My Toastmasters career may be measured in two parts (so far). I first joined Toastmasters in 2009 following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. I worked my way through what is now called the Legacy Program, and seven years later … Continued
If movies worked like real life, who would be Colonel Nathan Jessup’s lawyer? #IfMoviesWorkedLikeRealLife This may come as a surprise, but I’ve never seen the movie A Few Good Men. Now that I’ve stated this far-fetched claim, I’ll qualify it. … Continued
There are many entries in the Rush discography that were released when I wasn’t paying attention. I’ve been exploring their 1993 album Counterparts and discovering many gems in this collection. With nineteen studio albums in their catalogue, Rush has produced … Continued
One of the nurses asked me if I wanted a sleeping pill. I declined. However, given my pattern of sleeping only one or two hours at a time, I’ve been thinking it would be nice to sleep through an entire … Continued
Not my day, my week, my month or even my year.
I wrote the lyrics for Magician’s Plea after a 1987 or 1988 visit to Disney World with my parents. We went on various theme rides and I just wanted to be entertained. I wanted to let go and believe in … Continued
Customer: “What happens if I don’t pay?” Seller: “Then we send over a rabid beaver to gnaw off your arms.” Customer: (looks shocked) Seller: “Just kidding, ha ha!” Customer: (looks quizically at seller) Seller: “He’ll probaly just start with your … Continued
When I was in Grade 7, maybe Grade 8, I played a trick on one of my classmates. I’ll call him Bohdan. The teacher called on Bohdan to stand up and answer a couple of questions. I could see he … Continued
I deployed the 0.3.1 version of the integrated Hello Bruce Trail site to the demo site this week. It incorporates various under-the-hood changes that support CRUD operations (create, retrieve, update, delete) on Geomaps and the ability to upload photos. As … Continued
A couple of weeks ago right before one of my morning possibility call, I watched a video from a link that one of the call leaders had shared with me. It was a Darren Hardy inspirational video. I got inspired … Continued