Have you watched Dan Pink‘s TED talk: The Surprising Science of Motivation yet? It’s a really interesting talk that delves into the mismatch between what science knows about motivation, and what business does in trying to motivate people to do…
Musings & contemplations...
I have microlent to:
Vardush
| Location: | Armenia, Agarakadzor village of Vayots Dzor region |
| Activity: | Farming |
La Paix Virunga Group
| Location: | Congo (DRC), Goma, North Kivu province |
| Activity: | Food Stall |
I cannot get this out of my mind! I wrote last week about the bankruptcy of GM and my hopes that the governments taking over the greater portion of the massive corporation would bring back the electric car. From the…
General Motors dropped from DOW today as it filled for bankruptcy this morning. The Obama administration is to purchase the remains of the suffering company for $30 billion, with the Canadian government chipping in an additional 9.5 billion for the…
I happened across Kiva.org quite some time ago, and immediately fell in love with the concept of micro-lending. Kiva has partnered up with many financing partners through the developing world. Through this network, regular folk, like you and I, can…
Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – Das Racist This track landed in my inbox about a couple of weeks ago, but it took me some time to actually give it a listen. Now that I have, life will never…
I came across this great folk band from London recently called Mumford & Sons recently. I loved their pensive and passionate style so much that I sought out their tunes for purchase. This wasn’t easy. As far as I can tell…
A few years back, I used to live in a very beautiful city called Victoria, BC. I loved it there, but in the name of getting myself a proper job/income, I moved to the Canadian West Coast hub of Vancouver….
I am all cozied up with an eggnog latte, feeling the holiday spirit. I’m officially on vacation, and Santa Clause will be coming to town in no time… I just hope that he’ll be able to find me this year……
The Crooked Tree (A story) – Tom Waits Tom Waits told us, the audience at his show in late 2000 at the Orpheum in Vancouver, a story about the unpopular crooked tree in a forest full perfect, straight trees who…