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Playing with Turtles

Now that the Dangerous Kitchen blog is up and running, I’m sure to be posting there much more than here. Please spread the word.
And so, here’s a post about the danger of playing with turtles…

Posted 15 March 2010 § Ruminations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Swimming Upstream

Success doesn’t always mean struggling against the current.

Posted 01 December 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Dissing The Hired Help

My wife and I recently ate dinner at a lovely restaurant in Vancouver. Excellent food. Fabulous view of the sunset over the water.
Our server, Beth, attentively took us to our table, chatted us up in a friendly way and discussed the pallet of options. Very nice woman.
The manager, Scott, stopped by to pay a cordial [...]

Posted 19 November 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Work/Life Balance

We’ve all struggled with the concept of “work/life balance.” It has fostered many pundits, given birth to many articles, and spawned many time-saving tips and time-management systems to make your day better. Here’s my take:

Sleeping…
8

Getting ready for work…
1

Commuting…
1

Working…
8

Cooking/eating…
1

What’s left…
5

The above table is decidedly unscientific. But you get the idea.
You may also want to consider that [...]

Posted 10 November 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,