Reflections
I’m conflicted. If Canadians can’t even come together as a nation to celebrate the Queen of Canada, as per the 1953 Royal Style and Titles Act, what hope is there for future generations of Royalty?
Read MoreWe are two-and-a-half years into the pandemic. While many people are heading back into offices, work-from-home and hybrid arrangements are likely here to stay. Zoom calls, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, Skype, or your other favourite application of the moment, will continue to be used. The days of in-person meetings, with the high cost and inefficiency of travel, won't come back the same way.
Read MoreLast Friday, Covid-19 mask mandates were lifted. Where I live, these were previously enacted by the Provincial Government. Masks are optional anywhere in British Columbia. Where I live, masks now are worn by less than half of the population when out and about. I hope that the virus got the memo.
Read MoreAs business services increasingly go online and become subscriptions, more and more businesses must have call centres. I'm sure managing a call centre isn't easy, particularly with a pandemic and work-from-home regulations. However, I doubt anyone who sets up, runs and manages a call centre has ever had to use it from an outside line. There is a special place in hell, with scarce exceptions, for call centres.
Read MoreLast year, 2020, was a horrible year for many. Even for those not sick or losing friends and family, lockdown life often impacted people negatively. One of the brightest spots of the year was an originally little-known streaming series on Apple TV+ called Ted Lasso.
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I've never seen such a marked example of the difference between an introvert and an extrovert until last night. And it was my dog that showed me!
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