Who the Hell am I?
Born in Montreal and raised in just about every province, my educational transcripts read like a rap sheet. My father was a transferable manager for Zellers which prescribed a lifestyle of little more than 2 years each in a long list of cities and towns.
Settling in S.E. Saskatchewan I married Teresa in 1986. I'm a proud father of two and blessed with two grandchildren whom own me without reserve.
Aside from work my hobbies include golf (which my skill level is closer to whack-a-mole), Photography (including nature, macro and astrophotography), political junkie and a gravitation towards backyard mechanics. My carpentry skills are improving however not much past rubbing two sticks together instead of using a lighter.
What's in a name?
SaskGrass. Simple. I live in Saskatchewan and my given name is Grass. A bit of history though will really bore you.
I needed a Gmail address and SaskGrass was up for grabs. After that I started an instagram account, FaceBook page, YouTube and X (formally known as Twitter). Bought the domain name saskgrass.ca. I was approached by a company in Saskatoon who wanted my brand name for their cannabis outlet but respectfully declined.
Story behind the tag:
I wanted a personalized plate. However SGI told me "sorry that name is not allowed" due to its slang affiliation with a certain narcotic. Not to be disheartened, I requested to speak with their manager - in this case the Regina office. The moral to this tidbit? Don't give up trying.
Again I was stonewalled with the exact same response. (I bet they have a list of subjective names not allowed). Yet again I requested to speak with their boss. Well that happened to be the president of SGI. I had a feeling this was my last stop.
After the President assured me that this choice was not allowed I proceeded to explain the reason for my personalized plate including some coincidental factoids including that "Grass" is actually the third oldest name in Canada and a Colonel Micheal DeGrassi (of which I am part of that lineage) founded Kingston Ontario. Under no promises the President said he'd put the request before the board and 2 hours later I was told the plate was being printed.
Here you will be demystified on anything political. Be it provincial, federal or global I will bore you to tears with my personal rants on all things broken.
Not sure what to expect here, but it could be a blog with the potential to morph into a podcast. It may be as successful as mixing oil and water.
All things pixelated. From nature to macro to astro, I'll share what ever had the misfortune of passing in front of the lens. WARNING: this will be rated PG.
