Recalling the highlights of my excursions into the heart of nature as I bid farewll to the lazy river of summer.
Bidding Farewell to the Lazy River of Summer
September 21st, 2024 No Comments
Tags: Arrow Clubtail · Emergent Mayfly · Furrowed Horse Fly · Henry David Thoreau · last day of summer · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pipevine Swallowtail
Farewell CHML: A War Casuality
August 17th, 2024 Comments Off on Farewell CHML: A War Casuality
The “Davids” in the digital advertising wars stand little chance against the “Goliaths” behind the tsunami.
Tags: 900 CHML · Corus Entertainment · Meta · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Forever Racing Against Time
June 22nd, 2024 Comments Off on Forever Racing Against Time
The futility of racing against time and the wisdom of a poet, philospher, essayist and novelist on the matter.
Tags: Carl Sandburg · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · racing against time · Ralph Waldo Emerson · time
Random Act of Metaphor: An Extravant Cluster of Irises
June 5th, 2024 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: An Extravant Cluster of Irises
A lesson learned from a cluster of Irises that choose an odd place to make a home.
Tags: Iris · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Saltfleet Conservation Area
Beetles: Quite Thunder
May 25th, 2024 Comments Off on Beetles: Quite Thunder
Giving a bit of love to the oft-overlooked world of beetles which occupy every available terrestrial and freshwager habitat.
Tags: Barbara Kingsolver · beetles · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
My New Bandwagon Political Party
May 18th, 2024 Comments Off on My New Bandwagon Political Party
An invitation to jump on the bandwagon of my new Canadian political party.
Tags: Conservative Party · Green Party · Liberal Party · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · New Democratic Party
Poilievre: On a Witch Hunt
May 4th, 2024 Comments Off on Poilievre: On a Witch Hunt
Reflecting on the sad state of affairs in the realm of politics and the below the belt rules of engagement.
Tags: federal legislature · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pierre Poilievre · politics
My Greatest Fear: The Digital Dungeon
April 27th, 2024 Comments Off on My Greatest Fear: The Digital Dungeon
The greatest fear of a digital incompetent in an era where everything is digital.
Tags: Arkenstone · black hole · Delta Quadrant · digital dungeon · Lonely Mountain · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Star Trek: Voyager · The Hobbit
Demise of the Good Samaritan
April 20th, 2024 Comments Off on Demise of the Good Samaritan
A minor mishap and how it shed light on the demise of the Good Samaritan in our society.
Tags: Dundas Valley Conservation Area · Good Samaritan · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Decoding the Internet: Wrestling with Jello
April 13th, 2024 Comments Off on Decoding the Internet: Wrestling with Jello
A brief attempt to understand the innner workings of the internet before throwing out the white flag.
Tags: Dark Web · Deep Web · internet · Internet of Things · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Surface Web · Web 1.0 · Web 2.0 · Web 3.0 · Web 4.0