10,000 hours
That’s what it takes if you want to master something. Almost anything I guess. This comes from a new book written by Malcolm Gladwell called Outliers: The Story Of Success. It’s actually being released today and it sounds like one I need to get a hold of. From the excerpt I read, Gladwell seems to...
Meteors and assault
I had a good laugh to start of my Saturday. I was reading about the meteor that streaked over Alberta and Saskatchewan on Thursday night. I totally missed it, by the way. I’ve seen a few decent meteors before, and I wish I would have seen this one. Anyway, someone called ‘Joe the Plumber’ commented...
Dealing with terrorism from my new office
I am writing my post this morning from my brand new office at home. It’s been painted and the hardwood flooring is down. The trim isn’t done, but I set up my desk, I’ve got my laptop and a cup of coffee. There’s a bit of an echo, but I finally have some good workspace...
How can you make money online?
Does the idea of making money online sound intriguing? How would you like to stay at home surfing and watching TV while you have websites out there making money? This sounds ideal, doesn’t it? Sound easy? Well, according to some people, it really is.
SEO presentation at the University of Alberta
Today was the big day and I managed to make it through my SEO presentation at the University of Alberta in Edmonton without having a heart attack or putting anyone to sleep.
Almost got in a fight on Halloween
A true tale about the dangerous people out on Halloween night. I took my son out trick or treating in our neighbourhood last night and thought it would be completely uneventful. How wrong I was. We were making the rounds in our large neighbourhood and stopped at one house that had a small bonfire on...
