I think I first heard about “The Last Lecture” via a book request we got at the library. The Amazon page for the book has more info including a couple video clips explaining the background and significance of this particular Last Lecture. A bit more searching revealed that the full video of the original Last […]
Kiva is a web site that helps facilitate micro-credit loans to entrepreneurs around the world. (As always, Wikipedia has more information about this organization if you're interested.) Shea got a Kiva gift certificate as a Mother's Day Gift and is helping two people: Ruth Celenia Santana Morales who sells clothes and jewelery in the Dominican […]
As I may have mentioned before, the younger me would probably punch the older me in the mush if he could see how much management theory I'd be reading (and enjoying ) at this point in my life. To me, one of the most interesting aspects of management theory today is the interplay between different […]
So I've had this list of “10 Things Every Adult Should Know” kicking around for a few weeks, never sure when to post it. I really like a lot of what the guy says…8. You have no right to be proud, unless you did it yourself. That goes for anything from racial pride to patriotism. […]
Continuing my trend of posting contrarian viewpoints on major Christian holidays, here's a piece on why atheists get angry and frustrated with believers. (But I am glad to have a long weekend so thanks for that and the chocolate eggs, Jeebus! )
It was an incredible shock to hear of the passing of LIS PhD student, Chris Dixon, last summer. (In a freaky coincidence, this happened right in the middle of my posting the eulogies I've given for my grandparents over the years.) In my post about Chris' death, I wrote about how little I'd been exposed […]
Each year for the past ten years, the Edge Foundation has asked leading intellectuals and thinkers, from Brian Eno to Richard Dawkins to Tim O'Reilly for their thoughts on a particular question.The 2008 question is “What have you changed your mind about? Why?” You can also find an archive of previous questions such as…2007 – […]
I told the story in a recent post about how the person that clued me in about Santa Claus was also the same person that first made me doubt the existence of God. So I thought the picture below was appropriate for today, even though I know that posting this picture today is sort of […]
If you're doing your Christmas shopping over the next few weeks, why not consider Costco aka “The anti-Wal-mart“? Their unique practices as a retailer – paying employees a living wage, offering generous benefits, customer-friendly return policies – has led to low employee turnover, a wealthier clientele in general and continued growth while competitors such as […]
Five Things Grandpa Peet and I Talked About During Pretty Much Every Conversation We Ever Had1. The Stock Market2. The Price of Oil 3. The Blue Jays4. The Weather5. The Stock MarketI was honoured to give the eulogy at Grandpa Peet’s funeral this year, him having passed away only a week after Pace was born. […]
