It was a joyful moment when Karina suggested that we need to “schedule some time for shooting guns” “What?… heck yes!” I responded, as...

There were multiple moments of terror while learning to fly my ‘new’ (1952 Piper Pacer) aircraft this week. After releasing one...

I got my hackles up when a leader I know shared how many friends were lost during her rise to power. It struck me that there were two...

I have a tendency of over-using the expression “Words on a wall” anytime someone (usually a leader) is using words, but failing to follow...

Day one of the new waterslide at Grandma’s pool was quite the production to behold. The level of excitement was 11 out of 10 and for an...

Once the sunlight of the summer has faded, and it is dark out at 5 am, my 12km Wednesday morning run has been reassigned back to the...

It is embarrassing to admit that there is a lesson that I have to relearn at least once a week while farming. It happened again today as...

As a child it was protocol for Granny (a trained hairdresser) to cut our hair. This trend continued until there was no longer enough hair...

I miss the banter that I shared over the last two years with a theatre trained colleague. Always good natured and steeped in humour, any...

It’s a fun game to guess who is on the other end of a cell phone call by observing the words and intonation of the receiver. Next time a...

“If it’s any constellation…” I told my friend Brendan, who very swiftly laughed and replied “any set of stars...?” “Consolation, ahhh” I...

I am often guilty of reading only ‘topic lines’ and the initial couple sentences in emails. Peter Diamandis’ Blog this week really...

When I saw my old sock, greyish from years of wear, sitting with a second place ribbon in the local fair this week I was a bit skeptical....

I have a working hypothesis that every failure is a communication failure. Plane crashes, broken relationships, missed deadlines,...

On a 2 hour flight to Victoria this week I was reminded of how uncomfortable many people are with silence. A loud-speaking lady, two rows...

I noticed myself getting a bit ‘crotchety' while closing out the past teaching year. I was complaining, mostly inside my own head, but...

I watched Olive make a last minute grab of her toppling wine (juice) glass last night and observed how fun it was to celebrate the...

There was a bit of a mystery this week when I walked into my shop and saw my bike pump strewn across the middle of the floor. I was...

While planning a mountain bike trip for the summer I was given two options for bicycles; 1- Bring my own questionably maintained, but...

I was intrigued to hear a friend's story last week about following a marked RCMP vehicle on the highway at exactly the speed limit, and...