Who doesn’t love a good quote. Whether it be a line of dialogue from you favourite movie, some memorable nugget of wisdom passed down through the ages by some sage philosopher or politician, or perhaps even an expression your mother is fond of repeating. Quotes can trigger memories, be a…
Category: A to Z April Challenge 2013
Posts related to the A-to-Z April Challenge for 2013
P is for Parenting
As a father of two (mostly) wonderful kids, I am always quick to tell expecting parents that parenting is the hardest job you will ever have and also the most rewarding. Being a parent has taught me a lot about myself. I’ve gotten better at balancing my priorities, spending time…
O is for Opportunities
Don’t get too comfortable with who you are at any given time – you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be. – Jon Bon Jovi From Brainy Quote It`s been my experience that the older we get in life the easier it is to stick…
N is for Learning to Say No
Its in my nature to want to help people and get involved. If there is something I can do to help someone I will try to lend a hand. I think its partly driven by wanting to feel productive and making a difference. I think another part of it is…
M is for Movies
Here we are at the halfway mark in the month long A to Z Challenge. On the one hand, I am like “Wow, it’s half way done!” and on the other hand, I am like “What do you mean we’re only half way done!”. For the letter M I thought…
L is for Language
For millions of years mankind lived just like animals Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination We learned to talk. ~ Stephen Hawking (Intro to Pink Floyd’s Keep Talking). At the beginning of the A to Z Blog Challenge I drew up a quick list of prompts…
K is for Kismet
Definition: Kismet – n. fate; destiny I first discovered the word kismet when I was an adolescent in Grade 8 just bordering on the teen-age stage of “I know everything”. My grade 8 teacher was one of those teachers that comes along once in a lifetime if you are lucky….
J is for Journey
Like many things in this life, writing is a journey. Very few of us knock a home run out of the park the first time you sit down to write. Let’s face it, if it were that easy to do it would be boring. The challenge lies in mastering your…
I is for Imagination
Having an active imagination growing up as a kid was a blessing and curse for me. On the one hand I could see the wonder in the mundane world around me – the mountains of snow in the parking lot near my house became an alien landscape to explore. On…
H is for History
I’ve already talked a bit about my love for the history of words in my post E is Etymology or Why Do We Say It?, but my love of history goes far beyond just words. I’ve always been interested in local history, or history that is tied to a specific…