It is funny how a day like today can effect me so deeply. I knew it was coming - it does every year. I still get overcome with emotion.
PTSD.
It is strange to think that the war was almost 18 years ago....
What makes you humble? When out of 15 people interested in your 7 pm session at Web 2.0 expo NY only 1 shows up!It was titled How Much is Too Much? Where is the Value in Attending Conferences? Another session next to mine (out of 4 altogether) had the same turnout. Signage...
The first 2 lines on the front cover 'Reclaim Yesterday, Enjoy Today and Master Tomorrow' say it all. Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd look at our perception of time, how we use it and what it all means in The Time Paradox (Free Press). The best compliment I can give them is to...
The first thing I said when I heard Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was being indicted was,”Good, about time”. The second thing I said was, “When will western war criminals, such as President Bush, be indicted?” It is highly unlikely that the International Criminal...
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Jeff Koons's steel sculpture has sold at $25.7 million. His Balloon Flower highlights record-breaking art sale in auction history. "The more than 2.75m-tall chromium stainless steel sculpture, Balloon Flower (Magenta), which mimics a flower made out of a long...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHey, welcome to the Club, none of us want to get old, but you know, if appearances are all that matters, Gays certainly don't have a monopoly on shallowness. They say...
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We all experience moments of frustration when standing in line waiting for our turn.Some of us jump to the head of the line thinking we are better or more important than others.We want to be served first.People have to drop everything in order to cater to us this very...
Work can become an obsession for many of us, either because we aim to deliver or are trying so hard to find meaning in our daily gring suggests Lucy Kellaway in Aim low to find meaning at work (FT, May 12).She comments on a recent report from the Work Foundation titled...
When things go wrong or even slightly off track, we tend to get upset or angry about the situation and end up staring at a bottomless pit.Not much productive work or positive feeling comes out of this.We can bring that type of situation upon ourselves by procrastinating on...
If you are a business professional, you understand that your work attire is a mirror reflection of your inner personality. What you wear to your job is one of the most positive attributes you have to offer of yourself towards your career aside of the actual work you do day...
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For the record, I don't put too much faith in these metrics but it's kind of fun to watch the Brownian motion in action:"The index ranks Vancouver-area start-ups based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic...
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We all have something to be thankful for ... "Looking back at this past year, I realize how much my life has changed
in such a short amount of time. If I had known a year ago today that I
would be retired and writing full-time, I would have said that was only
wishful...
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A towering physical figure, Gladstone Wright may be classified as a Teddy Bear by close friends and family. But in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, he is a man of impeccable repute, and one with a heart of gold.
The mastermind behind one of the most revolutionary...
Running on the treadmill of life without pausing can be hazardous to
our health and good judgment as Ryan Carson reminds us in The
importance of Quiet Time.A Zen moment on Serge the Concierge
The most interesting thing about this story to me is the fact that people are choosing to go elsewhere for their confessional needs, specifically online. This comes just one day after christian1021 posted a link...
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