A Thought Adventure

From life’s lighthearted moments to serious challenges, from the war on backyard bunnies to the world our grandkids will inherit.

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Gap Theory: An interesting proposal

Way back in me time, and off and on since, it seemed potentially worthwhile to explore what I coined (in my head) as “Gap Theory” and see whether such a theory had explanatory utility.  A gap, of...

Leadership soup

A conversation about leadership needs to start somewhere.  A good place to start is establishing the core need for leadership.  As in, if people could get stuff done without leadership, we...

What exactly did the penguins do?

Good question.  Nothing, of course.  But that is the point.  A “reciprocal” tariff of 10% imposed on Heard and McDonald, tiny islands home to only penguins and seals, is the giveaway...

Taking a pause

It seems that taking a pause is a big thing these days.  For example, keeping the news channels turned off for the day can be thought of as a pause.  For sanity’s sake.  It is rampant...

Four years (or less) of upside-downness

There is really nothing more to add regarding the state of play in Washington.  The US is stuck with getting through the (deadly serious) clown car debacle playing out in slow motion.  The majority...

The innocence of dog toys

Surprisingly, dog toys can teach us things.  Such as perseverance.  Tolerance to being pushed around, shaken and concussed.  And every toy has the same characteristics.  A sort of...

Raising the flag

Who knew?  We now have a flagpole and are proudly flying a Canadian flag outside our home.  Which until a few months ago, was the last thing on our minds.  Indeed, the last time a flagpole was part of...

Serendipity

A little more than five years ago my wife and I moved to Belleville, a medium-sized town on the northern edge of Lake Ontario. Just far enough east of Toronto to be out of its shadow. As in beyond a...

The very first post (ever)

There is no good place to start something like this, especially when one is not clear what direction things are going to go.  That being part of the fun.  But one has to begin somewhere so...