People & Places
For some reason writing this blog entry has been a struggle for me. Each time I began, I would stop and look at the words on the page and simply not like them. Write. Delete. Write.I think it is simply...
View ArticleFamous Canadians for 50
It happens. I inevitably get challenged to produce a list of well-known Canadians, and more in particular those found on the music scene. Little do people know that many of the familiar tunes over the...
View ArticleLeaving on a Jet Plane
There are few things I suck at more than goodbyes. I loathe them. I do not like what they stand for – and I cannot handle the emotional charge that is behind them. At my last job, on the last day of...
View ArticleTimeless & Time less
Thanks for the few messages, seems the Canadian tunes are a hit :)Unfortunately I am outta time today, but I will leave you with a Bryan Adams classic. Yep he is a Canadian too, but I am pretty sure...
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Cougar Defined - It is a Canadian thang
Most people know what a "cougar" is - and I am not talking about the four legged one. It is a term that is widely rumoured to have originated in Canada and refers to women who have an affinity for...
View ArticleA Humbled Foreigner
Last year life led me on a whirlwind trip to Dubai. On the way out I had to seek assistance at the Emirates Airline counter for my particularly awkwardly sized luggage. She spoke first to me in...
View ArticleGetting it Right
Yesterday was kind of a big day for me. Something that I had been working towards came to a pivotal point. Whether it went one way – or another was to be seen. As chance, fate and luck would have it...
View ArticleFrom Start to Finish - No Regrets.
I was lucky enough to meet up with a past flame for lunch this week. He was in town on business and somehow it all worked out. He was waiting for me outside my office and when our eyes met we...
View ArticleThe Countdown to Home
In recent years Christmas took on a new meaning for me. At one time I used to think I needed to see snow, have the house decorated perfectly, Christmas cookies baking – and then and only then would I...
View ArticleThank You
I have a friend here in Zurich that I do not spend so much time with simply because communication is a problem. His English is good, but he usually misses the meaning of what I am saying. My German...
View ArticleJet Lagged Induced Reflections
Normally when I head home I keep a low profile, preferring to take the time to get grounded and deal with stressful issues in my life whilst away from it all.Not any more. I have learned recently that...
View ArticleCross My Name Off
Okay, It is time to set the record straight on the whole cougar thang. First off, I am not a cougar. If my blog gave the impression of that – wowee ‘my bad. Yes I am single, but as much as I loathe...
View ArticleWhat is Canadian?
“What are Canadians like typically,” asked my friend on the eve of my departure home. “You are the only one I have ever met.”Other than the fact that I am not the ideal person from whom to adopt a...
View ArticleThe Epic Bail
I don’t know about you, but I had a perfect Christmas. And that includes losing my Canadian phone during a spontaneous late-night run up a ski hill and one trip to the emergency room following a...
View ArticleA Night to Remember
Every year we start our new years evening with a horse drawn sleigh ride into the backwoods. We sip mulled wine while slowly freezing. Halfway into the ride all feeling to limbs cease. The woods are...
View ArticleHappy & Home
Well I am back. My only half dead orchids greeted me upon my arrival. As I had suspected the cleaning fairies neglected to look after the glasses in the sink – so I busied myself and loaded the four...
View ArticleA New Relationship
One sleepless night later - I have decided that reading emails while in bed is a bad idea. As much as I enjoy watching the sunrise while sipping my morning coffee, I would have much preferred 7 hours...
View ArticleThe Euro Man
European men like to nap. It doesn't matter how young or old they are, you can be assured that after work or on a Saturday or Sunday that they will be squeezing in some sort of shut eye. I don't know...
View ArticleDrama Queen
As I was climbing through the window of a first floor apartment in my building and leaping into the arms of an up until then unknown man, I couldn't help but notice the many people at tram stop...
View ArticleOn a Serious Note...
I have to admit, in many ways I wish I had never viewed the video Amanda Todd made. Her story haunts me. And of course, this song reminds me of her...
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