Christmas with Nana
I genuinely don’t know the last time we had Christmas with my mom. The closest we’ve come is when we went to New York City back in 2008. Prior to that? Maybe 2004. It’s been a while. Of course, Mom …
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Passing by FOMO
Last night was Believeco (Calgary)’s annual Holiday Party (though “Christmas” was more generally used, we acknowledge the more non-denominational intent). And has nearly every corporate (and more …
Big Wreck
Jeremy takes me to the best concerts. You’ve already heard about some of the others. This one was one that I hadn’t been really prepared for. The last time I’d been at the Palace, I’d had to leave …
The Famous Lethal Weapon Quote
Several times in the Lethal Weapon movie series, Roger Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover) says: “I’m getting too old for this shit.” I’ve joked about that line on several occasions, especially when …
I Mother Earth and The Tea Party at Grey Eagle
Jeremy and I have talked about music pretty much as long as I’ve know him. As a former member of a rock band, Jeremy knows a lot, and his passion for music (and especially equipment) always reminds me of how much I …
World Leaders Must Remember
Today, more than perhaps in any year previous during my life, we need to encourage our political leaders (if indeed we can consider them to be leading) to remember the errors of the past. Lest We Forget. Not everywhere …
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Things I've Learned from my Managers
I’ve had a lot of managers over the course of my 35 year working life. Some of them were fantastic, some of them … well, let’s just say that the police got involved at some point. Suffice to say, …
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The Trouble with Passion
I have a problem with being passionate: it gets me upset more often than not. I admit, it’s a problem with me, not the organization, not anyone else … even if the problem does exist there, I recognize that …
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Thank you, Neil Randall
Tonight, I met up with a very old friend, Duncan. He and I lived together in the basement of a house shared with 4 other students (including my friend Mike, another denizen of the basement) on Albert Street in Waterloo. …
The Problem with RTO
1,285 days ago, many of us were sent home to face an unknown future. Most of us had no idea that a couple of weeks would turn into over two years, that thousands of people in Alberta alone would die, and the long-term …