Posts tagged: values

Can you spare a dime? Can you spare a moment of your time?

I’m no saint. I’m not a bleeding-heart left-wing liberal. I don’t help everyone who asks for help. I do, however, have a soft spot for the homeless. Do you listen when they ask for spare change? Do you acknowledge them as people? Do you give anything? Do you ever have a conversation? Some of the [...]

Friday December 30th, 2011 in , , | Comments Off

Thought-Provoking Arguments Presented With Animation

Multimedia learning truly draws in an audience – and its attention, active participation, and cognitive engagement. I may very well take this kind of approach with some educational projects that I have in mind for the new year, but in the meantime, here are some really cool and interesting examples. Does money really motivate people [...]

Tuesday December 27th, 2011 in , , , , | Comments Off

Pursue Excellence ‘Til It Hurts – Because That’s What It Always Takes

Excellence – and the pursuit of it – truly grab me emotionally. It’s why I like what I like. It’s why I’ve been interested in the hobbies and pursuits that I’ve done. It’s what I have sought in my professional life, and what I am now trying to build. It’s how I gauge cars, knives, guns, [...]

Sunday November 27th, 2011 in , , , , , | Comments Off

Toronto Takes a Step Backwards by Removing Bike Lanes for the 1st Time

“Javis lanes, as well as Pharmacy and Birchmount officially dead. Separated network will be built.” “Toronto City Council voted just before its lunch break Wednesday to spend more than $400,000 removing about eight kilometres of bike lanes that had been installed during the previous term of City Council.” The City of Toronto today took a [...]

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in , , , , , | Comments Off

The Loss of Good Food Is Not Inevitable – But It Takes Conscious Effort to Preserve

When you read any of the works by Michael Pollan and other contemporary real-food writers, you might get the sense that concern about the nature and quality of our food is a recent phenomenon. It isn’t. I’m reading a book titled Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji. It was written in 1980, and [...]

Monday March 28th, 2011 in , , , , | Comments Off