 people or more could […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 03:31 pm Tokenism. One of those things the Black community doesn’t talk about nearly enough, tokenism is what happens when someone’s in a group where everyone else is completely unlike them. Much of my life had me as the token Black guy, navigating spaces unfamiliar to me again and […]
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Last updated on April 1st, 2021 at 01:48 am “Why’s your skin so dark?” — an eight-year-old boy from small town Ontario at the Canadian National Comic Book Exposition, 2003. When a little White boy asked me why my skin was so dark at my comic-con table, I wasn’t ready for it at all. As […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 03:21 pm When I started this project, it had a straightforward premise—to let Black Canadians share their stories, seldom seen in our history books. And that worked at first—interviewing my fellow creators and weaving our stories together into something everyone could understand—but what I didn’t realise was how […]
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Last updated on January 24th, 2021 at 11:34 am Angry White Person: “Why isn’t there a White History Month???” Me: “Because that’s ‘history class’.” If you ask those who believe we live in a post-racial world, things look a little like this: Racism is over. Everyone’s equal. We know the evils that men do and teach our […]
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Last updated on February 20th, 2020 at 09:48 am “When we talk about black maybe We talk about situations Of people of color and because you are that color You endure obstacles and opposition And not all the time from… from other nationalities Sometimes it come from your own kind Or maybe even your own […]
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Last updated on November 8th, 2020 at 12:18 am January 29, 2020—we’re almost a month into the new year; I wouldn’t be surprised if people thought that I quit? But no, as usual, it’s quite the opposite—I’m working hard to reach the point where I don’t have to work this hard at all. …let me […]
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Last updated on April 7th, 2021 at 01:53 am “Reality tells you what you can’t do.” — Rick Rubin on HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted, Season 2, Episode 4 It’s the end of a decade, and I can’t help but reflect on where I am now versus where I was back in December 2009. This entire […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:08 pm Okay—before we get into the 14th annual CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, I’d like to go on the record with this: Rattlesnakes may quite possibly be the best movie you’ll watch in 2019. Hands down. It’s the kind of movie one can’t quite do justice unless it’s seen—to talk about […]
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Last updated on April 2nd, 2021 at 12:53 am “I’m not even trying to win—I just want to get by without struggling too much.” — VV As the great Marie Kondo put it, if something doesn’t bring you joy, then you shouldn’t keep it in your life… and I think that’s how I’m finally feeling […]
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Last updated on May 3rd, 2021 at 01:35 am Today I’m thirty-six. I’m thirty-six, and I blog in a world that doesn’t read blogs anymore. And who can blame it? The written word only does so well at telling a story, with podcasts, videos and photos doing a far better job of filling the details between the lines […]
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A few Sundays back, Simon Guillebaud visited our church preaching the message of “radical grace”. You can listen to his sermon if you want to know more, but it breaks down to this—just how far are you willing to go to do what Jesus asked us to do and share God’s love? The truth is that […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 03:45 pm As a Dadfluencer who’s worked hard to tell a fatherhood story that stands on its own, Father’s Day is a time of year where a lot of people reach out to see what a Dad like me would like to see when I wake up Sunday […]
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Last updated on April 25th, 2021 at 11:46 pm A system outage is one thing when you’re trying to binge a series or catch up on the latest episode. But when it makes you miss out on a moment in Canadian history because their infrastructure can’t keep up? That, my friends, as they say, is […]
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Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 03:42 pm People often forget about Father’s Day. You know—that day between Mother’s Day and summer where we celebrate dads with their ceremonial dress shirts and ties. Well… not anymore. See—Father’s Day doesn’t have to fall short in the effort department. It doesn’t need to be so routine […]
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Last updated on April 20th, 2021 at 11:51 pm So for anyone who doesn’t know it already, I’m one of the eleven digital ambassadors for Children’s Mental Health Ontario, doing what we can to shed light on children’s mental health in our province and all the stories that come with it. I’ve been at it […]
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Last updated on April 20th, 2021 at 11:55 pm Children’s mental health’s about more than just the stats. The People Behind the Numbers: Canada’s Children’s Mental Health Stories While we do talk about mental health now more than ever, with many of us, the conversation goes as far as sharing a post once a year […]
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Last updated on January 25th, 2022 at 03:51 pm Trying to take on an issue as big as children’s mental health is can be daunting. It’s a problem uniquely affecting everyone who deals with it, which means there’s no one singular way to solve it. But better people than I have tried, and many of […]
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Last updated on April 20th, 2021 at 11:31 pm Welcome to Children’s Mental Health Week 2019! I’ve partnered with Children’s Mental Health Ontario to spread the word not only about what they do but also why it’s so important that we’re all aware of issues surrounding children’s mental health! As a Dad with three- and […]
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Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 09:56 am As I hustle to consolidate my ideas in one place, I can’t help but look back on the year so far and how much I’ve accomplished in the process. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to slow things down and take some time to let things simmer, […]
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Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 09:23 am I know many bloggers who make their reputation in a specific genre based more on their interaction with people via Twitter and at parties than by actually writing blog posts. A friend who doesn’t fit this scenario at all has a saying… ‘I’m not a blogger […]
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Last updated on March 21st, 2021 at 02:36 am One thing I’ve been particularly horrible at is learning to say “no”. The Long Road to Becoming a Better Blogger They say hindsight’s 20/20, and if my old report cards are an indication of anything, the people around me could see I was sowing the seeds […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:19 pm Part of me knows that my kids have no idea of how good they’ve got it. Plenty of things they have today would seem like space-age technology when I was their age in the ’80s. The shows you want to watch, whenever and wherever you want […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:34 pm Whenever I worry I’m giving my boys a little too much screen time, I remember growing up on a generous diet of cartoons, comic books and video games—and I think everything turned out fine. It Feels Like a Lifetime Ago…. You see, way back when, I […]
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Last updated on February 18th, 2022 at 10:53 pm Staying on my me ████, but hated on by both sidesI’m just a kid who blowing up with my father’s nameAnd every black “you’re not black enough”Is a white “you’re all the same” — Childish Gambino, “That Power”, Camp (2011) I’m not the brother you want, […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 02:34 am Why ‘Black Canadian’ isn’t JUST ONE THING. It took a long time for me to understand that all Black Canadians don’t act like Jamaicans do. Yes, we might make up a good chunk of Black Canadians (25.8% of them), and Jamaicans are who I mostly grew […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 02:27 am We don’t talk a lot about Black Canadian history, and that’s probably because so much of it was so horrible. We had segregation. Just look at Viola Desmond, convicted after refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre in 1946. And though we shake our […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 02:19 am “Am I Black enough?” Blackness: More than just Melanin Those who’ve followed my podcast Chatting with Casey from its very first episode know that this isn’t the first time I’ve asked this question. If you considered the archetypal Black man you know from popular media—rocking an oversized hoodie; […]
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Last updated on February 18th, 2022 at 10:56 pm Black culture is unique—one of the few cultures thrust upon a people and not developed by them. A Jamaican is not a Gambian is not an Australian Aborigine. We’ve got tribes within tribes and languages within languages but somehow lumped together by the colour of our […]
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Last updated on April 29th, 2021 at 10:51 pm I think it’s possible to have fun with just about anything we do. Govfest: Because We Do More Than Just Sit Behind Our Desks. Back in 2009, after jumping from the Ontario Public Service’s internship program to a contract opportunity that didn’t end so well, I […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 10:56 pm A Toronto does not a Canada make. Toronto’s Cool, But What About the REST of Canada? Ask most Torontonians what Canada means to them, and they’ll give you a perfect view that sounds very… Toronto. Busy and abundant with life. Representation from every corner of the […]
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Last updated on April 6th, 2021 at 01:45 am Welcome to For the Love of Camping, the three-part series journeying from my family’s stance against camping to my desire to get everyone camping, so they can enjoy it as much as we do. In Part One of the series, I explained how camping didn’t fit […]
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Last updated on November 19th, 2020 at 02:30 pm We’re halfway through January, and before you know it February will be up close and personal and with it, all the stories of Black history we’ve waited a year to share. Black History Month is Back Again! That’s not entirely true—Black people are sharing their stories all the […]
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Last updated on April 1st, 2021 at 01:57 am You only need to travel a few hours outside of the city to remember that very little of Canada is like Toronto. For last summer’s annual #PalmersGoWild camping trip, we hit up Port Burwell, Ontario, a small community of just over a thousand people and home […]
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Last updated on April 2nd, 2021 at 08:28 pm We’re a week into 2019, and I’m here drawing up battle plans for the year of content ahead. The Life and Times of Casey Palmer—A Bustling Era Ahead With any luck, you’ve had yourselves a very happy new year so far, full of new opportunities and […]
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Last updated on March 10th, 2021 at 11:56 am If you’ve been around a while, you’re probably familiar with the lists of 100 goals I’d write every year. And saying, “But you missed 2018!” And —2018 indeed came hot and heavy; I wasn’t in any position to commit to a list that ambitious. And I […]
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Last updated on March 29th, 2021 at 09:25 am Real talk? I was done with 2018 months ago, but it wasn’t quite done with me. It’s been a challenging year. And not in the regular “working harder than any year before it” kind of way—hard in the losing friends and making enemies kind of way. […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 10:57 pm This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Mobile Shop. All opinions are 100% mine. You may not appreciate the great phones out there until you see what others can do with theirs. It could be that their phones are good at […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:33 pm Working on this week’s episode—where I interview Christine Tremoulet, a story strategist—made me realise how much my storytelling’s changed of late. If you’ve been around a while, you’ll be all too familiar with the ongoing struggle I’ve had with the never-ending piles of ideas I have on […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:32 pm ‘Tis the season for holiday parties, holiday traffic, and a whole gaggle of germs with cold and flu season upon us… just in time for the holidays. With our youngest hit by a pretty nasty cough over the weekend, productivity ground to a halt. You can […]
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Last updated on April 27th, 2021 at 01:37 pm It’s cold and flu season, y’all, and it’s our job as parents to prepare for the onslaught of microbes ahead! Good thing we have brands like Nehemiah and their kid-friendly Boogie Wipes® saline nose wipes, right? Boogie Wipes: The Science and Why You Need Them! Let’s […]
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Last updated on April 27th, 2021 at 01:21 pm I’ve never understood the deep discomfort that people have with karaoke, one of my favourite activities from my days before kids. Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose”. Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”. I used to rock on Magic Mics from the Philippines and shoot for […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:32 pm If there’s one thing podcasting teaches you, it’s flexibility. My conversation with Errol dates a few weeks back when I had to reschedule my recording with Richard Badra and went to Facebook in search of volunteers. And so, dozens of friends later, I remembered a conversation […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:22 pm This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Mobile Shop. All opinions are 100% mine. I feel like parents do something these days that we rarely saw happen in the generations before us: We admit to our kids that we don’t know […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:31 pm It’s always nice to take a break from our lives and spend a little time on vacation, but when you own your own business, you need to plan for that. Eight Tiny Reindeer, Two Great Friends, One Awesome Episode! One thing 2018’s taught me is that […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:30 pm As an entrepreneur, people will often tell you that you can’t do something, and you need to do whatever’s in your power to prove them wrong. While we didn’t cover the naysayers in his life, I’m sure Richard Badra can relate—leaving the stable world of accounting […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:30 pm One day, I’ll be able to get a full night’s sleep without feeling like I’m leaving hours on the table because I haven’t written. “Don’t be Afraid of the Doula” marks the last of the interviews I did in the summer before life got all wonky […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:28 pm The more podcasts I put out, the more I realise just what I’m trying to get out of all this work—the kind of stories you won’t find anywhere else. Someone recently reminded me of something that got me doing this in the first place that I […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:28 pm And then you have the times where you fall off the wagon and scramble to find the way back onto your path. I never wanted to step away from podcasting as long as I did, but my life had other things in mind—summertime trips. An office […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:28 pm “I’m going to Mexico next year!” “Oh, nice!” “Yeah, we’ll be hitting up the Azul Fives for a wedding!” “Nice! It gives you a year to take care of…” (looks me up and down) “…that.” — an uncomfortable conversation between a colleague and I Ever since […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:31 pm This Jamieson Cold Fighter review has been brought to you by Jamieson and TheCo! As soon as your kids are old enough to interact with the world outside your home, it doesn’t take long for them to start bringing germs home with them. Up here in […]
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Any content creator lamenting for the “good ol’ days” is one who’s just not ready for change. The digital landscape isn’t one that’s ever still. We’ve come a long way from blogging’s humble beginnings, where we had these stand-alone sites that held all the content. I’m sure the bloggers back then couldn’t have seen any of this […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 04:19 pm The hardest part of creating great content is figuring out where all the pieces go. The job of a great storyteller is creating a compelling narrative from beginning to end. No fluff to lose your audience’s attention. No ambiguity so they miss the point. A great […]
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Last updated on November 11th, 2020 at 02:06 am Back when I got ready for school after the summer break, it was flashcards and workbooks to get me back in the swing of things. I’m about to sound like my Dad, but—these kids don’t know how good they have it! While I didn’t need to […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 09:58 pm How the LG InstaView Door-in-Door Refrigerator and LG QuadWash Steam Dishwasher Help You Make the MOST of Your Time in the Kitchen! You know you’re getting older when you start having appliance envy. As a kid, all you want are toys. Household management? A foreign concept. The […]
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Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 12:30 pm I told myself that once I made my way through my never-ending pile of paper, I’d get myself a Nintendo Switch with the latest Mario and Zelda games to reward myself for all the hard work. Which is great, because getting months ahead in my content […]
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I was driving the five minutes home from dropping off a friend as I saw several police cars zoom by westbound in front of me—we’re just one street away from the Danforth. I was woefully unaware of what was happening only five minutes away. Unaware, that is until the messages started pouring in. “Please tell me […]
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Last updated on April 25th, 2021 at 11:39 pm So I don’t know about you, but my kids always want to do what I’m doing. They want to drink from my cup, even when it’s the same juice in their cup. They want to dress like I do, going as far as borrowing my security […]
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Last updated on April 20th, 2021 at 09:19 pm It’s when you’re a little kid that Canada’s Wonderland most truly lives up to its name. With a park full of surprises they’ll experience for the very first time, you’ll have them wanting a second visit in no time. Dear Canada’s Wonderland—Hey there, it’s been a while! […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:34 pm If I asked most of you what an ophthalmologist does, I’d likely see a lot of blank stares. (Some ocular humour for you there!) But you wouldn’t be alone. Despite a family history of glaucoma, it honestly wasn’t clear to me, either. I mean, I know […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:26 pm We Are the Sum of Our Experiences It’s no secret that I’m busy. If I didn’t have Sarah and the kids to keep me grounded, I’d likely spend every waking moment thinking about content, always trying to find the best ways to tell the next story. […]
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Last updated on July 11th, 2019 at 01:42 pm Thirty-five—it doesn’t feel like a big deal, but it sure sounds like one. I’ve made birthdays a bit of a non-event for myself since having kids. It isn’t me being “emo” about it as Sarah surmised last year when she planned out a wonderful surprise dinner with my […]
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Last updated on April 27th, 2021 at 01:35 pm And then you have the parenting situations that play out in slow motion. Like when your kid’s about to fall and smash their head on something hard. Or when they’re about to break something you can’t afford to replace! But for me, one moment that happened recently was my […]
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:25 pm
In the second part of my interview with Drekken Pownz, we look at why there may be more gay people than the stats say, what it’s like living life having to hide who you are, and why X-Men is the perfect analogy for society’s view on homosexuality. Check it out!
“Be kind to yourself,
Be true to yourself,
And always move forward.”— Drekken Pownz, Chatting with Casey, Episode Seven: “SEE Each Other.”
When my friend Marie Nicola heard I was doing my podcast, she congratulated me on putting something together with such high production value but thought me nuts to do it without the help of a producer.
And she was right. She’d know—having run The Nat & Marie Show with Nat Atubanos for years—that podcasting’s quite the fickle friend.
You need to be in the groove—people can spot uninspired drivel a mile away, and if your heart’s not in it, it’s probably not worth posting. You need the time and space to record because no one wants to listen to a podcast with an unnecessary background soundtrack. The mechanics of podcasting aren’t hard in themselves—anyone can hit record on a mic and post the audio online—but to make a podcast worth listening to is another matter entirely.
So—a little older and wiser than any time I’ve tried this before—I’m creating to give myself the space to grow a team. No one can do everything on their own, and as much as I logically know that, it’s time my actions start showing that too. It’s a massive work in progress, but keep your eyes and ears open for more details as I figure it out!
Chatting with Casey Episode Seven—The Story Gets Better.
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— Drekken Pownz (@DrekkSama) October 14, 2017
As for today’s podcast, he’s back! After we left his story on a cliffhanger in episode six, Drekken Pownz still had plenty to share about his past and where he’d like to end up in the future!
His story stands alone—where most guests come on the podcast to talk about something specific, Drekken came on to just… talk. Podcasts go very differently when you’re conversing for the sake of conversation, and that’s what makes this episode successful.
So sit down, strap in, and get ready for some great storytelling—Chatting with Casey episode seven is underway!
Thanks for listening, and until the next, I remain,
All the Chatting with Casey Podcast Episodes 1. Casey Palmer | Am I Black Enough? 2. Tracy Molyneaux | No Terrible People Allowed! 3. Parenting 101 | Give Me Some Room to Fail 4. Parenting 101 | It’s Hard Out Here for a Dad 5. Chris & Gloria Chik | You Don’t Want to be That Guy 6. Drekken Pownz & Jemmie Robles | Be Fabulous 7. Drekken Pownz | SEE Each Other. 8. Ricky Shetty | Why Travelling is so IMPORTANT. 9. Jennifer Tammy | Life and Times of the Single Mom 10. Kendra Côte | Ain’t No Parents Got Time for That! 11. Rhiannon Langford | Don’t be Afraid of the Doula! 12. Richard Badra | What Craft Chocolate’s All About! 13. Carlos Diaz & Rob Tinkler | It Takes Two to Tango 14. Errol Elumir | Just Give Me the Puzzles! 15. Rick Campanelli | I’m Where I Need to be Right Now 16. Christine Tremoulet | Flour, Fables and Fleeing North 17. Nelson Caetano | Playing with People’s Attention
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Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 11:39 pm
I wrote this sponsored post on behalf of The Mobile Shop. All opinions are 100% mine.
Now that I’m a Dad myself, I’ve started seeing fatherhood in a whole new light.
Getting the right gift for anyone takes a lot of effort. Handmade stuff is super cute from young children, but as they grow older, the effort on those gifts wanes with results that are sometimes… not so stellar.
With three sons who weren’t the most adept at gift-giving, I can’t count the number of ugly sweaters, gaudy ties and gift cards to the hardware store my Dad racked up over the years. My Dad wore a uniform of white dress shirts and dress pants six days a week for work— how much of that did he possibly need? But now, as I raise kids myself, I understand the value of practical gifts that add value to his life instead of ones I got “just ‘cuz.”
And it being 2018 and all, one gift that keeps on giving is technology—specifically the kind that goes wherever you do.
The World’s Catching Up—Smartphones and Semolina in the Same Shop? Oh, My!
With a couple of decades under its belt, the cellphone’s no longer this device ill-understood by the generations that came before us. My parents use social media to keep up with what I’m up to (at least that’s what I tell myself), and both have smartphones of their own to play with. I think too many people my age don’t give our parents nearly enough credit, grossly underestimating how ubiquitous smartphones have become for users of all ages.
So ubiquitous, in fact, that you can now pick up new smartphones and accessories from the grocery store.
You read that right—you might not have known this, but The Mobile Shop locations are found at participating grocery stores where PC products are sold, offering a full selection of smartphones and plans from all major carriers to give you great value! In hundreds of locations from coast to coast, The Mobile Shop offers trusted advisors who’ll show you the best phone plan that meets your needs. You may even be able to earn hundreds of PC Optimum points! So whether your Dad’s the type who wants nothing to do with this new-fangled technology or the guy who helped you build your own computer as a teen, The Mobile Shop has the right fit for you.
The Mobile Shop—Because A Smartphone’s a Great Thing to Get The Man Who Has Everything!
The world isn’t as clear-cut as it used to be. We buy cleaning supplies from the place once just sold books and rent movies from what used to be a search engine. We define masculinity differently than we did before and realise that everyone needs their own tools and resources to truly express themselves.
So this summer, I’ll be making the memories that we’ll look back on decades from now, and what better to do it with than my smartphone?
It’s 2018, y’all—time to make sure you have the device that gives you exactly what you need. And it couldn’t be more convenient with The Mobile Shop.
Make great choices out there!
Until the next,
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