On 23 May 2021, I ride. This year is the 10-year anniversary of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. Also, the second year under COVID restrictions necessitating that I ride alone. Last year I raised over $12,000 for prostate cancer research and programs addressing men’s mental health, and increasing suicide rates. For 2021, we are nearing …
I wrote last year about community; community and togetherness. I wrote of a community experience I had and then related it to how community is one of the five keys to happiness, according to the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and his The Little Book of Lykke. The other four keys …
Operating this website/blog has been a pleasure. It doesn’t, however, come without some frustration. Here’s an update on what you’ve missed. If you’ve been a subscriber to my blog then you will know my consistency over the past couple years has been good. This past few weeks though? Not so much. I had some …
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“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard This weekend I am sharing my story with the Knowledge Is Power Foundation (KiP). The foundation, in their words, ‘strives to promote a modern social change agenda through FREE knowledge-sharing, education, and advocacy’. I will share my journey; from …
It is important to support, celebrate, and promote other’s accomplishments. Whether it’s your kids, your spouse, your family, or your friends. Today I will do so for Victoria, a friend. This is a localized post. However, it may prompt those of you from outside the Ottawa area to find similar resources in your own. …
It is 1 am. My blog post will push at 3 am. That gives me two hours. Normally, I’d have a skeleton drafted, or at least an idea to write from. This week was busy and today was a packed day though, and I am just back from an event that I attended in support …
Continuing on with Vancouver, it had a bohemian feel to it. In 1992 when I arrived, the Grunge scene was coming into its own. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, all this great music and no Internet to distract. The winter months in Vancouver were wet, dreary, and overcast. The perfect setting for coffeehouses …
