A place of beauty and tranquility embraced the way of the sword this past weekend at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. Demonstrating the traditional Japanese martial art of Iaido requires focus and control as in Iaido there is no foe. Dave Rathnow, laido demonstrator, has been to the garden for a few years to demonstrate and…
Erasing a Dark Past
If you scroll back in time through my Facebook — please don’t — there are a lot of strange updates and pictures from my formative years. Every now and then I’ll get a notification reminding me of a cringe-inducing old status or picture, show my friends for an easy laugh and quickly delete it from…
Pete’s Perspective – Ford betting big on crossovers: innovative or insane?
The spectrum of passenger vehicles has never been more diverse. Just a mere two decades ago, advancements in body styles and the birth of the sport utility was seen as the cutting edge of tech in the industry. Fast forward to present day, or even leave that button on to skip a few years; since…
Truth or Dara: Guns
I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how to write this blog thing. We were told to tie it to current events, so like any good millennial, I jumped on Google. The first thing that came up in my search for news was an article about yet another shooting in the states. This…
Blog one: Diving Deep
I am not sure if beginning with this opinion slash story is the right way to start this out, but I am going to swallow my nerves and just write it anyways. As many close to me know I am a transgender male. I have not been medically transitioning for very long, but the journey…
Experiencing the New York Minute
Slowly making my rounds throughout the world, I decided to finally take on the wild card, New York City. A busy city like New York doesn’t seem like the best place to take a break and wind down after being stressed out from the small town lifestyle, but even the biggest and busiest cities can…
The lousy life of laundry
HATE. I know, I know it’s a very strong word, but it’s the only word I can think to describe the biggest source of contention in my life. That thing? Laundry. Seriously, it’s the absolute worst. It just sits there waiting for days in that stupid basket, spilling onto my floor, taunting me with it’s…
That’s all folks
The school year is almost done and for some of us it is time to move onto the next step. Finally getting into our chosen careers and getting paid for it! Yes, there is a lot of excitement about getting a paycheque after spending years without a steady income. Even though we aren’t clearly out…
Blue Jays ready to take flight
How weird is it to see Edwin Encarnción in a Cleveland jersey? I turned on the game just as he hit his first home run of the season. The entire time all I could think was why is he not in a Blue Jays uni? The swing, the sound of the ball off the bat…
What is respect?
Respect is defined as “a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.” Being respectful is allowing someone else to speak and get their point across before you rudely shut them down, or cut them off. Why do we live in a world where things that are our…