Where I am at one year into retirement and what the future holds for me.
Retirement: One Year In
March 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Retirement: One Year In
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · retirement · webs
Money to Burn: Barbiemania
March 23rd, 2024 Comments Off on Money to Burn: Barbiemania
The ultimate Barbie experience awaits you if you have money to burn and a lot of time on your hands.
Tags: Barbie · Barbie Dream Suite · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · money to burn
Kill Notice: The Botched Photo Story
March 16th, 2024 Comments Off on Kill Notice: The Botched Photo Story
A plea for us to bury the royal family botched photo edit story and move on to more serious concerns in our world.
Tags: botched photo editing · Kate Middleton · kill notice · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · royal family
The Cyber Security Contradiction
March 9th, 2024 Comments Off on The Cyber Security Contradiction
Asserting that cyber security is the responsibility of system developers, not end users, and that the industry needs to take responsibility for it.
Tags: cyber security · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · ransomware
Walk Your Own Path
March 2nd, 2024 Comments Off on Walk Your Own Path
Confessing to being a left-handed monkey wrench and declaring that I am comfortable in my unique identity.
Tags: left-handed monkey wrench · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · singe a different tune · sore thumb · south of normal · unicorn · walk a different path
Random Act of Metaphor: The Mighty Midge
February 24th, 2024 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: The Mighty Midge
Finding inspiration in a miniscule insect with anti-freeze in its veins.
Tags: live in the moment · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Winter Midge
Desperate Doug: Adding Fuel to the Fire
February 17th, 2024 Comments Off on Desperate Doug: Adding Fuel to the Fire
The very public demise of Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he digs himself in deeper every time he opens his mouth.
Tags: Bonnie Crombie · Desperate Doug · Doug Ford · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
When I Grow Old: A Walk in the Sunshine
February 10th, 2024 Comments Off on When I Grow Old: A Walk in the Sunshine
Longing for the simpler times of days long past before digital technology and the relentless spring of progress.
Tags: Baby Boomer · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · simplicity · T.S. Eliot · The good old days · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Facebook, Google and Kafka
February 2nd, 2024 Comments Off on Facebook, Google and Kafka
Pondering Facebook’s relationship with Google and the mysteries of Facebook’s algorithm.
Tags: Facebook · Franz Kafka · Google · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · The Metaphorphosis
Getting Away is Okay
January 26th, 2024 Comments Off on Getting Away is Okay
A reminder in these worrisome times that “getting away” now and then is a necessary skil in the journey of life.
Tags: bad news · Cheers sitcom · life is a journey · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet