I’m guilty of this, and it doesn’t help me change. When my life doesn’t turn out how I expected or wanted, I look around for a scapegoat as the cause of my misfortune. Why not? It places the least demand on me to do better. I remember slipping on a small patch of ice a…

I only need one is an expression I use to help calm myself in certain situations. It started with a trip to downtown. To avoid a longer, more complicated drive, parking costs, and bike lanes, I drove to the start of the LRT (fast rapid transit) line, where parking is free. When I’ve done this…

I look forward to this time of the year – Wrap Time. It is the occasion when my main streaming service gathers together a profile of my listening habits from the prior year – in this case, 2023. It is a long enough time that I don’t consciously impact the results. It was a surprise…

I am reading a couple of books right now. They are way out of my comfort zone and, at times, out of my comprehension. The first book is “On The Origin of Time” by Thomas Hertog. Hertog was a friend and co-worker of Stephen Hawking. It is about Hawking’s letting go of his earlier theories…

I’ve been catching up on keeping up with the impacts artificial intelligence will make in all our lives. Turning my thoughts to the millennials in particular, I wondered how accurately the title of this Blog relates to them. I was a premature baby boomer, born in the late 1940s. My career path was almost like…

I recently had opportunities to reflect on what memories are all about with the passing of some friends. The more I thought about it, the more interesting my reflections became. Please join me. Simply put, memories are thoughts that evoke emotions and images of past occurrences. But when I think about sharing memories, the fun…

I gagged when I first tried out this Blog title. But, before you stop reading, let’s satisfy all our curiosities. In 1916, in Finland, some scientists decided to advance the science behind the hypothesis in this statement. Here’s what they did. They arranged for 3 groups of daycare children, selected so there were uniform profiles…

I know by now you know words are important to me. Selecting just the right word, or wrong word, when writing or speaking can make a world of difference. Even the order of words or using a comma or a conversation pause can quickly turn things around. Here are a few examples to bring a…

I know the title reads funny. It just doesn’t sound right. For those whose first language is English, you could instantly ‘correct it to Big Red Truck. Ah, that sounds right. I know the formula but not the reason. Let’s get on the same page. We are talking about adjectives – those words that describe…

I was on a road trip with my wife recently. We are wiser now and only cover about 600 kilometres each day. And we share a significant overlap in musical appreciation. On the trip, I noticed several songs that referenced outdoor porch lights. Some were from the perspective of the homeowner letting her loved one…