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
Year: 2014
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 …
Second Surgery
So I survived getting hit by a bus. And while I survived I was not left without residual effects. I had a constant ache in my shoulder what became more severe with use. This was due to the massive amounts of bone that needed to be cleaned out, which resulted in …
The Big “C”
Cancer is a very frightening word. It’s a very frightening disease but I think the word is worse. It conjures up images of people with scarves on their heads, pale and thin, bulbous tumors and growths, and ultimately death. But it probably shouldn’t. I recently finished a book, The Emperor of …
Mercy, merci! Why Medical Assistance in Dying is a Mercy
Quebec became the first province in the country to pass into law legislation allowing “medical aid” in dying and as a result sparked a debate regarding end of life care. There is a lot of push back from religious and palliative care groups against assisted suicide and according to media it …
We remember
I was sick yesterday and forgot to post this. China may hide the truth from it’s citizens, but the rest of the world will not forget.