My Christmas wish for you, 2022

It didn’t need the record dump of snow we got two nights ago to remind us Christmas is here. But it sure seems fitting on this winter solstice (as I write this). After all, if there’s one day of the year I wish for snow, it’s Christmas Eve—though much of it may be...

This World Cup spectacle

Perhaps the most poignant T-shirt slogan I’ve ever seen said simply “One life, one goal.”   “Okay,” you say, “so what’s so poignant about that?”   It’s because of what was on the back of the T-shirt. It was sponsored by a soccer association. Yup – one...

What’s your take on Explainer videos?

It was perhaps six or seven years ago that I first ran across an “Explainer” video. I didn’t know it was called that, but I was intrigued. Someone does cartoon drawings on a “whiteboard” while explaining a concept or program. It’s become a popular marketing tool. And,...

A reason for despondency?

Snow, and more snow – in November! Brrrrrr! (Okay, you out-of-the-Lower-Mainland people can stop laughing at me now!) And the weatherman says more of this is on the way! But it was a winter wonderland as I returned from visiting my mother last night—the kind of winter...