Author: ScootyDub

I’m a digital creator and storyteller. I explore ideas through writing and videos. I’m on a quest to better understand myself to better understand the people around me. I’m curious about all that it means to exist in this wild world.
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SwS – Climbing the same stairs 24 years later

Happy Sunday, 106 steps above Drumheller, Alberta, stands the World’s Largest Dinosaur. 4 weeks ago, I stood at the top of it, peering through the teeth, with my almost-four-year-old nephew. 24 years before, I climbed those same stairs on a grade 4 field trip. Dinosaurs were the theme, and Drumheller had the goods. I remember thinking it was wild that a place like that existed so close to home. I didn’t know what “topography” meant yet. But I felt it. The hoodoos, the fossils, the badlands….

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SwS – Weathering cloudy expectations in sunny Victoria

Happy Sunday, Mayday mayday! May got away from me. I’m a week late, but I made it here to welcome you into June. Summer has arrived! But for May Long weekend… The weather forecast showed rain, rain, rain. Sitting at YYC airport’s gate A24, I sigh and put my phone face down on the seat beside me. I grab the $7 Starbucks coffee and sip, tentatively. Still too hot and burnt beyond bitter. I think to myself, “this weekend getaway might suck.” 150 minutes later, I’m sitting in the backseat of a…

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SwS – Finding something unexpected in the Battlefords

Happy Sunday, North Battleford is the 7th largest city in Saskatchewan. It has a population of ~18000 and holds historical significance as the province’s first official settlement, founded as a fur trading post in 1876. It continues to operate as an essential hub for the Canadian Northern Railway. But the most interesting fact about North Battleford… it’s where I spent Easter weekend. Isolated on a side road off a dirt road 4 minutes outside of town, 5 adults + 3 dogs + 2 cats + 1 small child…

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SwS – Finally figuring out Crypto 10 years later

Happy Sunday, Happy Sunday Bubbs! The first ever Bitcoin transaction occurred on January 12, 2009. My first Bitcoin transaction occurred on March 7, 2025. Let me tell you about it. I started hearing about “bitcoins” sometime in the mid-2010s. I was gifted a book about the blockchain in 2017 (it’s still unread on my bookshelf). For a decade, my intrigue about cryptocurrency was outweighed by intimidation. It all seemed so … technical. What is a crypto wallet? What is a seed phrase? What is a…

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SwS – Time travelling on couches with team Canada

Happy Sunday, Do you remember where you were on Sunday, February 28, 2010? I know where I was. I was sitting on a couch in a crowded common area on the 4th floor of the Rundle residence building at the University of Calgary. The energy was tense. Every eye locked on the TV screen. Tied 2-2 with time ticking down in overtime. A big save at one end, and the puck goes the other way. It gets chipped into the corner, gobbled up in a give-and-go cycle, and sneaks back into the slot. Sidney Crosby…

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SwS – Taking small steps in Winter to notice what’s nice

Happy Sunday, I walked out the front door on a Wednesday. It’s around 2pm. The sun hangs low in the sky, shining bright in the faded blue backdrop. I head straight, south, across the street, and up the hill so the sun warms my face. I need the warmth. I feel cold, anxious, restless. For no reason in particular. Rounding the hill, across the next street, I pull out my phone to jot some thoughts. For a full block, I note how I’m feeling, searching for a why. Halfway through a sentence, I stop -…