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Three great reasons to get out in the sun today.
Hi,When the sun comes out the world just seems a better place. With the sun has come the joyful spectacle of orca and porpoises in English Bay, a great Canadian team in the Stanley Cup Final and joy of joys the two biggest idiots in the US beating the hell out of one another. It almost begs one to hand each of them a pick-axe handle of finest Canadian Maple wood and telling them to get on with it. So, as you reach for the popcorn and settle into a delicious spectacle of American idiocy I am here to help you with your health and well being, as ever. It’s…
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Where do the municipal parties stand on LGBTQ issues?
In an attempt to get some clarity around an issue I consider very important, I emailed a question to each of the four parties running in the April 5th, Vancouver City By Election. I asked the identical question listed below. I realise that the biggest issue in this By Election is likely to be the Broadway Plan and the contentious issues surrounding it. However, as a city that has a deep LGBTQ cultural heritage, I do feel it’s good to know exactly where our representatives stand, as they will be formulating policy on a wide range of issues. The question asked was: “Hi there, I am looking for information about…
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Goodbye America.
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You can unlock the secret to mastering life’s balancing act with the Two Of Pentacles.
Good morning, I cannot recall how many times recently I have been told that these are ‘interesting times’. Indeed, it is a sentiment that resonates deeply in our current climate. However, I must admit that I would find a return to mundane times quite agreeable, thank you very much! Today’s card is the Two of Pentacles. Within the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, this card often depicts a figure juggling two pentacles in a playful manner, symbolizing the act of keeping multiple tasks or challenges in motion simultaneously. It typically signifies the balancing act required at the onset of a new project. Today, however, I am drawing from the Thoth deck, a deck…
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Buckle up for 2025 – it may be a bumpy ride.
At this time of year I often reach out to friends and clients to see if they’d like me to do a reading for their coming year. These twelve month readings are an interesting way to start planning your coming year. Looking back on last years readings I have had some great messages from clients. One said, ‘You’ve turned my life around. I went into this year feel confused and vulnerable. Now I feel vulnerable and confused.” While not ideal, I did think it worth sharing. The fact is we’re going into a very uncertain period. In a general reading I did today I found some level of optimism for…
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Start The Day
In my ongoing quest to provide something more uplifting to #StartTheDay than the day’s news here’s a look at the Waverley Model 21 Road Wagon, electric car, from 1902.. You can find more of my Start The Day posts on my Mastodon at https://mastodon.online/@RobHadley
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Princess Margaret’s Secondary School Graduating Class of 2023.
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How a lay preacher made a tech revolution revolting.
I have an increasing feeling of disquiet when I look at how we relate to technology of late. This is something in which I suspect I am not alone. While generally positive about new technologies, I find an increasing disquiet about how some of the newer technologies are playing out. I will explain. This is a story that starts in 1712 – before even I was born – but one which has very applicable lessons for us today. You’re doubtless wondering what happened in 1712. A lay preacher and general do-gooder named Thomas Newcomen developed the first commercial steam engine. There had been earlier iterations, but these were little more…
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If you’re from Winnipeg you probably shouldn’t read this.
One of my recent clients recently described a sense of overwhelming pessimism which they were experiencing. They were from Winnipeg, which some people might consider reason enough to feel that way, though that’s not a view to which I subscribe. Many years ago I had a very sweet client come to see me to quit smoking. It was in the early days of the practice. She was a very kind lady, name Carla. I believe she was the manager at Joe Fortes, a restaurant in Vancouver. I helped her quit smoking successfully. However, in subsequent years she sent so many of her staff to see me that I will always…
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Twitter and Alternative Realities.
Hi,Opening my Twitter the other day I was greeted by a message from sex abuse denier Jim Jordan, a distasteful individual who is campaigning for re-election in Ohio. This isn’t something calculated to put me in a good mood for the day. I see this, apparently, because other people I follow have clicked the ‘like’ button in Twitter, and so an algorithm cleverly written by someone who doesn’t know me, or apparently many other people and doesn’t get out very often thinks this is what I’d like to be exposed to first thing in the morning. Elon Musk’s recent takeover of the platform is the latest in a series of episodes…