Alvin

Heroes are Human. This is the tag line for one of my favourite charities, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. I had the honour of MC’ing an awareness event at the BC Department of Justice Paramedic Training Centre in Kelowna last week. It was a very small role in a huge drama that is finally getting […]

This week, the Province of British Columbia (in Canada, of course) is seeing yet another labour dispute. Nothing new for a province with a history of labour unrest largely due, in my opinion, to the endless disagreement of a much bigger issue of rights versus privileges. Many people who know of me are often surprised […]

Congratulations to the Yorkton Terriers. They are the brand new winners of the Canadian Junior Hockey League Championship also known as the RBC Cup. They won in overtime against a very game Carleton Place Canadians in a match played in Vernon, BC. This is the first National Championship for the hockey team comprised of players […]

So with Mother’s Day approaching, it seems a no-brainer that I would write about my Mom and moms in general. Yet, as per usual, there are those who believe it is a marketing coup and a greeting card company’s invention but I don’t remember it that way when I recall my youth. I loved Mother’s […]

It appears that I am at a crossroad for my blog. I have always been conflicted about the internet. It has, of course, changed our whole world, both literally and metaphorically.  It has also opened a Pandora’s Box. Today, you can call yourself an expert without any credentials and even worse, you can find affirmation […]

If you can figure out what that means, you win a prize. Don’t know what it is but I digress. I had the honour of presenting to a typical student audience on Tuesday but have never written a blog about it so there must be something out of the ordinary. Please allow a short preamble. […]

As you may know and I mention it every blog, this page is not my speech and the simple reason is on stage, I represent both myself and the client hiring me so I am ultra sensitive to not being offensive but whether there or here, being offended is a moving target. In other words, […]

As I sit here on Martin Luther King day, my feelings are conflicted. I am in the United States but more specifically, I am in Honolulu for a speaking engagement. I know what you are thinking. I am writing this to brag. Honestly, I am not. I am writing this to reflect on the fact […]

Today, the Federal Communications Commission is debating allowing cellphone use during flights in the United States.  I have been following this as I fly around 125,000 miles a year, about 30% of that in the U.S. But this blog is less about technology and all about something my last blog also addressed…self-absorption. Remember that when […]

The Oxford dictionary folks have again published the list of most used new words and “Selphy” is number one.  Selphy is attributed to an Australian man and describes the self-portrait taken by the new generation smart phone’s camera. Let’s be clear, I am not some old crusty fart pining for the “good old days” and […]