A new perspective on the “2012 Phenomenon” – viewing it as an opportunity to make a difference.
The 2012 Phenomenon: Prophecy, Heresy or Ours to Decide?
January 2nd, 2012 No Comments
Tags: 2012 phenomenon · apocalypse · Long Count Calendar · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · new age
Random Act of Metaphor: A Smew that Heeded the Quiet Whisper
December 29th, 2011 No Comments
A reminder that our greatest moments are those when we break free of the improbable.
Tags: birdwatching · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Smew · Whitby
My Christmas Wish: Beyond the Window Dressing
December 24th, 2011 No Comments
My 2012 Christmas wish list as I try to look beyond the window dressing.
Tags: blessing · Christmas · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · wish
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Point Pelee
December 17th, 2011 No Comments
Revisiting the magic of Point Pelee in mid-May and storing up memories for the days when I wear my trousers rolled.
Tags: birds · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · migration · Point Pelee · Prufrock · T.S. Eliot
Fire From Heaven: Pandora’s Box of Nano and Bio Technology
December 11th, 2011 No Comments
A plea for engineers and scientists to tred carefully when they approach the outer edges of technology and the risks that lie there.
Tags: biotechnology · fire from heaven · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · nanotechnology · Pandora's Box · robotics
Dueling with the Mad Hatter of Software
November 26th, 2011 No Comments
The Mad Hatter of Software has infected my computer. I’m defying him on principle alone.
Tags: Mad Hatter · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · sofrware updates
Random Act of Metaphor: Going Off-Line When the Headlines Rewind
October 29th, 2011 No Comments
Realizing that I’ve become too adept at tuning out bad news.
Tags: Africa · Japan · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Turkey
Howard Beale, Corporate Greed and January 4th
October 23rd, 2011 No Comments
Howard Beale’s 1976 battle cry may finally have come of age in the anti corporate greed movement.
Tags: corporate greed · Howard Beale · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Network
Autumn Gold, Fire Alarms and Pillars That Endure
October 14th, 2011 1 Comment
Learning to ride the waves of life and ground myself in those things that withstand the test of time.
Tags: autumn · fate · fire alarm · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · time
Random Act of Metaphor: Thanksgiving Gift of Indian Summer
October 8th, 2011 No Comments
A pause to be grateful, to remember and to cherish.
Tags: autumn · Henry Adams · Indian Summer · metaphor · Michael Rogbert Dyet · thanksgiving