In Vancouver Today: Homeless & Drag Queens
It’s not what you think! On my way to get dolled up as a drag queen I ran into a homeless fellow and I think it’s a story worth telling. It’s essentially a narrative – grab some tea, just sit back....
View ArticleBC Business – BC'2 20 Most Innovative Companies
Last night I went to a BC Business event sponsored by the Certified Management Accountants of BC. What an event. The publicity leading up to it was light and I only found out through the CMAs, but it...
View ArticleWolfram Alpha and My Great Grandparents
From 2000 until 2004, I studied mathematics as an undergraduate at the University of British Columbia. It’s probably more accurate to say it was until 2003 that I studied mathematics, because my...
View ArticleWhere are you? A note on teaching and engagement.
A random perusal of my Twitter feed last night brought me to a blog by one of my teammates from ultimate. She wrote about the need to really acknowledge where we’re at if we plan to move into the...
View ArticleClosed Loop Production and Perpetual Motion Machines
In my first year of university at UBC, I was fortunate to be enrolled in the Science One Program. From the current website, Science One is an “innovative first-year science program at UBC in which...
View ArticleMy Transit Experience
The transit system in Vancouver is a world class system. There are 3 different types of trains on 4 different lines, boats, diesel busses, electric busses and clean-burning busses abound. The system is...
View ArticleI Got Rooted!
My Australian readers are going to be so incredibly disappointed if they clicked on this because of the title of this entry. I hope they stick around, though. Loretta Cella, Principal of Level...
View ArticleHow Big Is A Stick?
This morning I got tagged in a photo posted on Facebook by Shane Gibson and you can see that photo on the right. "This verse has a lifetime of contemplation and meditation wrapped up in it. Powerful."...
View ArticleMother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day My mom is the most amazing person I’ll ever meet in all my life no matter how long I live or where I might travel. I’ve struggled for years to find meaning in what I do every day....
View ArticleWatch Where You’re Going – Best Advice I Ever Got
Two hot air balloons collide over France. Photo by Johann Dréo. Tia Singh asked a question of her network this afternoon: “What’s the best advice you ever received?” I’ve had this blog planned for a...
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