Monthly Archives: March 2015

Why I Write

When I started in grade 2 thereabouts, it was for an autobiographical assignment, in which I drew on real-life anecdotes of an ironic nature, embodiments of my life-that-thusfar. This drew laughter and surprise from the other kids in the class … Continue reading

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Solitude

is not necessarily or the same as loneliness. It is potentially a gift and a privilege, which many only children would attest to. There is absolutely nothing wrong with deliberately choosing it and to be mostly free from the endless conflicts … Continue reading

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“Back to the Basics”

As one ages, it is important to have a purpose, to have curiosity and to learn something new every day, to retain a sense of irony and humor, to continue playing and exploring the myriad imaginative possibilities, to enjoy Beauty, … Continue reading

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Grade 12 Diploma Exams Reduced to 30% of the Year Total Mark

No doubt these marks were often lower than whatever more generous marks were given for classroom work. So ending the balanced blend of marks will artificially inflate kids’ final marks, and erode the value of final exams. (Eventually the PCs … Continue reading

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Be thankful

you’re not the project engineer of the 102 Ave. bridge which buckled this weekend in Edmonton.

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On What’s Truly Important

“Money is congealed energy and releasing it releases life possibilities. If you follow your bliss, you will always have your bliss, money or not. If you follow money, you may lose it, and you will have nothing.”–Joseph Campbell

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On Moving Ahead/Forward

“You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”–Joseph Campbell

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On Death-in-Life Existence

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”–Oscar Wilde

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Why Copy Another?

“Be yourself; everybody else is already taken.”–Oscar Wilde

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Mere Duration vs. Consequential Depth

“The length of your life is less important than its depth.”–Marilyn Vos Savant

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