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Category Archives: Just wondering
Black Friday … or Buy Nothing Day?
I don’t usually do blog posts two days in a row, but a letter to the editor in our local morning paper made me decide to make an exception. Its message is so worth sharing. Full credit to its author, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Leadership
Tagged Black Friday, consumerism, Do Nothing Day, economic growth, economy, sales, Sierra Club, Tom Reddin
20 Comments
What do singing and baseball have in common?
If anyone had asked me that question a few weeks ago I just would have laughed. I love singing and I enjoy watching baseball on TV, but having anything in common, yeah, right! Until I attended a weekend choral workshop … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged baseball, choral workshops, Creativity, goals, golf, motivation, professionalism, singing, sports, Yogi Berra
11 Comments
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 164?
This past week there was an intriguing opinion piece in Toronto’s Globe and Mail entitled “It’s only natural to rage against aging”. Written by David Sinclair and Matthew LaPlante, their overriding point is that there is no reason why we … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged aging, anti-aging, eternal life, forever young, humor, humour, living forever, public policy
23 Comments
Pressure is a privilege – really?
We have just finished spending more time than I should admit watching one of the best US Tennis Opens ever. The quality of the tennis and the remarkable level of the young emerging tennis players was something to behold. Energy, … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership
Tagged Bianca Andreescu, Billie Jean King, inspiration, motivation, privilege, quotes, US Open
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Thirty years of damaging plastics
As follow-up to my recent Wordless Wednesday image, this blog post from blog Where on Earth is Francine uses words to powerfully convey our need to change our dependence on plastic, starting with bottled water. She ends with the quote, … Continue reading
You Know You’re Canadian When…
Originally posted on A Sassy Lifestyle Blog:
You Know You’re Canadian When… I am so excited that I get to spend Canada Day in Canada this July 1st!! Living in the US for the past three years, I have noticed…
Dear Journalists of Canada: Start Reporting Climate Change as an Emergency
Originally posted on Musings and Wonderings:
A five-point plan for mainstream media to cover fewer royal babies and more of our unfolding catastrophe. By Sean Holman 28 May 2019 | TheTyee.caSean Holman covered B.C. politics for 10 years and is now a journalism professor…
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged climate change, news reporting
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