Standing on the dock of the lake in northern Ontario nature put on a show that captured your eye and took your breathe away. Over the course of perhaps a half an hour the sky went from pinks and blues and mauves to fiery yellows and orange and red. It was spectacular to watch.
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Scone Cake: I meant to do that!
This morning, I got out of bed. To make matters worse, I decided to bake something, at the ungodly hour of 6:30 a.m. I hate baking for one reason: I don’t like to measure. I’ll make a sauce, throw together a stew or soup, all without benefit of measuring a single thing.
Top 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Still Moving to Austin, TX
Austin used to be a somewhat small, understated city in the center of Texas that was mostly known for music festivals. But lately it’s been on everyone’s radar. Now Austin is the fastest growing big city in the United States. Between July 2013 and July 2014 Austin’s population grew another 2.9 percent!
Will Rethink Robotics Bring Jobs Back Home?
Technology’s advancements have placed in jeopardy the job security of many individuals. Their fear is that they will soon become obsolete – that a cheaply-produced and easily-programmed robot will supplant them from their position, offering management structures a mechanical employee that will cost pennies on the dollar; that will never request vacation time; and that will never call in sick. What does this mean for human labour?
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
“The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. It is obvious that man is himself a traveler; that the purpose of this world is not ‘to have and to hold’ but ‘to give and serve.’ There can be no other meaning.” Explore the life of Sir Wilfred Grenfell!
Microwave Drawers – the Pros and Cons
Kashif Raza takes a look at innovations in kitchen technology focusing in on the pros and cons of microwave drawers.
Tarmac Meditations #165: Patience, Grasshoppa
The Waldo 100k shoot at Willamette Pass in Oregon emptied my tank, but the day was beautiful, the runners inspirational as they embraced their personal pursuit of their hard earned dreams.
10 Forms of Life Support for Your Life
Life is full of difficult situations that test us emotionally, psychologically, and even spiritually. Covering family, money, health, and a variety of other matters, these challenges can test us to our limits, especially if we are not prepared for them. While we hope to never encounter these situations, here are some things to consider should the unexpected take place.
The Somm of All Cheers
Cakebread Cellars, one of the great Napa Valley estate wineries, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their most premium label Dancing Bear Ranch with the release of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, a vintage receiving 99 points from wine critic Robert Parker
So, what have you learned?
In 2014 I turned 60. This was not a traumatic event. It was a joyous moment. Life brought great happiness, tempered with many challenges and sadness Life also provided lessons to mitigate those challenges. I applied those lessons and I am not afraid of storms because I learned to sail my ship.
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