A summary of what I’m up to at the moment
This is a /now page, inspired by the many-ways-wonderful Derek Sivers. I structure my version of a /now to mirror my thesis that who, what, and how we are can be addressed as a set of nested, connected domains. (More on that to follow.)
Last update: November 9, 2026
Place
Where am I?
I’m current at home on lək̓ʷəŋən territory, in Victoria, B.C., Canada, where the autumn rains are finally arriving, washing to ground the lingering colours of autumn.
Person
What’s my current focus in terms of personal health?
Woof, this is a long – too long – story that deserves a separate treatment. In short, I remain within a resetting and rebuilding phase, working to (re)establish a foundation of consistent practices in the areas of healthful eating, mobility and endurance. I’ve had hiccups of various kinds respecting each of these recently. Most-acutely, during an attempt (DNF) at a trail race in late September I severely re-aggravated a calf injury from which I’m rehabbing.
Practices & Projects
What am I currently learning, developing and doing (in terms of projects outside my day job)?
On our backyard farm we’re well into the change of seasons, but behind on associated chores, like winterizing the food and flower garden, gathering and applying mulch and the like. A planned woodshed build didn’t launch this summer, so our firewood will be tarped another winter.
I’ve been reading voraciously of late, across a variety of subjects, with narrower focuses on inquiries into the nature of (i) self/consciousness, and (ii) intelligence. I’m also spending a bunch of time thinking and reading about the current state of technology (to put it simply).
Profession
What’s my current focus at work?
I’m 5 1/2 years into working with/in BC Parks & Recreation, my longest-ever continuous stint in a single job (though the nature and scope of the job has morphed over the years). As I write this, we’re at the tail end of an interregnum between administrations following an election of significant change, most folks within the Public Service keenly awaiting – and prepping for, based on the best available signals – what comes next.
People
How am I currently investing in relationships, team dynamics and community?
I’ll add to this presently, but this moment of significant change at work has sparked a lot of heat among people, leading to heightened degrees of stress and conflict, all of which has me (re)thinking about approaches to showing up and managing people within large institutions experiencing <gestures broadly> all this.
Planet
What am I currently doing to contribute to stewardship of our environment?
I’m forced to acknowledge that beyond my small, direct backyard acts of stewardship, rewilding and reconciliation, and my larger but much more diffuse contributions to conservation through my day job, I don’t have much to share about efforts at this current scale.