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Tag Archives: life
Cutting the cord
It’s been almost eight years since my wife and I moved into our new home. The local phone service provider was on strike at the time and we were told that we would have to wait five months to get … Continue reading
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Politics and Business
Politics and Business have been linked for as long as I can remember. It seems that politicians target business to help finance the country and business owners look to politicians to help finance their companies. Bullies exist in both places … Continue reading
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An so ends another hockey season
This weekend in Carp Ontario we saw the end to yet another season of West Carleton Old Timers Hockey. One of the things that makes this league unique is the way the teams balance out and the way one or … Continue reading
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Olympic results
There has been more than one time during this past week when I have found myself filled with pride and support for our Olympic athletes. Canada is not a world super power, we don’t have a huge population compared to … Continue reading
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Hire character. Train Skill.
I recently saw this on LinkedIn and had to comment. This is the way that I have always looked at hiring new people even though many of my colleagues have frowned on my approach. I meet people, talk to them … Continue reading
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Helping others…
2013 was not the best year that I have logged, but 2014 is starting out much better. Partly because of that, and partly because I believe that we should all spend a bit of our day helping others, I have … Continue reading
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The Dead of Winter
The time in between Christmas and March is perhaps the coldest and darkest time in Silicon valley North. One industry leader said that this time of the year is one of the reasons that we actually get things done. It’s … Continue reading
So where have you been?
No I have not died or moved to a place with no Internet, just been really busy at work. I’m in the process of learning about everything Nakina and immersing myself in new technologies like Jasper Reports, SQL and Oracle. … Continue reading
Arena One and Two
Finished both these books over the weekend and last night. They are in the same vein as the hunger games in that they are post apocalyptic USA with groups of teens trying to survive. My son pointed out to me … Continue reading