Dads come in all shapes and sizes and personalities. I was very fortunate to have had a nice Dad. As a kid the only way…
Recently I was asked how I keep myself organized. Ha! I am a left handed creative and my organizational systems make sense to myself only. …
It is what it is, but what can it be? The saying, “It is what it is” has been popular in recent years. It’s often…
There is a saying about life being short, and it may be true. I prefer to say life is long — youth is short. In…
As part of the newspaper publishing tradition, puzzles, amusements and comics are usually found on the final pages. There is a reason for this; in…
In April of 2004, I bought tickets to go see the Dalai Lama speak at the CNE in Toronto. The date conflicted with both my…
Like just about everything in life, confidence works best when it is in balance. Too little confidence and nothing is achieved. Too much confidence and…
It is springtime. The end of dealing with snow and cold for a while. And the end of winter driving. Where I live, the winters…
Every day I pack a really good lunch. In every office I’ve ever worked in I consistently win the ‘lunch of the day’ award. The…
A very popular book in the seventies was ‘Be Here Now’ written by a spiritual leader named Ram Dass. I never read it. It looked…