Back To School
September in Canada means, for a large number of families, back to school – kids heading off to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary …
On Satisfaction and Motivation
I’ve been thinking a lot about my job history, and which jobs really motivated me to do what could be considered my …
Bento boxes!
As some of you may know, Virginia and I recently travelled to Japan, and we decided to bring back some bento boxes. …
“Don’t move the Jo – move your hips”
This was one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received about the use of a Jo in Aikido, and it …
Welcome to 2012!
Wow, 2011 was quite a year! Virginia and I closed on a house, travelled to Boston, and hosted several parties. Along the …
Fundraising Through Public Humiliation!
For those of you who have seen me after I haven’t shaved for a few days, you’ll know that I look quite …
The Binary Fallacy
Photo [flickr id=”5068845349″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”medium” group=”” align=”left”] A couple of years ago, some co-workers and I were out for lunch, and …
→ February 14, 2011
Cross posted from MyFolia journal I’ve just started a weekly posting at a blog run by my local Food Security movement. The …
On Turning 30
Warning: Introspective post 30. The big Three-Oh. Seems like a lot of people dread the coming of this particular milestone, and I …
Out with (most of) the old, In with the (mostly) new!
2011 is fast approaching, so I thought I’d take a look at what I had hoped to get done in 2010: Make …