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Clutter In Your Life – You Make the Choice
How much clutter do you have in your life? I’m not just talking about possessions. What about your friends? How many of them suck the energy from you? Friends can either give you energy or take energy away from you.…
Clarity of Focus
How often in life have you had a project on the go and another one came along that seemed more appealing? How often have you met someone who seemed totally awesome and then you met someone else who seemed even…
Problem – When it depends on marketing and not reality…
So I have an issue with the problem of charities, causes and companies who make a difference yet their success depends on their ability to market. If you’ve read Freakonomics, you can get a bit of a sense for what I’m…
A List of Some Awesome Things
Sweet potato fries. Tri-ominos. Good friends. Cute puppies. Good music. Ultimate frisbee. Water. More good friends.
Greatest Thing Ever…1 Cent Ribs
Seriously. Every Wednesday at the Joyce on 4th in Calgary. There are other places too (all owned by the same group of owners). But what a fantastic idea. 1 cent ribs. And then of course they make all their money off…
The Joy of Parking
Parking is, to put it lightly, annoying. Think about what parking is. Your car is sitting on the ground. Yet you have to pay for it to sit on the ground. Maybe you could have like a time share system.…
Who Do You Listen To?
When you want to do something, whether it’s apply for a job, try out for a sports team or set a goal, who do you listen to? Do you let your friends tell you what you can or cannot do? Do you let your parents? Your…
Random Food Combinations
Do you know what I mean? Like when you eat ice cream while having a beer? Some think it’s strange. I think it makes perfect sense. Eating good things together can only equal goodness. Well, in theory right? Here are…
It’s Your Life…But Who’s in Control?
You hear a lot of talk about how it’s our life and our decisions and that we have the power to make whichever decisions we want; good or bad. So why is it many people feel like their life is…
Beginning of the End…In a Good Way
On Tuesday school starts again at the U of C. I’m back in 4 classes each semester and will finally be getting my degree after having started almost 10 years ago. It’s been an interesting 9 years and here are…
Dealing with the Cause…Not the Result…
I’ve read a few articles now which deal with this issue. The first was from Reader’s Digest and an interview with President Obama. They were asking him a lot of religious questions and one in particular, they asked him about abortion. He…
Lessons Learned – Fall 2008 Convenience Store Robbery
I’ve been meaning to blog about this happening for a while now. Some of you know what happened; most don’t. I figured I should write a bit about what happened since the majority of us in our lifetime will never…