County Rules

A short while back, our newish and very red car, while parked and unattended (generally the case), was engaged in a parking lot game of bumper cars.  As these things…

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The Official Lobster Roll Survey

It cannot be that we spend over three weeks wandering around Canada’s Atlantic Provinces without adding some value to the common good.  At least that part that enjoys lobster.  And…

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Destination Speed-dating

Pre-planning a major road trip is a thing of beauty.  Done well, every day is planned out for routes, managed travel distance, stops along the way, tickets for whatever you…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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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 blank unfocused…

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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. …

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