Ted's first encounter with having a fun life came in 1983 when he went to Lake Louise, BC to be a ski bum. He thought he would just learn to ski, but he learned how to truly enjoy life as well. He learned that not only was it possible to have more fun, but that he could always have fun, no matter what.

In 1985 he moved to Vancouver, BC. He worked as a ski videographer, Frisbee instructor and as a stand-up comedian. One afternoon a friend came over to tell Ted of his plans to sell all of his furniture and move to Alaska. Inspired by his friend’s plans, Ted decided to go out and have an adventure, too. He embarked on an 8100-mile (13,000 KM) cycling journey from Vancouver, BC to Key West, Florida and back. This trip was the beginning of his writing and illustrating career. That writing turned into his first book, The Cycling Adventures of Coconut Head, which became a Canadian best-seller.

Upon his return home, Ted convinced Brad Phillips, the program director of Z95.3 FM, to hire him as the new cycling traffic reporter for the radio station. Ted rode over 12.500 miles (20,000 KM), reporting traffic from the streets of Vancouver as the world’s first cycling traffic reporter.

Always needing more adventure, Ted took off on a four-country bike tour of England, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia. He left Vancouver once again to discover more of the world and what fun opportunities it held for him.

Never one to stay in one spot for long, Ted was soon trying different avenues of work. He moved on to become a travel photographer for Intrawest, taking pictures of resorts in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. During this time, he also was an actor in TV commercials for Safeway, Telus and Hasbro.

In the summer of 2001, Ted was called back to his love of writing and illustrating. He decided to put the fifteen years of hands-on fun research to the test. His new book, Gramma Knows the F Word, is the culmination of his years of travel, meeting new people and discovering what fun is.

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