Well, another arbitrary turn of the calendar has come and gone. Pretty exciting stuff, right? Don’t get me wrong. I like having any excuse to party that doesn’t require anything beyond having to make it to midnight. Unlike Halloween, no elaborate costumes are required, and unless you plan on going to a black-tie river boat … Continue reading
Music is a fickle beast to enjoy and even harder to apply some sort of criticism towards. I thought I’d just throw together some sort of countdown and that would be that. Turns out there is a ton of music that I listened to this year and I even managed to enjoy most of it. … Continue reading
As any self-aggrandizing blogger ought to, I have created some new annual awards in my own image. Don’t worry, Jay Feaster, I didn’t design them with me in my underwear. This is a classy affair. I present to you, Brent Stephen Smith’s First Annual Awards of Excellence and Triumph of the Human Spirit, otherwise known … Continue reading
The rain comes down with a loud, awful din. I’m watching the baggage crew outside hustle and shimmy around the tarmac. At the departure gate, inside, it’s warm and (of course) dry, and I’m thankful I’m not one of them out there. I sip my last Canadian coffee (a large double-double from the ubiquitous giant) … Continue reading
