Revisiting summers past and the Hairstreak butterflies that rewarded my patience
Hairstreaks: The Reward of Channeling Patience
November 9th, 2019 No Comments
Tags: butterflies · hairstreaks · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · patience
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Moments Etched in Memory
November 2nd, 2019 No Comments
Moments that took my breath away and taught me lessons never to be forgotten.
Tags: 911 · grassy knoll · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Neal Armstrong · Northwest Blackout · Paul Henderson · Space Shuttle Challenger
Slips of the Mind: The Fickle Fiend of Aging
October 26th, 2019 No Comments
Memory: victim of the fickle fiend aging.
Tags: aging · memory · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
October 21: Why You Should Step Up and Cast Your Vote
October 19th, 2019 No Comments
One man’s perspective on why exercising your right to cast your vote is essential.
Tags: Canadian federal election · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
V2X Technology: Can Openers, Hackers and Trapdoors
October 5th, 2019 Comments Off on V2X Technology: Can Openers, Hackers and Trapdoors
A layman’s look at the risk of V2X technology.
Tags: autonomous vehicle · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · V2X
Huck Fryman: Incorrigible
September 28th, 2019 Comments Off on Huck Fryman: Incorrigible
Excerpt from the story “Incorrigible” from my short story collection “Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage”.
Tags: Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage · Incorrigible · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Forgotten and Discarded: The Heartbreaking Plight of Orphaned Passwords
September 20th, 2019 Comments Off on Forgotten and Discarded: The Heartbreaking Plight of Orphaned Passwords
A tongue-in-cheek plea for one of the casualties of our technology powered society.
Tags: Bill Gates · forgotten passwords · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Throwing My Hat in the Ring for the Federal Election
September 14th, 2019 Comments Off on Throwing My Hat in the Ring for the Federal Election
Starting my own politcal party and declaring for the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Tags: federal election · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled – The Butterfly Perspective
September 8th, 2019 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled – The Butterfly Perspective
Finding perspective for life and aging in the life cycle of an Eastern Comma butterfly.
Tags: aging · Eastern Comma · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Random Act of Metaphor: A Flamboyant Maple Tree with a Rebel Spirit
September 4th, 2019 2 Comments
Finding inspiration in a rebel maple tree.
Tags: maple tree · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · rebel spirit