It can be easy to take things, a colour for example, for granted. Each colour though, has myriad hues. Myriad variations in shades and tints, tone, tinge. Today’s reflection is brought to you by the colour, and myriad greens experienced during a recent ride. A Moment Of Focus With alternating solid and dotted …
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” – Albert Einstein As I was leaving the house, in swimming trunks and flip-flops and with towel in hand, my daughter asked me, “Why?” “Why do you keep swimming in ice cold water if it is uncomfortable?” I replied, “Sometimes you gotta do things that aren’t comfortable.” And with …
This weekend the boat launches in Ottawa opened! Phase one of a return to some sense of normalcy begins, as does Spring. This is the Victoria Day weekend in Canada. Otherwise known as the May 2-4 weekend, or May long-weekend. Whatever you want to refer to it as, it marks, at least here in Canada, …
This is the final week for my fundraising before The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. We did it! The goal was to raise $2500, and as of this writing, together we’ve raised over $3500 for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. We have surpassed the goal and I know there is more to come from ongoing …
I learned much from my nine days on the road. The Transition Tour was about taking a deliberate break between ‘chapters’ in my life. It was also, and very importantly, about cataloguing and validating ideas and concepts. By visiting as many coffeehouses as possible, and taking note, it was an opportunity to see how similar …
Changes – Bowie was apparently referring to his compulsive nature of artistic reinvention. Change for me is getting close now; retirement. A reinvention, if you will. It instills an odd mix of excitement and trepidation. Now begins the transition. A period of disengagement between old and new. Many that have left the military before me …
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, Turn And Face The Strange – David Bowie Read More »
In less than three weeks I will leap. I have leapt before; but this is a big one. I will retire from the military and recreate myself as an entrepreneur. My Java Journal has chronicled my journey thus far. It will begin to adapt to prepare for this new, this life-altering, leap. In the coming …
“Leap, and the net will appear” – John Burroughs Read More »
I was going to post about Buckingham Palace this week. I decided against it. The reason? I still need to test posting with a picture. This week I will add one picture – it will be a Feature Picture so it won’t be embedded in the post itself. The good news is that I will …
Trains, pains and motorcycles: A Tea Tale From India Read More »
