I came across the word “coronapocalypse” recently, and it got me thinking about the power of words. The pen is mightier than the sword kind of thinking. The words I choose to use, both verbally and in writing, make a difference in how my message is received and interpreted. For example, to describe my emotional…

I love this quote from Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Anything that is in the world when you were born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’ re 15 and 35 is new and exciting and…

I seem to be drowning in covid, pandemic and vaccine information. I’m tired – until I imagine the alternative. When the pandemic started and talk of creating a vaccine seemed a fantasy to me. We had not developed even one vaccine for coronaviruses, not SARS, not AIDS. I was not optimistic we’d do it this…

I’ve learned that in 1980 it cost $250,000 to have 1 GB of digital storage. In 2019 it was as cheap as two cents/month. Now that’s quite a drop in storage fees. It is so cheap that I am fortunate not to factor it into my monthly financial budget plan to the extent I used…

I know the title is one to be very skeptical about. But we all can and should read the future. A question next is, are we helping or hindering the next generations? I read an interview with the author of the book The Optimist’s Telescope by Bina Venkataraman. Several thoughts struck a chord. Fascinating and…

I came across a quote from Chris Hatfield, best known as the Canadian commander of the International Space Station. “Your life is not what you set out to do; it is not what you thought you might do. It is just the sum total of all the little things that you choose to do next….

Valentine’s Day is approaching. Oh, my God. OMG. Why did I pick such a question for a topic that I can’t possibly answer? How’s that for answering a question with a question? But enough questions, yes? I was heading out with my wife for a two-hour winter drive to be with my adult children. It…

I’ve heard it lots of times – “I’m addicted to my phone. I just can’t stop.” Well, I hear myself say that about eating junk foods. I’ve come to accept these are tolerable for me only in small measured amounts; foods that are high glycemic, carbs and/or calories. Sad. I tried the illusionary thinking that…

I Googled “Awareness Days” and found examples from the ridiculous to beyond the sublime. Obviously, each search result will have its followers. I think Awareness Days are most important during the infancy of its awareness. Good causes struggle to get noticed. It provides a platform to pull together limited resources, for a short time, on…

I had the opportunity to tour through some of the Maritime provinces and parts of Newfoundland a year before the pandemic made such adventures a fantasy. While in St. John’s, my wife and I went to Signal Hill. I looked out over the Atlantic Ocean and panned past the narrow protective passage to the city’s…