There are those times in your career when you think about the path that got you where you are and wonder about the parallel universes where you’re doing something radically different. When I think back on how I wound up … Continue reading
Yesterday on my walk to work I was listening to cbc radio. The 30 second news update between segments on the current consisted three things (I paraphrase): 1. Official death toll in Japan is 5000 with 8000 still missing. 2. … Continue reading
This morning I was given the compliment by a complete stranger that I was a “good problem solver”. It was the kind of exchange that I enjoy because it makes me think about how much an individual’s experience affects how … Continue reading
Something I’ve noticed in the last couple of decades is that a significant number of my colleagues at different workplaces play pretty free and loose with the terms retarded and retard as blanket derisive adjectives for something or someone that … Continue reading
Okay, in the spirit of equal treatment, I have to use this space to announce that my five-year-old daughter Clare is now performing as Gretl in the Sound of Music in Toronto. Clare had originally auditioned with her older sister … Continue reading
Welcome to back to school. I am the proud father of home-schooled kids. This is the 3rd year that my wife has got our kids started on their school curriculum first thing in the morning on the day after labour … Continue reading