Recent Entries

• Rosencratz & Gildenstern Are Dead…

  March 7, 2024

  I've always been a huge fan of this Tom Stoppard play. I have a copy of the script on paperback that I've read several times, and the DVD of the movie starring Tim Roth and Gary Oldman. So, when I heard there was a production of the playing coming to Toronto in March, also staring…

  Continue Reading...
• The Best Movies of 2023…

  January 1, 2024

  I thought there was no better way to kick off 2024 here on OD than to post what I thought were the best movies of the previous year. In a nutshell, 2023 was a pretty decent year for movies, as there were more original films than there were remakes or sequels... and while I hope…

  Continue Reading...
• The Most Disappointing Movies of 2023

  December 28, 2023

  I'm going to start with our veggies first, and then serve desert afterwards. So, I'll post what I feel are the most disappointing movies of the year and follow up with what I thought were the best. If you like any of the movies below, that's alright. Films like all mediums are subjective. Just be...

  Continue Reading...

• The end is coming… for 2023

  December 15, 2023

  Holy shit balls! Can you believe this year is almost over? It only feels like yesterday the year was just getting started, and now we're about to waste money on gifts and festive cheer in the blink of an eye. All the kids are suddenly a year older and we've lost some beloved friends and…

  Continue Reading...
• 500 Sonnets

  October 20, 2023

  A little over eleven years ago, I decided to do something different when writing what was going to be my third poetry book. This was going to be the second poetry book that I would self publish on Smashwords, and I wanted to do something different. My first self-published poetry book, titled "Rec...

  Continue Reading...

• Growing like weeds…

  September 11, 2023

  Time flies when you're having run... and this summer has been no different. Can you believe it's September already? The football season is into full swing and now we're getting into the homestretch of 2023. Now that were getting into the later months of the year, that means we have some birthdays...

  Continue Reading...

• A long, overdue update…

  July 19, 2023

  Okay, here we go. Two months is a long time to neglect the diary so here we go. The biggest news that happened is that I took a test.  In order resolve issues I'm not in the mood to discuss I took a paternity test regarding little Emma. We collected spit samples, mailed them to…

  Continue Reading...

• An Evening With Crowded House

  May 28, 2023

  If you've read my diary before, you're aware that I love going to concerts and hearing some awesome music in person. I've been to over 200 shows in my lifetime and I want to keep attending concerts until my dying days. Because of the pandemic, I have not seen a concert since September of 2019...&...

  Continue Reading...

• I’m Still Standing…

  April 4, 2023

  While this is a popular Elton John tune, it also happens to express how I'm feeling right about now. While I'm doing my best to keep working and writing, I'm just trying to stay above water and not let life get the best of me. It's been about two months since I posted anything here,…

  Continue Reading...