Follow your dreams…but what dreams?
Sylvie had, has, the voice of an angel. The sort of voice that you hear in your dreams. I met her at University and even in her late teens, when she sang it would lift your soul, or bring you to laughter, or tears. Sometimes it would do all three in the course of five…
Looking forward, looking back
Well this is late isn’t it? A review of 2019 at the start of February. Ah well though, I guess the deal is that if you put up a bunch of resolutions at the start of the year then you kinda have to hold yourself accountable and say how you did at the end. I…
Big Fat FIRE Quiz Of The Year!!!
Hey you. Yeah you chewing baccy and swigging sarsaparilla. C’mon over here. What kind of FIRE person are you? You heard. What’s your FIRE personality? Don’t know?!?!? You don’t know?!?! Hot dang kid! How can you get to your age and not know?!?!? My goodness young ‘un it’s a good job that you bumped into…
Days of leaves and loss
Everyone has their favourite season. Some live for the long, sultry days and balmy evenings of Summer. Others enjoy the chilled noses, open fires and hibernation of Winter. Still other revel in Spring, the promise of new life, the sense of nature stretching out and walking up in the gentle sun and showers. Personally, I…
The seductive peril of loving your job
If there was a time when I did anything other than sit in meetings with lawyers and bankers and consultants, I’m not sure I can recall it. There must have been a point where I didn’t do any work on weekends, but if there was it’s lost to my recollection. I go to sleep thinking…