My Dad and I
These photos are of my father and I at roughly the same age; I think he is 39 in this photo and I am now 41. Same moustache…LOOK AT IT!
Do you know these famous moustaches?
Try to name these famous moustaches. And while you’re at it donate to mine! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
#Shirtgate: feminist focus gone awry
So there is some hubub around the landing of a spacecraft on a comet. But the noise isn’t about how incredible amazing that feat is, or the potential to learn about the origins of the universe. No, the hue and cry is about some guy’s shirt, and it is so …
Remembering
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, …
Movember!
I am growing a new moustache for Movember and raising money for prostate cancer research. It’s pretty important stuff given what I have been through in the past year. If you like you can done here: http://mobro.co/daavq
Being a good follower
Everyday in my LinkedIn I see posts on being a leader. If you go to the bookstore, there is an entire section devoted to leadership. “The 5 Levels of Leadership“, “The 21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership“, “Top 100 Best Ways to be a Great Leader“…and so on. Leadership is all fine and dandy …
Great adventure ends in tragedy
I felt compelled to respond to this tragedy. Riding across Canada was one of the greatest adventures of my life and I love reading about people doing the same thing. More recently having been hit while cycling, I know how easy it would have been to be fatal. I suppose …
last weekend of summer
I am sitting in a Starbucks on Spadina mostly to get out of the heat. I wore jeans today and that was a mistake. They don’t fit very well and my balls are sticking to my leg. I am sitting here reading a Douglas Coupland book I picked up at …