Author Archives: Mark

Baba’s Beach Podcast #21 – La Meme Chose

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Mark

The two icons of 50’s TV were Dragnet’s Joe Friday and June Cleaver,domestic goddess on “Leave it To Beaver”. He was all about the facts,while her thing was house, hearth and doting on her sons: especiallythe unfortunately nick-named youngest lad … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Mark

I woke up this morning and knew that it was a special day but I wasn’t sure why. It was one of those feelings that you just can’t place. Then I remembered. It would have been my Grandmother’s Birthday. Then … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #20 – The Journey

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Mark

I grew up in a house that was filled with music. Despite the budget considerations of raising four children on a printer’s salary, there was never a problem finding money for a piano, a saxophone, and a clarinet for us … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #19 – Wrestle A Bear

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Mark

For more information about the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) please visit www.jdrf.ca To pledge our daughter in the 2007 Walk to Cure Diabetes, please click here. If you’re going to be in Kingston, Ontario for the Podcasters Across Boarders, … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #18 – Life with MacGyver

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Mark

A few years ago while sitting in a coffee shop in Victoria’s laid back equivalent of the Upper East Side, Gordon Head, I overheard two young moms, upwardly mobile, impeccably dressed, comparing pictures from a child’s birthday party. Every second … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #17 – Ad Hominem

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Mark

No, not those horse people from Gulliver’s Travels or words that sound the same but smell different. It’s trying to win an argument by pointing out your opponent is wearing white after Labour Day. A good debate is a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #16 – Boomers

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Mark

But Granny, you don’t have glaucoma. I remember a Mad Magazine comic about how each generation rebels by turning into the opposite of it’s parents. Hippie parents were shaking their ‘fros and rattling love beads in worry over finding a … Continue reading →

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Not Dead, Just Resting. No, really.

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Mark

Season Two on the Beach will start up in the next few weeks. We took a small break to scour the globe in search of rest, relaxation, cheap wine and inspiration. Refreshed, invigorated and having finished the last bottle of … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach #15 – A Tough One

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Mark

When life hands you lemons… fill in the blank with a greeting card one liner. One of my daughter’s favorite cartoon character says, “When life hands you lemons, dance: dance like there’s a muskrat in your pants.” Actually, life doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Beach Podcast #14 – New Undies

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Mark

“Never Underestimate the Importance of Clean Underwear. Some people find inspiration at the bottom of a bottle. Some find it on a mountain top. And every so often some find where they’d least expect it. Many thanks to my back-up … Continue reading →

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