Toronto Dad Blogger & Big Green Egg Enthusiast
Who is watching Slow Horses on Apple TV+? Maybe some of you? Hard to know as Apple shows don’t seem to be popular among the masses even though many of them are extremely good.
Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, and most recently, Presumed Innocent, get all the buzz, but Slow Horses just might be Apple’s best show.
With the sports world mostly on a break other than the Paris Olympics (and the Blue Jays?), it also means a lot of my regular podcasts are also on a break.
So where do I turn? I turn to Trevor Noah and his insightful podcast called – What Now? With Trevor Noah.
I would describe it as a few people sitting around and talking about what is going on in the world, but they are not just complaining. They are digging deep into actual topics and having a very interesting conversation about them.
When you first become a dad, the world shrinks down to a few simple but intense tasks: feeding, changing diapers, and making sure this tiny human survives the night. Life is a blur of sleepless nights, first steps, and the occasional quiet moment where you catch your breath and think, “I’m really doing this.” But just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, your kids go and turn into teenagers, and suddenly, the rulebook gets rewritten.
I have entered that level of Dad life and to be honest, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around how to not only do it but talk about it. Because for those with teens, you know they are not that interested in their lives being shared by their parents. I believe that is referred to as cringe.
If you live in Ontario, you know that the LCBO is on strike. That means no wine, beer, or spirits for now from Ontario’s number one place to stock up on booze. As this is not a political blog, I am not going to get into the strike and who’s right, who’s wrong, and the 56 different opinions out there. I hope it gets solved soon. I want people to go back to work. I want people to be able to easily get their alcohol again. I also certainly never want to see Ontario Premier Doug Ford BBQ again.
On Monday the leader of the Province posted a video that featured an interactive map that shows where you can buy booze while the LCBO is on strike. Again, not what I want to focus on. The whole thing stinks in my opinion, but as a backyard BBQ guy, all I could focus on was the actual grilling. Have a look for yourself.
Good morning and happy Friday everyone. Today is my birthday. Yes, hold the applause, I know this is not a major accomplishment, we all have one. But as the years pass, I find myself remembering older birthdays rather than recent ones. So, I want to share what I remember about my 30th birthday, one of my favourite birthdays to date.
In what seems like a several week break, the 2023-24 NBA Finals will finally start tomorrow night in Boston. It’s the underdog Dallas Mavericks against the hated Boston Celtics (at least in my opinion).
So what’s going to happen? Who’s going to win? Who will be proclaimed the best basketball player in the world? What team should blow it up cause they came second? So many subplots and talking points.
Before the action tips off, I just wanted to get my takes in so if any of them actually happen, I can seem like an expert. That’s how it’s done right?
