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Eyes Wide Open
One warm, sunny, snow-less afternoon earlier this month, I took my DSLR camera and walked to a street near our home. This street is not more than 200 m long…
Staying Together
At least once a week, summer and winter, Judy and I run to (or by) the old pumphouse in Springbank Park. A comfortable 6.5 km from our house on London’s…
Stay Fresh and Green
I recently turned 65. I celebrated my birthday by building a long, low dry-stack stone wall as a landscaping feature in our back yard. I’ve never attempted to build a…
My Farewell Tour
In view of my impending departure from IJM Canada, I’ve been doing a bit of a farewell tour for the past few weeks. I’m in good company, with the likes of…
Going the Distance: Change Is Inevitable
You may be familiar with the words of Heraclitus, the ancient Greek philosopher (c. 535 – c. 475 BC) who said “The only constant in life is change”. Those words resonate with me…
Walk Before You Run
On December 14, I underwent surgery to repair a hernia. It was a small hernia that only gave me trouble when I attempted to run distances of 30 km or…