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Still Great

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…

March 21, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, Uncategorized.

TV Taming

It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…

March 15, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, Uncategorized, Weight Loss.

Arguing in French

I spend a lot of my time having conversations in my head. Deb will often look over at me and say, “Who are you talking to?” I’m not on the phone or speaking out loud. But she can tell that I’m carrying on a conversation in my head. I have done that ever since I…

March 14, 2025 in Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, running, Uncategorized.

Choosing Greatness

Last week, I made a list of some of the books I want to read this year. And right away, I started listening to book that wasn’t on the list. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. I first listened to this book in 2011. And I’ve listened to it a few…

March 9, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, Uncategorized.

Another Woo Woo

It’s been a while since I mentioned any Woo Woo events.  I mean they might be coincidences… Or they might be Woo Woo… I’ve been wanting to start my next playwriting project.  And I was debating working on something new or revisiting one of the projects that I hadn’t finished. And then,  I thought what…

March 8, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Hamilton Fringe Festival, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

Year of the GROON 62

Another year sped by. Last year, we celebrated my birthday in Fort St. John at Keaton and Kate’s place. This year, it’s just Deb and me. But we were at Caileigh and Chris’ place last weekend. And that was my real birthday present. Spending time with my immediate family. The world is a very different…

February 22, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, family, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, theatre, Uncategorized, Weight Loss.

Creativity Crisis

You know what drives me crazy? Getting good ideas when I’m doing something else that requires my attention. Like driving to work, for instance. I get lots of great ideas while driving to work. But it’s hard to jot down those ideas for later when I must concentrate on the cars around me. And the…

January 28, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, Uncategorized.

Filling the Well

I spent a good amount of time reading plays this week. I’m on a play reading committee. And our first meeting was today, so I needed to have some plays to recommend. I read more plays this week, than I’ve read in the last couple of years. That’s crazy! I should be reading more plays.…

January 19, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, theatre.

Expectations Met

I submitted a play to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I didn’t expect to win. And I didn’t. I didn’t even place in the top three. Who knows? Out of 54 entries, mine might have come in at 54… I didn’t expect to win. I didn’t expect to place. Why did I submit a play…

January 17, 2025 in Artistic Rehab, Hamilton Fringe Festival, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, productivity, Uncategorized.

Doing It All

Can we do it all? All the things we want to do? All the things we want to try? No. Obviously. There’s not enough time in the day. But… We can do more than we settle for. This December has not been productive for me. I’ve been slacking off with my blog posting. I’ve got…

December 20, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, interviews, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

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