Let’s say you own an airline…

April 6, 2010

Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic Airways co-founded the Carbon War Room, a virtual HQ to transform our carbon-based economy into something sustainable. Is man-made climate change prompting business leaders to act against self-interest in favor of the common good?

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My Spelling Bee-related story (Gimme dat ding)

April 5, 2010

Belfry Theatre’s production of Spelling Bee prompts a reminiscence of learning English, …and confronting the dreaded th-sound.

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

April 4, 2010

How to Find the Treasure in Your Archives | Confident Writing Great article on finding what’s valuable in your blog archives – and presenting it so that readers can find it. tags: writing, blogging 80 Ways to Steal Valuable Minutes for Your Work Day : Lifestyle :: American Express OPEN Forum Uh-oh, there’s far too […]

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Do complex systems need resilience?

April 3, 2010

Clay Shirky’s new post on The Collapse of Complex Business Models prompted me to some thoughts on the role of resilience within complex systems.

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Oh, the island…

April 2, 2010

Living on an island has definite drawbacks when it comes to travel – especially if the weather freaks out, as it did today.

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Blog Birthday: 7 years!

April 1, 2010

Seven years ago yesterday (March 31, 2003) I posted my first entry on this site, Powers of Discrimination & SARS. For some reason, I’ve been convinced that my first post was April 1, 2003. But whether March 31 or April 1, this blogging endeavor hasn’t been a joke. Seven years. And now it might all […]

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Eyeglass hack

March 31, 2010

Fashion hack: use high-end sunglasses as stylish eye-glasses.

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Jim Gordaneer Painting Retrospective

March 30, 2010

I’m really looking forward to the opening of Jim Gordaneer‘s upcoming retrospective at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria: ~ Gordaneer is a painter’s painter. What that means is that he works it out in paint. It’s not a question of theory or philosophy, it’s all about the painting.  And what fantastic painting it is! […]

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Rug Badgers rule

March 29, 2010

Local rug-cleaning company Luv-a-Rug provides an absolutely stellar service: Steve “Dusty” Roberts, who perfected a device called a Rug Badger, really delivers.

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

March 28, 2010

Three ways of looking at Delancey Street « Ephemeral New York Excellent post by Ephemeral New York on “Three ways of looking at Delancey Street,” that is, 1919, 1975, and today. One of the commenters puts it best when he writes that the 2 modern pictures show “sewers for cars.” (h/t @davewiner) tags: nyc, delancey_street, […]

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