the Personal Stories category
And then it was gone! Torch relay on Denman Street
Well, it’s not easy to change the early morning behaviour of my six year old, Olympics or not. Trying to get the young fella to “get cracking” so we could make it out to see the torch be run down Denman street was no easy task. I awoke to the sound of helicopters that were [...]
The best one yet! Photo contest winner!
Friday started of pretty crap to be honest. I got attacked by a spelling Nazi and was made to feel like shit for accidentally letting three typos get through on my professional side of life. I should not have let it but for some reason I did.
I should know by now not to let them [...]
Family of three looking for a super place to live in Vancouver
We are looking to move. That’s right this family has finally outgrown the amazing West End apartment that has been our home since 2002! We are a family of three and are very tidy, very quiet, non smoking, with out pets and have amazing references to back it up.
I work in the interactive business and [...]
Photo of the Day – Mother’s Day 2009
After the day spent at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary wandering around enjoying mothers day in the country we made our way over to Commercial Drive for a friends art show opening. After the show Denise took Noah to the playground and I made my pilgrimage to the Santa Barbara Deli. It is by far [...]
Canucks in 8 x 6 Frames
Well I when to the Canucks game last night and wow did it suck! The night did not but the game sure did. I caught up with three friends that I have known for over 20 years. The one that I do when I hang out with these gents is laugh and that is a [...]
Part 2 – The Flight to Spain – Prepare for take off!
[Previous Chapter Here] So now I have left the agency, performed best man and dj duties at Jon and Diane’s wedding and am now set to spend the entire summer in Spain with Denise and Noah. It really does not get much better than this. We are packed, the arrangement with my brother to water the [...]
My top 5 List of Famous People with Dyslexia
I do mention in a few places in the Jaypiddy blog, the tagline specifically, that I am dyslexic. Well I am now beginning to explore what that all really means. The fact cannot be ignored any longer now that I am in business for myself. In business I have safe guards and systems that I use to [...]
Part 1 – Quit your job and take a long vacation.
Catchy headline and exactly what I did. I left my job at an up and coming web agency in Vancouver where I was in negotiations for partnership, ya that’s right. So let’s back up here for a moment and get some context.
I had been working a large telco [TELUS] as an creative director for the [...]
Wow a wee Wii for Noah’s Birthday!
Noah gets a Wee Wii from JP Holecka on Vimeo.
This was my son’s reaction to receiving the Nintendo Wii for his birthday last year. Not much more I can add to this!
Picture of the day – The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Well as we head into the new year and begin 2009 with a clean sweep of all things 2008 one can’t help but run into ghosts from the past. It seems that it was just yesterday that Noah was fascinated and could not get enough of all things Toy Story. It was only a year ago that [...]






