It wasn’t a normal week of driving, the kind where I pull out of my garage, tune in to my favourite radio station and engage the autopilot for a trip which I won’t remember more than 30 seconds of once I park in the same spot I always do underground at the office.
The Kangaroo’s Tail (The Learning Zone Part Two)
We think of kangaroos as cute creatures hopping around with little baby joeys sticking out of their mom’s pouch, and its true that their pouch is their most famous feature. But these cuddly looking critters are also fearsome fighters when attacked, and it is their tail that they count on the most when they are … Continue reading The Kangaroo’s Tail (The Learning Zone Part Two)
Finding Our Learning Zone
I have to admit that I don’t usually worry about being comfortable. Life has been pretty good to us. Any problems we have are largely “first world problems” that the greatest majority of the world would happily take on along with the life we have been blessed with. My wife Kendra is really good at … Continue reading Finding Our Learning Zone
Mad World
There’s something mysterious and captivating about Gary Jules (cover of Tears for Fears) hit song “Mad World”. It has an intriguingly simple and beautiful melody. A single vocal line with no embellishing riffs or runs. A light, airy feel to the whole production that pulls you into the song and makes you feel really good about it.
The Golden Goal
I couldn’t resist using this title! I know it is a soccer expression, but as I’ve said here before, I’m an avid hockey fan and I’m over the top that Canada won the Olympic gold medal for the 3rd time in four tries. This time, the game winning (golden) goal was scored by Jonathan Toews, … Continue reading The Golden Goal
What’s on Channel 2?
When I started thinking about this post and giving it the title it has, I actually felt old. I thought about my earliest days of life and the realization that OMG we actually did have only two TV channels. We didn’t say channel 1 and 2, but we did ask “what’s on the other channel”? … Continue reading What’s on Channel 2?
Leading Essentially 