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San Diego, CA – Laguna Beach, CA
Thanks to the opportunity to speak at MCN’s annual conference, I was able to get in a trip to San Diego, CA, right as Montreal is settling into a wintery deep freeze. After the event ended, I took Amtrak to Orange Country to visit some relatives for a few days.
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Habitat, Montreal, QC
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All-In 2019 Conference, Victoria, BC
Wednesday, June 5th – Sunday, June 9th, 2020Hotel: Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina by APA, 146 Kingston St, Victoria, BC V8V1V4
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Winter at the Belgo
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San Diego, CA
Sunset at Owner Summit 2017. Paradise Point Resort and Spa, 1404 West Vacation Road, San Diego, CA 92109.
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First Snowfall: Plank Office
One of the nicest features of our office at Plank, is that two of our four walls are in fact floor to ceiling windows. While we are downtown and have an office building to one side of us, behind us is an empty lot that belongs to the church one street over. As a result, we get […]
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Dungeons & Dragons Evening at Plank
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Plank Appreciation Day 2015
What has now become a decade-long tradition at Plank — every late summer or early fall — we take most of the day off of work and enjoy each other’s company at some random, organised event. We have done things like bowling, disco mini-golf and even a riverboat ride! Personally, I’d never been to see an Impact […]
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Rush: R40 Live Tour 2015, Toronto, ON #001
Set One Video Intro (The World is … The World is) > The Anarchist > Clockwork Angels > Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) > Far Cry > The Main Monkey Business > One Little Victory > Animate > Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) > Distant Early Warning > Subdivisions > Intermission (R40 drum kit replaced with throwback replica kit) Set Two Video […]
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Rush: R40 Live Tour 2015, Bok Centre, Tulsa, OK
On Thursday, May 7th 2015 I got on a plane in Montreal and roughly 6 hours later got off another plane in a city I never thought I would ever in a million years visit; Tulsa, Oklahoma. I didn’t / don’t have anything against Tulsa, I just never thought it would be somewhere that I […]
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Ownercamp #006 – Minneapolis, MN
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Culture Days Congress 2014, Winnipeg, MB
On Thursday, May 22nd and Friday, May 23rd I will be attending the 2nd annual Culture Days National Congress. This year, the event is at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, MB. While I was just your average attendee in 2013, I have been proudly asked to speak on a panel and lead a workshop […]
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On Plank
Since I relaunched this site a few years ago, I have posted only about personal topics and nothing related to work. As the founder of a digital studio, I feel like I’m expected to publish about work, but I wanted to keep this website distinct from Plank. I wanted this to be a place where […]
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Owner Camp 004, Captiva Island, FL
In late 2012 I got an email from a stranger who I knew of and really respected, Greg Hoy of Happy Cog. If you aren’t in the web development world, you may have no clue who Greg or Happy Cog is, but to digital nerds like me, he’s a well-respected dude. He invited me to […]
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Plank Appreciation Day 2013 – Field Trip
Every summer since 2006, Plank has taken one Friday off to go and do something non-work related. The day usually includes dinner, drinks and some event that none of us would normally consider doing. I am not one to usually support “organized fun” but when Allen suggested it the first time, I figured I should […]
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The Boulders, Scottsdale, AZ
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New York Rangers 0 – Montreal Canadiens 3
1 2 3 F New York Rangers 0 0 0 0 Montréal Canadiens 2 1 0 3
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Plank Appreciation Day 2012
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Brave New Waves – Logo – Tattoo
Around 1999-2000 I / Plank was approached by infamous late-night CBC alternative radio show Brave New Waves to help them redesign their website. As a big fan of the show, I was excited to work with Patti, Gen, Yuani and the rest of the crew. At some point during the process, they asked us also to come […]
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Friday office treats from Navarino’s
New Navarino Bakery & Pastry Shop5563 Av Du Parc, Montreal, Quebec H2V 4H2
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Tedx Montreal
Hugh McGuireThe Blurring Line Between Books and the Internet Ethan KaySaving Lives through Clean Cookstoves Yasaman SheriSynthetic biology and mass production David DalrympleA new type of mathematics Talia DorseyStrategic design in the age of complexity Marshall “Soulful” JonesTouchscreen Jonathan BrunTime to upgrade our democracy Quim MadrenasHow microbes shaped our music Kyle SeamanParenting in the Modern […]
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Midem: Cannes, France
— Rainy Red Carpet, first day at Midem 2012, Cannes, France
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Plank Appreciation Day 2011
Photo by JF Fortier
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Hot Docs: St-Henri the 26th of August
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SXSW 2011, Austin, TX
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SXSW 2011, Austin, TX
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SXSW 2011, Austin, TX
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SXSW 2011, Austin, TX
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SXSW 2011, Austin, TX
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SXSW 2011, Day One, Austin, TX
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South by Southwest [SXSWi] 2009, Austin, TX
So, this one time at SXSW… I was at a party with four other members of the Plank team, and we stumbled upon a mechanical bull. I glanced at everyone, and they shook their heads “no”. I paused to consider the kind of physical shape I was in at the time (below average) and concluded […]
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Austin, TX: SXSW 2002
I ended my first day in Austin with dinner at Katz’s Deli (closed in 2010). My meal was clearly not kosher-style (Roast Beef with Provolone Cheese).
