I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
My cat Khan is taking a nap with his “babies” right now. That’s right, my baby has two “babies” of his own: a pet mouse and a pet rat that he looks after. Of course, they...
I love burgers. Whenever I go out to eat I usually eat a burger or pizza. I’m a pretty simple guy that way. But I do have standards – I like GOOD burgers. I used to eat burgers at VeraR...
I’ve been feeling like crap lately. I’m not depressed or sad, but lethargic. I haven’t been eating enough fruits or vegetables and so my energy levels have taken a big nose dive. I r...
Today is a perfect reminder of why I love being a journalist. Last night my editor calls me “I need you to do a photo shoot of someone.” We have a story written with quotes from Silva Tenenbein, a loc...
It’s almost May and it’s snowing in Vancouver! I don’t think I’ve ever seen it snow so late in the year here. My housemate says that global warming causes really strange weathe...
I woke up at about midnight last night to the sound of loud, rushing water from the bathroom. My housemate is vigorously washing his hands in the sink. A rare sight. I never, ever see or hear him wash...
My blog page is coming along… I spent the night fiddling around with CSS and managed to make the blog match the rest of a new and improved Nathaniel.ca Although I’m the guy who builds and ...
Khan has a tendency to follow me around. Recently he’s mustered the courage to follow me out the door and into the hallway of my building. I make sure this only happens during the night as this ...
I always thought the first thing I published was back in 1993. It was an article about the dangers of pets eating Christmas ornaments. I recently discovered that I had actually published somethi...