“We must make haste then, not only because we are nearer daily to death but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.” Meditations – Emperor Marcus Aurelius “Live while you may, die when you can’t do no better.” Elva Minnis (aunt) Last month I celebrated my 51st year on […]
July 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Best Year Ever: Failures
If you’ve followed along in my best year ever series, “THANKS!” If you haven’t shame on you, here’s a recap. I set five major and two minor goals for the year 2017. They were: Get promoted Travel to Norway Learn a new language Publish Repair and remodel my house Learn a martial […]
June 3, 2018 by 1 Comment
Learning a New Language After 40
Many of us over the age of forty remember the boring, endless repetition of our first foreign language classes. The “Amo, Amas, Amat” chant from my grade 7 (form 1) Latin class still ring in memory, more than 35 years later. Some of us excelled at learning, while others dreaded the Spanish/French class. If you […]
May 3, 2018 by 2 Comments
How to Have a Successful Art Show: 4 more tips
How do you define a ‘successful’ art show? My definition is quite simple, any show where people come, enjoy themselves and most importantly spend money, I consider successful. There’s a number of elements that have to come together for this to happen and I’ve written about those here and here. This post has four other […]
April 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From The Bahamas to Norway. What I Learned About Tourism.
Way back when, somewhere between the first and second time bell-bottom jeans became fashionable, I made a Bucket List. On that list, I put three places I wanted to reach before the age of 50. They were Alaska, Japan, and Norway. The list also says that I must learn to play a musical instrument or […]
