linchpin in training
In: Life| Uncategorized
9 Mar 2010I live just outside of Windsor, Ontario. I’ve lived in this area for about fourteen years now. During that time things have constantly gotten worse in regards to Windsor’s economic state of affairs. The factory system that so many people relied upon is broken and it doesn’t seem to be coming back.
I’ve watched areas of [...]
So I was walking the streets of Toronto the other day and something happened which got me to thinking…
Here’s the story:
I had just finished off my second Venti Bold Sumatra from Starbucks and was in desperate need of a washroom. I had to go bad.
I found another coffee shop, which I won’t name, but it [...]
In: Creativity| Life| Success
17 Feb 2010I read a quote from Hugh MacLeod on GapingVoid.com, where he said,
“Everyone is born creative, everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.”
I agree. Yet somewhere along the way, most of us seem to lose that creative spark.
Who’s to blame?
Do we blame schools and education? Do we blame our parents? Our Teachers? Society itself?
Eventually, [...]
In: Life
16 Feb 2010If there’s a single question that I hate more than anything else it’s, “what do you do for a living?”
I guess it’s interesting to know, or maybe we’re just looking to break the ice and have something to talk about.
However, from now on, I’m going to say “I tame wild buffalo.” I mean really, what [...]