Posts & Podcasts

  • AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise: Insights from the NSL Final

    AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise: Insights from the NSL Final

    Now that the disappointment has worn off from Saturday’s Northern Super League (NSL) final at BMO Field in Toronto, I’m ready to share some pictures I took at the game along with some thoughts. For those unaware, Vancouver Rise FC beat AFC Toronto 2-1 to win the first ever NSL title, but the match was… Read more

  • Will Third Time Be The Charm for AFC Toronto?

    Will Third Time Be The Charm for AFC Toronto?

    It wasn’t easy, but it finally happened. Perhaps AFC Toronto being in the first-ever Northern Super League (NSL) final being hosted at BMO Field was an inevitability, but it didn’t seem like it at times. Heck, even Mother Nature was against them as they had to postpone the scheduled Sunday afternoon semi-final second leg against… Read more

  • Why Everyone Should Experience Working in Food & Beverage

    Everyone can learn something from being in the service industry Listening weekly to my teenage son talk about his part-time job as a prep cook – specifically on our way home at the end of his shift – I am reminded of all those wonderful days and nights spent both at the front and the… Read more

  • Nine thoughts and observations from the Blue Jays Game 7 Watch Party

    Nine thoughts and observations from the Blue Jays Game 7 Watch Party

    It took until this morning for the Game 7 hangover to subside. I have to admit, I was in a bit of a dreary mood most of Sunday. Having decided at the very last minute to take an extra ticket to the Scotiabank Watch Party on Saturday (thank you Ted and Bob), I did a… Read more

  • Feelin’ a bit like ’93 to me

    Feelin’ a bit like ’93 to me

    The other day my daughter asks me, “have the Blue Jays ever won the World Series?” “Yes, honey, they won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993.” “That was a loooonnnnggg time ago.” I smile, nod, and think to myself “that was a long time ago now wasn’t it?” Wow, it feels like yesterday the streets… Read more

  • Untamed with Chris O. & Super Frankie Episode 13 – Guest The Hon. David Tsubouchi

    Untamed with Chris O. & Super Frankie Episode 13 – Guest The Hon. David Tsubouchi

    The first ever Japanese Canadian to hold a seat in legislature chats about growing up, being a lawyer, the challenges his family faced after World War II, his new collaborative book called The Ripple Effect, and much more! The show starts with Chris and Super Frankie sharing a lovely chat and then the interview with… Read more