Stanstead QC | Lessons in leadership often are unexpected. This past summer, our daughters Emma and Sophie played soccer in Stanstead. Stanstead is a small town. In Pointe Claire, where we used to live, there were more than 2,000 kids in the soccer program. In Stanstead, there were probably less […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Stanstead QC | December 13- Big Update to Announce: The quest to build The Playlist for The Big One now includes an opportunity for artists to submit their tunes to Big Med on Sonicbids. http://www.sonicbids.com/BigMedicine2 For those of you who don’t know, Sonicbids helps bands get gigs and promoters book […]
You can hear it in their voices. They are the first of the first responders to reach the scene. You can hear something in the tone of the first few seconds of their first update transmitted from the scene. No matter how polished and professional they may be just a […]
Stanstead QC | Back when I was the newly-minted director of a small EMS service, my boss called me in for my six-month evaluation. He said, “I’ve got good news and bad news.” I told him to give me the bad news first. “As a leader you’re a real disaster.” […]
I am stubborn. My wife warned me not to try and change that lightbulb on my own. She told me I ought to ask our neighbour from across the street to lend me a hand. I waited for her to go over to one of her friends for tea and […]
“Each of us has a special contribution to make to the human world. Each of us is born with the package of assets, deficits, problems and blessings needed for that work. Each of us struggles to understand what our task is and how the package with which we have been […]
You’re listening to the latest edition of Nocturnal Emissions on Big Medicine… Enjoy the ride, campers!
Jake and the Leprechauns…Busy Bee [3:43] David Simard…Willow Tree [4:46] Riot and his Rhythm Devils…Purple Rain [6:26] Bent by Elephants…Whims and Border [4:32] Burrows…Elephant Shoes [6:07] Folly and the Hunter…Cost [4:41] The Aurian Haller Band…Lady Be Kind [4:47] Willow Kane…Just to Know You [3:17] Philippe B…Je n’irai pas a Bilbao […]
Intro from Hal: Norm Rooker’s been away from these pages for far too long. He’s back with this classic whitewater ride down the stream-of-consciousness. When Norm reminisces about his early days it primes my own memory machine. So, here’s one that many of my colleagues like to dredge up each […]