Religion is defined as a system of faith and worship. This has both traditional and non-traditional interpretations. As an example, for...

Prepare for a bit of a stroll around the barn. I don’t know yet where this will take us but it’s something I’d like to explore. This is...

For as long as I’ve been conducting surveys for independent schools (25 years), we’ve been asking parents to rate a school’s success in...

Here’s my answer to the many friends and family members asking how we’re holding up. Olia and her mother are both stable and miserable....

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With each new school I work with, someone asks me how I fell into conducting surveys for independent schools. My answer is the challenge...

Hint: This is not about my knee. I have a bad knee. For a while, I wondered if perhaps it is just not well suited to my constitution, and...

Have you ever been confronted with the possibility that something you’ve believed ‘forever’ may be flawed or incomplete? Maybe not all...

"Man, we've gotta open the gates!" "We've been through this, Phil. The Mongols are still outside." "But I've gotta harvest my turnips."...

Forty-two years ago, I thought Russians were my enemies. That’s what I was taught. Forty-one years ago, I married a Russian, whom I met...

Exceptionalism! I’m referring to Canadian exceptionalism. “Huh?” you say. There is no such thing as Canadian exceptionalism. Just a...

In March, I was asked by two Heads of School (one Canadian and one American) to work with their senior teams in the development of short...

With a guestimated net worth of $200 billion, Vladimir Putin has been described as ‘maybe’ the richest person on Earth. Step aside, Jeff...

Over the past several weeks, the death of democracy has been rattling around inside my head. For certain, it’s too soon to call the...

Today, my thoughts are as much to share with my friends to the south as to remind myself, as a Canadian, to consider what it means to be...

DEAR EDITOR: I have the intellectual capacity of an 8 year old. Some of my little Facebook friends say there is no Coronavirus. Papa...

Our world is littered with success stories of people who refused to know their places. Athletes, artists, scientists, business leaders,...

“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign“ Black Lives Matter All Lives Matter No Justice, No Peace I Can’t Breathe Silence = Violence Are We Great...

Apology alert! This is a rant. As a dutiful Canadian, I should probably commence and conclude with an apology to my dear friends and...

Reg is a fellow with whom I spar regularly on Facebook. It’s been suggested by observers that Reg and I should have our own TV show...

Every once in a while, at a family gathering, one of my siblings reminds me of an old story. My late father was obsessive on safety....

… or let’s forget about it. Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas aside, I’m two parts through Yuval Noah Harari’s trilogy, awaiting my wife’s...

………… How many points of connection do I have? On a daily basis? In close geographic proximity? In healthy relationships? In unhealthy...

“Why just us?... Maybe the decision about what’s best for everyone should be left to… well, everyone.” (Samwell Tarly, Game of Thrones,...