“I have a mission for you, should you chose to accept it” the Calgary Herald reporter asked over the phone. “Will my computer explode in 5 seconds if I do?” I quipped back. Her silent deadpan threw a wet blanket on what for me was a pretty sharp line, apparently she just wanted a headshot [...]

Every day until June 17th vote for Blimpy as the Ultimate Calgary Stampede Intern!  It’s a fantastic contest being run by the Calgary Stampede and if I win I get to live on the grounds for 10 days in my own trailer with 24/7 backstage access to blog about all kinds of fun and ridiculous [...]

I’m trying to get voted in as the Calgary Stampede Ultimate Social Media Intern and it would be a huge boost if people could vote for me every day from now until June 17th and repost that link wherever possible.  See the newest Blimpy video and vote for me here please!!  (Oh, and as usual [...]

I have had this fridge magnet since my early days working for a Texas based oil services company in 2006, and only now do I realize how true it is.  While I believe it was first crafted during the “War on France” via Freedom Fries because they’re a bunch of pacifist, non-Iraqi murdering jerks, it [...]