Auld Lang Syne
Happy New Year! Whenever I join in the chorus of Auld Lang Syne, I feel a debt of gratitude to Robert Burns, who penned the words in 1788. In a… Read more Auld Lang Syne →
Six Million Kindle Books
There are over 6 Million Kindle books. How do I know? Today, I searched Amazon.ca’s Kindle store and found the answer on the bottom, left side of the page. If… Read more Six Million Kindle Books →
Big Data, Searches & Paper.li
A few months ago, a friend introduced me to Paper.li, which works “behind the scenes” to search the web to find content that is of interest to me. I was… Read more Big Data, Searches & Paper.li →
A Toast to the Professor
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that… Read more A Toast to the Professor →
Happy New Year 2018
“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as… Read more Happy New Year 2018 →
Curious, Explore and Be Amazed
“We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.” John Ruskin The Holiday Season… Read more Curious, Explore and Be Amazed →
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives.”… Read more Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism →
Literacy in a Digital World
I remember the day when I learned the definition of literacy. I was between 3 and 4 years old, but the moment is permanently embedded in my memory. The… Read more Literacy in a Digital World →
