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Win 4 Tickets To See Disney On Ice In Ottawa!

February 3, 2014/49 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Hi! You might remember me from such events as, last year’s Disney on Ice extravaganza!! The folks at Disney and the Canadian Tire Centre were kind enough to let me skate with the cast of Disney on Ice last year and I have been in love with the tour ever since. That, and the fact […]

The Measure of a Man

February 3, 2014/20 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

We have a lot of definitions and ideas about manliness and what it means to be a “real” man, but the truth is that there is no one characteristic that defines “manliness”. Some think you need tattoos and a pickup truck to be a true man, while others prefer courage or humour as shining examples. […]

The Art of Making Friends

January 28, 2014/12 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

Making friends is a tough business. It seems the older you get, the harder it is to put yourself out there, and especially in this digital age where everything you do is out in the open for the world to see. I can remember back to middle school and the awkwardness of trying to fit […]

Win a Keurig K70 Platinum Brewing System

January 17, 2014/394 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Coffee might be the most used and discussed word on social media and rightfully so. I can still remember the exact day my love affair with coffee started. It was October 6th, 2003 and my life hasn’t been the same since! I was a late bloomer and didn’t get started until I was 25, which […]

Introducing the Creative Minds Podcast!

January 16, 2014/1 Comment/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

It only took me just under a year of talking about it but I have finally decided that it was time to launch a podcast! I’ve teamed up with my good friend, Mike Reynolds, from the blog, Puzzling Posts, and we just finished recording our first episode. The title of the podcast is Creative Minds […]