My attempt to comprehend the extent of the tragedy in Haiti, a tribute to the remarkable faith of the Haitians and a new appreciation for the blessing of being born a Canadian.
Entries from January 2010
HAITI: 97 Degrees of Separation
January 28th, 2010 Comments Off on HAITI: 97 Degrees of Separation
Tags: earthquake · Haiti · human web · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · six degrees of separation · World Vision
The Cabinet Shuffle: Politics for Dummies
January 22nd, 2010 Comments Off on The Cabinet Shuffle: Politics for Dummies
Do our political leaders really think we’re so easily fooled? Or are they completely out of touch and just blindly playing the politics game? A bit of a rant on political leaders who have stopped giving a damn and some advice to aspiring politicians.
Tags: cabinet shuffle · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · politics · prorogue · Stephen Harper · Trudeau
Blue Smoke, Black Ice and a Bucket List
January 17th, 2010 Comments Off on Blue Smoke, Black Ice and a Bucket List
Why I don’t keep a “bucket list”. Two questions I will ask – when the curtain comes down on my life – to determine if I can be at peace with the life I left behind.
Tags: bucket list · death · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · plus minus · Tim McGraw
Love, Marriage and the Madding Crowd
January 13th, 2010 Comments Off on Love, Marriage and the Madding Crowd
What advice for a successful marriage would you give to a soon-to-be wed couple? Why I at first dodged that question and later embraced it. A look at love and marriage in this age of uncertainty.
Tags: change · love · madding crowd · marriage · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · technology
Passport Photo: No Smiles, No Frowns, No Upside Down Crowns
January 8th, 2010 Comments Off on Passport Photo: No Smiles, No Frowns, No Upside Down Crowns
Have we crossed the line with passport photo restrictions? No smiling, no frowning, chin to crown specifications… A partly tongue-in-cheek and partly serious grievance with the rigid guidelines.
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · passport · photo · sign of the times · smile · terrorists
AVATAR the Movie: A Wake-up Call
January 4th, 2010 Comments Off on AVATAR the Movie: A Wake-up Call
Peeling back the layers of the movie Avatar to find its deeper meaning and the warning it offer us.
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I AM CANADIAN: New Years Day Rant
January 1st, 2010 Comments Off on I AM CANADIAN: New Years Day Rant
An “I am Canadian” rant debunking the myth of the “Canadian identity crisis”.
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