Posts tagged: performance

If You’re Gonna Read, Read Something Productive

One of the best advice I ever got was something my aunt told me back when I was still a university student. I have always been an avid reader, but at that point I had gotten to reading a lot of fiction and not much else. I was on a trip to visit a number [...]

Wednesday August 25th, 2010 in , , , , | 5 Comments »

The 8 Keys to Success – and Staying Successful

What are the keys to success? To many people, that’s like asking what the winning numbers are to the big lottery jackpot. There is the belief that there just might be a simple key to success, like turning the key to starting a car. Well, the recipe for success is indeed conceptually simple, but it’s [...]

Monday August 23rd, 2010 in , , , , | Comments Off

Government Will Not Act Until You Speak Up

I work in government in the public service, and I see government from within the offices and hallways of the bureaucracy. I operate in the public service which means I do not see what happens in the political wing of democratic government, but I see what happens in the administrative middle-ground between the political decision-makers [...]

Monday August 23rd, 2010 in , , , | Comments Off

I Don’t Suffer From A Knife Addiction

I love good cooking knives. Some say I suffer from a knife addiction, but I’m not so sure about it. Yes, I have strong desires for more knives, different knives, all in a quest to experience what else the artisans and craftsmen of steel have created to make cooking more enjoyable, more elegant, and flat-out [...]

Tuesday July 13th, 2010 in , , | 3 Comments »

Why So Many Knives?

I am often asked by friends and family why I have so many knives. The belief is that all knives are the same – they are sharpened slabs of metal with a sharp edge to cut your food. Many good homes make do with 1 or 2 knives. Really, even I would suggest to most [...]

Wednesday July 7th, 2010 in , , , | 1 Comment »