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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wading Through Rhetoric to Ontario Election Day

October 2nd, 2011 No Comments

Lamenting that politicians keep playing from the same worn out playbook. But holding out hope that real change will eventually spring up.

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Dialing Down the RPMs for Moments of Grace

September 18th, 2011 No Comments

Reminded once again that life is about graces – not races.

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Random Act of Metaphor: Old Man Pine Reaching for the Sky

September 13th, 2011 No Comments

Inspiration found in a crippled pine tree that endures season after season.

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ON THE EVE OF SEPTMBER: Bittersweet She Beckons

August 27th, 2011 No Comments

Giving in to the bittersweet beckoning of September and the graces she bestows.

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PELEE ISLAND: A LIVING METAPHOR WE IGNORE AT OUR PERIL

August 6th, 2011 No Comments

A brief look at the interdependencies in nature on this unique island and what we can – and must – learn from them.

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Flights of Fancy & Flights of Purpose Each in Their Own Time

August 1st, 2011 No Comments

My conviction that the recipe for serenity is equilibrium. Making flights of fancy and flights of purpose each in their own time.

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