I love Calvin and Hobbes. Always have. Always will. Something about his attitude and point of view that grabs me. He says and does the things I’d sometimes like to do but being a goody goody I have never dared. So here’s a Calvin and Hobbes video about Christmas. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq8iyhMFLYE] And this song is …
Sites I’m Visiting and Enjoying
I’ve seen posts by bloggers on email loops and Twitter or Facebook, but generally have paid little attention to them (hangs head in shame). It seemed to be a lot of information about writing, or personal journals, or recipes. <shrugs> What can I say? I have many good writer friends and we talk writing all …
The Most Amazing, Extraordinary, Unusual Day
It was that kind of day. Truly earth shattering. I got ‘my’ letter. The letter. The one from the Canadian Federal Government that says I have been approved to receive my Canada Pension Plan starting in January. (For my American friends, this is the equivalent of Social Security.) Weird. I’m almost retired – even though I plan to …
You Aren’t Imagining It: Life is Speeding Up
My employer had a wonderful workshop last week on collaboration and communication, specifically in a work environment that includes all four generational groups: Pre-boomers: born before 1945 Boomers 1946 – 1967 Generation X born 1968 – 1984 Generation Y born 1984 – 1993 The facilitator, Olivia McIvor from The Organizational Culture Group assured us that …
Time Management Failure
I have almost decided to self-publish my books through Amazon and other electronic media. In preparation for that, I’m taking Kristen Lamb’s course “We Are Not Alone”. See her blog here As a result, I am trying to build a platform on Social Media (Twitter, Facebook and Blogging). Sighhhhhhh I have not figured out how …