Grinding my axe about the business world’s shift to the self-serve, do it yourself model.
Building a Better Mousetrap: A Baby Boomer Consumer’s Rant
February 10th, 2019 No Comments
Tags: Baby Boomer · better mousetrap · do it yourself · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Purple Bricks · Questrade · rant · self-serve
January Snowstorm: Dancing on the Grand Stage of Life
February 2nd, 2019 No Comments
Looking inside the heart of a snowstorm for the untamed beauty hiding in it.
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · silver lining · snowflake · snowstorm
Defenseless – A Short Story
January 19th, 2019 No Comments
Defenseless – A Short Story
Tags: Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Phishing, Spoofing and Webcam Blackmail
January 19th, 2019 No Comments
A comment on the proliferation of malicious e-mail scams and what they attempt to perpetrate.
Tags: e-mail scam · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · phishing · spoofing
A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
January 12th, 2019 Comments Off on A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
Is serendipity the purest expression of the joys of Mother Nature?
Tags: American Lady · butterflies · Delaware Skipper · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · serendipity
Getting to Our Final Shutdown without a Meltdown
January 6th, 2019 Comments Off on Getting to Our Final Shutdown without a Meltdown
A simple favour to ask of you with the promise that I will do the same for you if the need arises.
Tags: change · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · operating system · shutdown · update
My Fearless Predictions for an Unpredictable Year Ahead
December 29th, 2018 Comments Off on My Fearless Predictions for an Unpredictable Year Ahead
My predictions for 2019 in a world where unpredictability is the only constant.
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · predictions
A Christmas Wish – Moving the World a Few Degrees Forward
December 22nd, 2018 Comments Off on A Christmas Wish – Moving the World a Few Degrees Forward
A simple Christmas Wish – that we make the right choices and change the world one decision at a time.
Tags: Christmas Wish · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Occam’s Razor
December 15th, 2018 Comments Off on Occam’s Razor
Celebrating the fact that a 600 year old principle stated as a metaphor remains the best lens through which to view our universe.
Tags: Aristotle · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Occam's Razor · William of Occam
“Hunting Muskie” Sneak Preview: Winter Solstice
December 8th, 2018 Comments Off on “Hunting Muskie” Sneak Preview: Winter Solstice
Sneak preview of the story “Winter Solstice” from “Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage – Stories by Michael Robert Dyet”.
Tags: Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · winter solstice