A RIDE TOO FAR – A cycling tale
You might be a hero in a morgue. But you’re still in a morgue. I crashed at the 190th kilometre of a 215 km ride. Joey, my co-rider, told me later that when he saw my body smack the road and stay…
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A True Blue Aussie
I begin this article by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Who is a True Blue Aussie? Not that hard to describe. For those of you who have watched ‘Crocodile Dundee’, Paul…
Fear of sandwiches
I have mastered the art of ordering at Subway. As for fear of sandwiches, I still hesitate before I step into a build-your-own sandwich place. In retrospect, it was no big deal. But at the time, I felt rather stupid.…
How I got my first job in Canada.
The interview was scheduled for 9:00 AM. I was excited. Potentially, it was going to be my first job in Canada. The hiring company was an International Distributor of consumer products. I located the office on a warehouse-lined street. It…
What do you do when you find out that your child is dying?
I have spent the past year waiting for my daughter to die. Findings and opinions were many. One in billions genetic mutation. Only three known cases in the world. She’ll be dead by fifteen months. Enjoy your time together. That…
The Elusive Canadian Experience
The well-dressed lady behind the counter was polite. I had seen the “Now Hiring” sign on her store window and had walked in to see if she would consider hiring me for the job. As she glanced through my resume,…
The Retirement Calculator
The retirement calculator was not complicated, but detailed. My friend Dino had sent it to me. Conversations among the folks that I hung out with at the club seemed to always drift towards retirement planning. No one was getting any…
The Landing
“Welcome to Canada!” The agent behind the Customs and Immigration desk said routinely as I handed her three passports and the landing papers. I had deliberately avoided the urge to down a couple of beers on the flight from London…
Sometimes life needs a hard reset…
The idea for the blog first came to me while I was watching the movie “Up in the Air.” The movie featured George Clooney as a corporate downsizer and dealt with the devastating effects of job loss – something that…