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…
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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…
Some People Just Won’t Like You…
I’d like to introduce this post with an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr’s speech titled “Love Your Enemies” on November 17, 1957. Now, I’m aware of the fact that some people will not like you, not because of something…
The Ham Butt Problem
The Ham Butt Problem (taken from: ): Woman’s making a ham for the big family dinner. She goes to cut the butt off the ham and throw it away, and she looks at this piece of ham and she’s like,…
Home to the Maritimes
I’m flying home to visit my family tomorrow night. I haven’t seen them all in 2.5 years. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long and it makes me sad. I’ve put so many other things ahead of taking trips…
Being Independent – Working for Yourself
It’s an exciting thought. But it can also be scary. The only security you have is knowing that you control your own destiny. Not having the regular 8-5 with benefits and a regular paycheque takes a little getting used to.…