Introverted Much? Random Thoughts on Reading Quiet

To say that I have dropped the ball with my blog would be understating the issue. I not only dropped the ball, I lost it down the drain and then decided the best way to retrieve it was to sit patiently by the grate for 3 months until a friendly rat (Snow White style) broughtContinue reading “Introverted Much? Random Thoughts on Reading Quiet”

Follow up on the stupidity of telling your kids to follow their dreams post

Just heard this Ted Talk entitled “Why you will fail to have a great career” from economist Larry Smith at a Ted-Ex talk in Waterloo, Ontario. If you have 15 minutes, give it a listen- it is about all the excuses we make to NOT pursue our interests, which in turn ensures that none ofContinue reading “Follow up on the stupidity of telling your kids to follow their dreams post”

Random ideas

Epigenetics and how that extra donut/cigarette/whiskey can adversely affect the lifespan of your children One of the many perks of my job is that I receive all the daily newspapers and weekly magazines in the library. In order to better promote them in the school I work, I spend a few minutes each morning perusingContinue reading “Random ideas”