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The More We Focus on Our Differences, the More Divided We Become
A few years ago, I spent two days speaking and teaching frisbee to students at West Dover School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One situation in particular that stands out comes from a grade 2/3 class. I had all of the kids partner…
Must See Movie: Collateral Beauty
Although the film received its share of negative criticism and reviews, unless you’ve lost someone close to you, you can’t possibly understand what it’s like. And even if you have, you can’t because loss and grieving is different for everyone.…
Lessons Learned as an Office Mover
I first got into commercial moving service 11 years ago and after working for 18 months, I got busy with school. Aside from school, I also got busy with frisbee and digital media. However, about a year ago, I came back…
Getting Used to Success
For many of us, it’s easy to create a to-do list and before we know it, that list becomes overwhelming. It makes us feel good to think all of the things that we want to do, but the trouble is…
Must See Movie: Wonder
I had heard a lot about this movie and was fortunate to go see it this afternoon with some of my family, through my sister’s work. Find out more about Wonder on Wikipedia. The basic premise of the movie is…
Change What You Can, Cope With What You Cannot
This quote is more relevant than ever especially for Americans who are unhappy with Donald Trump officially being sworn in as President today. I don’t really have an opinion on the whole matter. Why? Because all of the data that…
Must See Movie: The Barkley Marathons
I recently stumbled upon The Barkley Marathons on Netflix. I absolutely love documentaries and the more quirky, weird and underground the better. I especially love documentaries about a group of passionate people because I find that no matter what their…
The Problem with Pokemon Go
I first started writing this post when Pokemon Go was released in the summer. I saw the immediate impact it had on some friends and how incredibly distracting it was. As the weeks went by and more and more people…
Becoming a Santa
Found on Facebook. Author unknown. “In our family, we have a special way of transitioning the kids from receiving from Santa, to becoming a Santa. This way, the Santa construct is not a lie that gets discovered, but an unfolding…
The SMART Exchange Alias – A Cautionary Tale
Years ago when I was working for SMART Technologies, I noticed something strange during my second week of work as Social Media Specialist that would transform my perception, cause me to look at things from more than one angle and…
Must See Movie: Arrival
I hadn’t heard of Arrival until earlier today when my friend asked if I wanted to go see a movie. I quickly checked out the description and it sounded good. I like not reading reviews or watching trailers before watching…
NPR Tiny Desk Concert w/ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
I first heard the Macklemore Tiny Desk Concert on NPR about 3 years ago and to this day it has remained one of my favourite music sessions. The lyrics, the music, the setting and the quality are all incredible. I…