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I had A LOT planned for Saturday. Instead I spent most of the day in bed with a bad fever after suffering from a bout of food poisoning. Now that I feel better, I would like to share a few lessons (or perhaps they are better described as “reminders”) from the experience.
1. The […]

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This has been a major year of change in my life - I became a father for the first time in February, I began blogging in April, I relocated from Australia to Canada in July, and I started a new job in November. Along the way I have picked up a variety of […]

Dear Friends,
This is just a short post to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.
Things may be a bit quiet on here for the next few days - the home computer has mysteriously decided to stop working, we are entertaining a good friend from Australia, and of course we are doing lots of […]

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“When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.” - Ancient Sanskrit saying
Last week Todd, founder of We The Change, challenged me to write my own eulogy. In his words, “although morbidly sounding, this […]

Global warming has been on my mind lately. Australia recently elected a new government, who in turn ratified the Kyoto Protocol as their first official act of Parliament. Now, I know Kyoto has its flaws, but I think this is a huge step forwards. Of course, it also means that the United States is the […]