As I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to change career tracks a couple years ago, and ended up going back to school. I think one of the best things at any level of education is the people you meet, and I was lucky to make a bunch of new friends – including several …
On my walk to work every morning, I pass through a playground. On the day after the Alberta election, I took the above photo for this post; the kids’ chalk drawings reminded me of the phrase, “everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten.” If you read my last blog post, you can probably …
I saw Barack Obama speak in Calgary earlier this month. Dave Kelly, a local personality, had the honour of interviewing the former U.S. president, and started the conversation by asking what advice Obama has for parents trying to teach children how to be kind – especially as the “leaders” around us are often behaving anything …
If Wikipedia is to be believed, the first Valentine’s Day celebration was held in the year 496, and it wasn’t until the 18th century that the day became an occasion for couples to show love for one another. So, it’s maybe safe to assume there have been many variations in how to acknowledge (or not acknowledge) …
One month ago today, I received a Master of Social Work degree. On November 16, my classmates and I donned gowns with very strange sleeves (they’re more like tails or wings), and walked across a stage to shake hands with some university VIPs that most of us had never met. Despite these bits of ceremonial …
