November 13, 2017 – Another week has passed. It was a bit of a busy week – board meeting and my boss had a high-profile meeting. I was at the former (part of the job) and also assumed I’d be at the latter. My boss said “Oh. You don’t need to be there. We don’t …
Lest we forget
November 12, 2017 - Yesterday was Remembrance Day and an opportunity for all of us to remember those who died for freedom and those who are still fighting for freedom today. I proudly wear my poppy each year to honour our veterans. This year was no different. I kept one on my coat and one …
The week that was – Nov 5/17
November 5, 2017 - It's been a week. We've had awful weather - rain on Hallowe'en followed by snow. We've had snow every day of November. Apparently we've had more snow in the first 5 days of November than we had in all of November 2016. It's now -15C plus the windchill. So it's -23C if you …
Chapter 3
She arrived home and tossed her bag onto the chair. The journal peaked out from one corner. The green colour caught her eye each time she walked past the chair. She imagined it quietly calling out to her to pick it up and begin the work. She wasn’t ready. By Sunday afternoon, she had tossed …
Chapter 2
She eased her car into the parking spot. If only life were that easy – just point and glide where you want to go. Unfortunately, that was not the case for her. Other people had it easy. It was never simple for her. She got out of her car and headed towards the building. …
Chapter 1
She realized that, up until now, her life had been a series of mistakes. And she was afraid to make another one. She wasn’t sure how she had gotten to this point in her life – broke, a dead-end job, and living in a trailer park where her neighbours had an opinion about everything (and …
#Metoo
October 16, 2017 A shockwave hit the media last week with the revelation that a well-known Hollywood producer had sexually harassed and/or assaulted actresses and employees within his own company. Those allegations, unproven at this writing, sparked a conversation that turned in to a movement. It got people talking, regardless of their gender, about victimization/victim …
My Brother Dan
September 27, 2017 - My brother passed away yesterday. He was a complicated man. He was a self-proclaimed troglodyte who eschewed social media and owned a flip phone. Yet he was immersed in the world of technology. He didn’t suffer fools lightly and was not shy about sharing his opinions. He had many opinions – some …
I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody.
January 3, 2014 Those immortal lines uttered by Marlon Brando, playing Terry Malloy, in “On the Waterfront”. I used to quote those lines to a former boss when we would stumble across something old that we had written or when we were reliving a memory of the days when colleagues came to us looking …
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My Father
October 15, 2013 - My father died today. I’m not sure how long he knew he was sick. He only started telling the family about a year ago. He was vague on a lot of the details. I’m not sure if he didn’t understand what was happening or if he just chose to keep everything to …
Diary of a DOW 