March 20th, 2007 \\ Lifestyle
The Vernal Equinox is one of the four great seasonal changes every year. Day and night are equal, and the changing weather can lift the spirits of young — and old — alike! Yeah… the Spring is here. You don’t have to look far to see signs of spring. From the budding of the trees [...]
Read More >>It’s Monday morning and I can’t sleep anymore. Either I am too excited for the start of the work-week, or I am too depressed and cannot sleep ;-). Anyway, today is Christmas for us Canadians all over again. Well, sort of… Today we will be blessed with a new federal budget which is designed to [...]
Read More >>A U.S.-based management consulting firm did a survey and asked over 700 CEOs at what age they felt people’s productivity peaked, the average response was 43. The signs of age that employers complain about are less enthusiasm, less creativity and less productivity. These are all signs of boredom. (:-O There is a trejectory in traditional [...]
Read More >>Whether you’re dining out or you’re at home, the enjoyment of food and wine is enhanced by fine silver, china, linen, and, of course, glassware. The color of wine is as much part of its pleasure and appeal as its bouquet and flavor. Glasses that alter or obscure the color of wine detract from the [...]
Read More >>Ever wondered about the house/castle like pictures on the label of a bottle of wine? If it’s a French wine, according to French law, a chateau is a house attached to a vineyard having a specific number of acres, as well as having winemaking and storage facilities on the property. A wine may not be [...]
Read More >>Peter Drucker, in his book “Post Capitalist Society”, mentions the term “knowledge workers” to refer to people who create, innovate, synthesize, strategize, analyze, instruct, integrate and interpret. These people are/will be in huge demand in virtually any field: IT, entertainment, banking, financial services, retailing, health care, law, telecom, farming, all sciences … and many more. [...]
Read More >>Well, apparently today isA Pi Day, chosen because the digits on this date correspond with the first 3 digits of Pi (3.14). :-) 100 digits of Pi: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 419716939937510582097494459230781640 62862089986280348253421170679.. Obviously you know Pi is the ratio of the circle’s circumference to its diameter, but did you also know that Math enthusiasts worldwide celebrate March [...]
Read More >>We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the middle-aged man who trades in his car for a convertable, and his wife for a younger gal … then runs off to travel the world. Yeap, we call it midlife crisis. :-) In the Chinese language the ideogram for crisis is made up of two characters. First [...]
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