I was reading about work and learning for a course recently and came across some very interesting articles in a book (cited below). This excerpt explains a lot to me about the incredible demands contractors are under now. I’ve had a few contracts with impossibly short turnarounds and impossibly long […] Read More
I have not been to Sweden, but the Stockholm metro system appears to be as much art as transit. Each of the 100 stations is themed; some of the stops feature sculptures emerging out of granite, others use tile, or train-stopping colour. Check out all of the photos at Viral […] Read More
I have prized dictionaries from a very early age. I was gifted with this beautiful 1958 Oxford Dictionary when my aunt passed away this past summer. Sustainability is not in its 2536 pages. Neither is environmentalist. Conservation and conservancy are. And gay still meant “full of or disposed to joy […] Read More
I’m reading and writing about Kolb’s four stage experiential learning theory: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, active experimentation. I’ll use a semi-hypothetical trip to the Vancouver Aquarium with my young nephew Cruz to illustrate. The first stage involves experiencing with all of the incumbent feelings that are evoked. (Wow, […] Read More
When I worked at City Farmer, I had an idea for a garden gate. I wanted the gate to lift straight up above the garden. But every “expert” I showed it to said it couldn’t be done. It would have to be more of a garage style door, they all […] Read More
I’m down with a killer flu. It flattened the whole family over Christmas. Dinner was cancelled, but at least we were all together, cozy and warm with plenty of soup, OJ and hot toddies, depending on your preference. In between coughing bouts and across a mountain of tissues, we traded […] Read More
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. – George Bernard Shaw All of us have tasted the freedom and happiness that self-forgetfulness brings. In watching a good game of tennis or becoming engrossed in a novel, the satisfaction […] Read More
Wishing you Peace this Christmas. I want first of all…to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out [my] obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in […] Read More
I read a book a few years ago called Learning to Fly: Reflections on Fear, Trust, and the Joy of Letting Go. Author Sam Keen developed a program around the flying trapeze and through it taught his students a lot about life. It’s a fascinating read. Mary Oliver, one of […] Read More