Play

Life with all work and not play ain't much fun, so occasionally I do manage to get out of the lab. One thing I really enjoy is playing music. I'm a woodwind player that specializes in clarinet. Apart from that there are other passtimes like reading books, fixing musical instruments, playing a variety of sports, mountain biking and pretending I know how to play golf. My bio has more information about this sort of stuff.

Music

• Playing music: clarinet, harmony clarinets (Eb to contrabass), recorder, bassoon, trumpet
• Concerts: Opera Atelier, TSO, Royal Opera of Canada, Canadian Opera Company, Arrogant Worms, Blue Rodeo, AC/DC
• Music Festivals: Montreal Jazz Festival, Guelph Jazz Festival, Festival of Friends, Hillside, Fringe Festival
• Repairing woodwind instruments

Sailing

• Laser
• C&C Corvette Association
• America's Cup

Canoe Tripping

• French River (Restoule Lake to Hwy 69: 5 days) - 1987
• Saugeen River (Walkerton to Paisley: 3 days) - 1988, 1990, 1992 (2nd Guelph Boy Scouts)
• French River (Hwy 69 to Georgian Bay: 4 days) - Aug 2003
• Quetico Provincial Park (French Lake to Oliphant Trail: 7 days) - June 2004
• Saugeen River (Lobies Park to Brant Conc. 10: 1 day)- July 2005
• Quetico Provincial Park (6 days) - August 2007

Mountain Biking

• Kelso, Guelph Lake, MonoCliffs

Geeky stuff

• Engineering Jokes, Lady Godiva Hymn verses