Earlier this year an not-for profit off-shoot of Rainbow Songs was founded. The purpose of this organization is to bring the same high quality music programs that Rainbow Songs is famous for to people that do not have the means to experience them. So the Rainbow Songs Foundation runs Rainbow Songs programs for families staying in shelters in the GTA. Earlier this year we applied for charitable status so we could issue tax receipts for donations. This week Read the rest of this entry »
Ok life gets in the way of blogging. I have been really busy I have been working on a kid’s TV show as a recurring character as well as writing music for it. It has been interesting and quite a bit of fun and I have now finished 5 of 6 episodes I am involved with. The show is produced by the same people who produced “This is Daniel Cook” and is a “reality” show set in a daycare. It will be called “Jungle Room” and it should air in late 2007 or early 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
I Love riding in the winter (actually I prefer the summer but riding anytime is great). People think Toronto is too cold to ride a bike in the winter. No way!!! Often by the time I get where I am going I have to have a little cool off time as my metabolism is all pumped up from the ride. Even the few days we had of -20 Celsius were quite ridable.
One of the things about riding in the winter is you have to ride farther into the road. The sides of the road are covered in ice so are not ridable. So if you are driving your car behind a cyclist in this weather please don’t follow too close and sit there revving your engine. It’s not safe!! IF you can’t safely pass back off!! People do this too me even when I am riding with my son Jake in the bike seat. It is not safe. If I need to stop quickly the following cars don’t have a safe distance to stop.
After all, I am riding so that the air is more breathable for everyone, even those foolish people who continue to drive cars. Not driving is the single easiest way for city dwellers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and building community at the same time.
Remember 4 wheels bad 2 wheels good.
February seems to me like a natural candidate for the worst month of the year Award. After waiting forever for winter to come this year now it seems like winter will go on forever. No holidays (this really bugs me we need a long weekend in February!!). . . Grey skies. . . Slush . . . Read the rest of this entry »
I had a really nice experience earlier this week that I just have to share: My son Jake was on his way home from swimming lessons with his grandmother and he forgot his “Thomas the Tank Engine” lunch box on the streetcar.
Jake likes order.
Jake likes Thomas more than order.
Jake is 4.
So you can imagine how upset he would be about losing this prized possession. Read the rest of this entry »