A call to action to be the force that starts each of us moving again to break out of pandemic inertia.
Pandemic Inertia: Cutting Loose the Anchor
September 24th, 2022 Comments Off on Pandemic Inertia: Cutting Loose the Anchor
Tags: anchor · inertia · Isaac Newton · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Newton's First Law of Motion · pandemic
The Butterfly and the Thistle: A Lesson for Us All
August 6th, 2022 Comments Off on The Butterfly and the Thistle: A Lesson for Us All
A passionate plea to let go of the “I Win, You Lose” mentality.
Tags: China · Great Spangled Fritillary · Hockey Canada · Invasion of Ukraine · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic · shortage of front line staff · Taiwan
Auston Matthews: The Cure for What Ails Us
April 9th, 2022 Comments Off on Auston Matthews: The Cure for What Ails Us
Celebrating Auston Matthew’s new single season record for goals and making the case that it is better for what ails us than the fourth vaccine shot.
Tags: Austin Matthews · COVID-19 · cure for what ails us · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mitch Marner · pandemic · Toronto Maple Leafs
My Toe-of-the Boot Cure for the Blue Monday Blues
January 15th, 2022 Comments Off on My Toe-of-the Boot Cure for the Blue Monday Blues
My personal prescription for beating the Blue Monday Blues. Patent pending.
Tags: Blue Monday · COVID-19 · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · nether regions · pandemic
Portraits of Perfection for the New Year
January 1st, 2022 Comments Off on Portraits of Perfection for the New Year
Returning to my “Beauty Can Be a Contagion” series of posts to ring in the New Year.
Tags: Eastern Comma · Long Dash Skipper · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Omicron · pandemic · Silver-spotted Skipper
The Big Resignation: Vanishing Footprints in the Sand
December 11th, 2021 Comments Off on The Big Resignation: Vanishing Footprints in the Sand
Is there a deeper motive behind “The Big Resignation” that has gone undetected?
Tags: COVID · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic · QR code · the big resignation
The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf: 2021 Remix
November 27th, 2021 Comments Off on The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf: 2021 Remix
A cautionary tale of the path we are currently on and why it is self-defeating.
Tags: Little Boy Who Cried Wolf · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Omnicron · pandemic
Little Jimmy’s Sad Day: Learning to Play Snakes and Ladders
October 23rd, 2021 Comments Off on Little Jimmy’s Sad Day: Learning to Play Snakes and Ladders
A sad day in the life of Little Jimmy when he learns to play the pandemic version of “Snakes and Ladders”.
Tags: COVID-19 · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic · Snakes and Ladders · vaccine passport
COVID: A Moment in Time
September 25th, 2021 Comments Off on COVID: A Moment in Time
Reflecting on what we are missing as we hide from COVID.
Tags: COVID-19 · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic
Virtual WW3: The Long Road Back
August 14th, 2021 Comments Off on Virtual WW3: The Long Road Back
The real battle may only begin once the pandemic is officially over.
Tags: COVID-19 · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic · WW3