Eulogy for a Favourite Aunt

Eulogy for a Favourite Aunt

I miss Aunt Elva but the passage of time has made the happy times stand out and the sad ones more bearable. Here is what I learned from her life.

Thanks and Good Riddance 2020

Thanks and Good Riddance 2020

As I publish this on the last day of 2020, despite not knowing what the new year holds, everyone is glad to see the end of this one.
………I also hope that you have gained a better understanding of the fragility of life and the need to laugh and love while you can.

Tiny Habits: A Book Review

Tiny Habits: A Book Review

What is the least you can do to be the best you can be? Tiny Habits answers this question and several others on behaviour change and self-improvement. Tiny Habits by B.J Fogg Phd. $16.79USD (Amazon) ISBN:9780358003328 Dr. BJ Fogg is a lecturer and research scientist at Standford University.  He could be labeled as the ‘grandfather’ […]

Covid -19: The Opportunities

Covid -19: The Opportunities

This post is for people who realize that there is always room for Personal Development/Self Improvement, even during a pandemic and are lucky enough to still be employed.  The book Antifragile puts forward a strange theory.  The opposite of fragile is not resilience but antifragile.  The word was created by the book’s author, Nasim Taleb. […]

The Best Of Writings of A Mid-Life Man

When I launched this blog back in 2012, there were grandiose plans of becoming a blogging superstar.  These plans were derailed for a number of reasons, including putting more effort into getting promoted in my full-time job and becoming an artist. So why continue? This blog has served an outlet for my creative writing and […]