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“The only federal funding for the North Platte Canteen was a five-dollar bill that President Roosevelt sent from the White House because he had heard about what was taking place in North Platte, and he wanted to help.” Bob Green, Once Upon a Town One of my favourite quotes (and by now, most of […]
More“Not all pioneers went west.” David McCullough I will confess that my 2013 OTR Reading Program was excessively optimistic!! It is October; only two months to go before 2013 will be replaced by the 2014 OTR Reading Program. I am taking the “unread” books with me for they are simply too good to leave […]
More“It is a slightly arresting notion that if you were to pick yourself apart with tweezers, one atom at a time, you would produce a mound of fine atomic dust, none of which had ever been alive but all of which had once been you.” Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything Every year, […]
MoreFebruary is the month that Canadians celebrate Black History. One of my favourite poets is Langston Hughes, who was first acknowledged as a significant literary figure in the 1920’s, during the Harlem Renaissance period. He was only in his twenties. His wrote about difficult times, yet his was a voice of profound optimism and […]
MoreSun Tzu’s The Art of War speaks of a way to handle conflict using the best possible strategies for success. And by success, I mean reaching a viable solution that works for all parties. It is not a zero sum game, where one wins at the expense of another. The first step is to seek […]
More“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War It is an undisputed axiom. In any “strategy” meeting, someone will invariably quote Sun Tzu with an air of sombre authority. Around the table, a few will nod their heads sagely while others will suddenly be preoccupied with […]
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