One of the things I love about theatre is how egalitarian it is. Especially with the actors. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. We’re all equals working together to put on the show. We’re all peers. There are very few situations where people can work side by side. People with different levels…
I’ve been waffling for months to get started on another playwriting project. And I decided to revisit one of my old plays: Minced. Minced is a one act play with two characters. I always thought it could be expanded into a longer piece. And taking a page from Great By Choice, I can consider it…
Every now and then, Dodger will come up and visit me in the attic. That’s where my office is. I’ll hear the tell-tale nails clicking on the steps as he comes up the stairs. Sometimes he wants attention. Sometimes I think he’s just checking in on me. He’ll saunter over, wagging his tail. I’ll give…
Every week, I come up with 5 possible blog post ideas. Then, I assign a date to write a post on that idea. Most of the time, I come up with a different idea instead of writing the scheduled one. And so, my list gets bigger. This happens 70% to 80% of the time. Currently,…
As world events continue to escalate, I’ve decided to take action. I’m spending too much time doom-scrolling on my phone. So, I’ve removed FaceBook and Instagram. From my phone. I can still access them on my computer. But not my phone. They’ll find their way back to my phone eventually. But for a little while,…
I just finished Great by Choice again. Man, I love that book. And I love listening to Jim Collin’s read it. Wow. It’s a business book. And yet a few times, some of the stories in it moved me to tears. What qualities do you need to become a great company? A great organization? A…
The Around the Bay is only 10 days away. This weekend is my last long run before the big race. How did I do last week? Not as good as I hoped. My toenails were still recovering from my 30km practice run. And it’s hard to fit a long run in with some other activities.…
I can’t believe some people would be stupid enough to think that Empathy is a weakness. Humanity wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for empathy. Empathy is what helped us bond together in our hunter gatherer tribes. We are not remarkable creatures. We’re small. We’re weak. We don’t have claws. We can’t run very fast.…
It’s hard to stay completely calm these days. With our neighbour, the Felon-in-Chief, spouting ridiculous rhetoric. I am so tired of reading about his ignorance and hate. There are no words strong enough to describe what a vile person he is. And the fact that people voted for that guy. It’s like voting for an…
It’s been a while since I mentioned The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. It was my favourite read of last year. Every now and then something that Easter mentioned in the book pops into my brain. Like the fact that our ancestors, the hunter gatherers, were extremely fit. Not only were they fit, but their…
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