Have you ever had the feeling that you were just muddling through your day, or spent it paralyzed by indecision? Ever sat at work and opened your e-mail, only to have the rest of the day go by in a blur as you fulfilled everyone else’s wishes? Needless to say, in combat situations, indecision and […]
October 18, 2018 by 1 Comment
7 Hazards To Look Out for After Hurricanes
Even if you and your family have escaped injury and death during the storm, there are some not so obvious hazards after a hurricane. You think that just because the winds have died, the sun is shining and the clouds are light and wispy, the worst of the hurricane is gone. Here are Seven […]
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 […]
