That granny? Way Cooler Than You.
A little tongue in cheek here. And maybe, a little not. A word about how we treat older women and wondering what we are losing because of it. Enjoy! READ ARTICLE HERE #old #age #ageism #ageing #descrimination #rethink #capable #fun #youngatheart #coolerthanyou
Stop letting them steal your content.
How I took back my own content and am profiting from it. READ THE FULL ARTICLE (3 MIN) HERE
Is it time to let business go casual?
(And not just on Fridays – and not just clothes)? I keep seeing posts — this is purely anecdotal — about how people are skiving off when they work at home. Apparently, people… READ THE FULL POST ON MEDIUM
Sustenance — My Father’s Legacy
Do You Have To Be So Hard? Loving Life As You Age. My Dad was (as some of you already know) hard. Hard on himself and those around him. He only understood and expressed love through restraint, through hard work, through the pain of a difficult workout. And he made my life hell for about […]
Easier and Harder to go Back to School
As I come to the end of the first university course that will allow me to finish my degree at sixty years old, I am surprised at two things. One, that it has been easier than I expected and two, that it’s been harder than I expected. The Easier The work has been easier than […]
Is Conservatism Really Fiscally Responsible?
(Part 1: Family Planning) In this wee series, I (very, very) lightly — and with a pinch of humour — take a peek at what it means to be a conservative in a late-stage capitalist oligarchy essentially wondering if Conservatism really has anything to do with fiscal responsibility. Part 1: Contraception and Abortion Conservative factions […]
The Power of a Humanities Education
What Do You Need? Sometimes in life, you bump into exactly what you need to at the time you need it. As many of you know, I’ve gone back to school to finish something I started 40 years ago – a university degree. After balancing my options, I decided to take the ENG2RW6, the one […]
Content is Core Values
As modern business diviners and creators, marketers struggle with moral questions every day. Well, this marketer does. I believe we thrive best when we honour our own core values. Constantly chasing content, many of us default to the easy: observing of ‘world days’ of interest to our community or to the general public. From stat […]
Rebrand? Why, yes!
After a decade-plus of living in a particular brand, I just recently rethought my purpose, what I have to offer, and how much I enjoy doing what I do. This resulted in a rebrand. I may be a bit cheekier now (if that’s possible) but still absolutely dedicated to finding a path to business growth. […]
The Notebook of Grateful
She’d had it for weeks before she found the money. On this day, Gracie L, fifty-seven years old, mother of three ungrateful kids, and grandmother to two children she had never seen, realized she was alone in the cardboard shanty she shared with Marie. Privacy was a rare luxury. Her mind immediately went to what […]