the watch of time

Actually Speaking

What has traditionally been called ‘The Art of Conversation’ clearly has taken a generational downturn.  But there is hope it will continue, and not just due to evolutionary history. (more…)

An Optical Disillusion

Except for those wearing rose-coloured glasses, or are sycophantic party or personality loyalists, it’s almost impossible to go through adult life without being disappointed by the performance of politicians, at least much of the time.

We don’t have to go far to see negative optics and results. (more…)

Light Switch with Emotion

In the past few days we’ve had new opportunity to witness how easily emotional light switches can be triggered.  Instead of the conventional image of the latter changing darkness to light and vice versa, there’s been ample illustration from a human perspective. (more…)

More to Disclosure

In dealing with many professional service providers, an increasingly pervasive part of the experience is sourced by some degree of official disclosure.

As noted in an article in the year end version of The Insurance & Investment Journal (published in Montreal), financial industry disclosure intends to “…help (more…)

Speed Ills

Be aware, this may come soon to a street or intersection near you…

Our residential street is under attack from the remote, bureaucratic forces of city hall.  The war room is in the Area Traffic Management department.  If militaristic terms seem a bit harsh, it’s because of the battle we’re facing. (more…)

In Search of the Ideal Venture

The theme of our Toastmasters meeting today was “Your Dream Job”.  As Table Topics master, I challenged fellow members to imagine how this precept would apply in various professions. (more…)

What Gets Stressed

There are gruesomely fascinating illustrations of stress. Not only does the word have intrinsically different meanings (putting ‘stress’ on a pronunciation, or a piece of wood, or causing mental discomfort), but also the discomfort interpretation itself has myriad sources. (more…)