Great Circle

One of blogger Katy Lee’s “adventures in parenting” is exploring the potentials of podcasting. I enjoy Katy’s podcast (and her writing)… so it was a very cool surprise to be invited to chat with Katy for her latest episode. Why not pay her a visit, listen to us chat for half an hour and see if you can [...]

The highlight of my summers every year as a kid was the annual trip to my cousin’s farm in Wyoming. He lived in Star Valley, a fertile river valley between two mountain ranges, and his farm was a boy’s dream world. Especially this boy, who lived in the suburbs where my most exciting activity was [...]

Laughter is medicine. Laughter builds rapport and affection between human beings. Laughter is something I love to see happening in workplaces, because work is about more than productivity, and yet productivity is positively influenced by happiness. Service Untitled had a well-written post recently on the topic of appropriate humor in customer service. Well worth the [...]

Loved this post by Elly Jolly. It got me thinking about the way I so often utter wellmeaning commitments without thinking them through first. Deciphering the difference between the promises you do make and the promises you have made in a rash moment helps us to keep in integrity. Take time out and stop to think [...]

Best Thing I Came Across Online: Parenting Advice in Pictures (sample of How to Stop Choking article below). Best Thing I Came Across Off-line: The twister-like phenomenon near my house. By the time I got the camera and snapped off the photo below, it had begun to dissipate. But this is something you don’t see [...]

A highlight of a year’s hard work for any kid would have to be winning a trophy. It just so happens that Youngest Son scooped the academic award Highest Achiever for his year level at school. Looks happy with himself, doesn’t he? I love the way children so unabashedly celebrate achievements. Sometimes we adults could [...]

Yes, all the words in the title start with P – I’m a big fan of alliteration! If you are a parent & you’re wondering what are the essential things to focus on for the two-decade longhaul of raising children, this short audio file is for you… 3 Needs

For about thirty years, fathers have been getting a bad reputation via fictional media. From the self-centred incompetents Homer Simpson & Tim the Toolman to the evil fathers of John Lock (Lost) & Luke Skywalker (you know the black-armoured dude in the Star Wars filums?) to the just plain yobbos like Al Bundy, not to mention the [...]