Archive

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  2021 Academic Excellence Award Sponsored by:  Global Teletherapy Deadline:  Nov 12, 2021 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be enrolled at a university, college, or graduate school for the 2021-2022 academic year, be in good academic standing, and have a GPA of at least 3.0. What’s required:  A completed online application form,… Read more »

The Reading List—October, 2021

September was the beginning of a new school year and the start of fall; many students across Canada returned to in-person classes including University students.  However, I know many university students are still doing online classes—my brother is one of them.  Most of us are either busy studying ourselves, preparing children for in-person or online… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Rootin’ for Rorty

As a kid in the 1980s and as a teenager in the 1990s, the technological tide brought many changes.  Rural BC aided and abetted a Napoleon Dynamite sense of distance from the paved sandlots of urban Canada. Here in the Okanagan Valley, at Princeton—our favourite pariah of a Brokeback Mountain town if you’re from it’s… Read more »

The Smell of Workplace Culture

The fight for workforce talent is real, organizations are in a battle to hire and retain top talent and it has been a major cost driver across all industries. In the tech space, organizations competing for talent have bent over backwards trying to implement favorable working circumstances including providing daily free lunches, unlimited vacation time,… Read more »

Clare’s Law—Help or Hindrance?

On April 1st 2021, The Disclosure To Protect Against Domestic Violence Act, or “Clare’s Law”, came into effect in Alberta.  According to the Government of Alberta’s website, this law gives people who feel at risk of domestic violence a way to get information about their partners so they can make informed choices about their safety…. Read more »

Homemade is Better—Sautéed Mushrooms

Fall activities are in full swing in our house.  Our kids are all into something, and life is busy again.  Our son is in hockey, our youngest is trying out ringette, and all three are in scouting.  Our oldest is still looking for a thing to try, and we are considering martial arts.  Classes are… Read more »

Perfectionists Are My Role-Models

Being a perfectionist is a great thing, in my opinion. A Korean friend recently said that the Western psychology labels perfectionism as almost a disorder. But in the engineering field, he said, perfectionism is critical to success. That’s because one tiny error in calculation can have catastrophic outcomes, such as explosions. Why settle for less… Read more »

Music Review—Queen of Swords

Artist: Typhoid Rosie Album: Queen of Swords Typhoid Rosie, a high-energy, alt/punk rock band with pop hooks and indie grit, have just released their new album, Queen of Swords, an empowering and defiant rally cry of self-love, self-reliance, and independence. Frontwoman Rosie Rebel says of the new album, “While I have the world’s ear, I… Read more »

Dear Barb—Friends of an Age

Dear Barb: I am a woman in my mid forties.  When I was younger, I seemed to have a lot more friends than I have now, and the friends that I do have I am not that close with.  I remember when I was a teenager my friends were my lifeline.  We shared everything.  Life… Read more »