My son and I enjoyed listening to Ryan Holiday elaborate on the importance of stoicism for everyday life.

A promotional poster for "Ryan Holiday: Live in Toronto - The Stoic Life" event on November 20, 2024, at Elgin Theatre.


πŸ”— My Experiment to Eliminate Read-It-Later Backlog Stress

Every so often, I audit every information source I’m subscribed to. I ask three simple questions I picked up from the late Jim Rohn:

  1. Who am I allowing to speak into my life?
  2. What effect is that having on me?
  3. Is that ok?

There are a lot of things I subscribed to a long time ago that I just never bothered to unsubscribe to. And every once in a while, I get annoyed and ask myself, β€œWhy am I still consuming this?”

Good advice. Obvious? Perhaps, though we often need reminders to do what’s good for us.


🎧 Having switched back to Albums (again) for music, I’m discovering what a mess my Apple Music library has become. I’ve got duplicate tracks within albums, duplicate albums, incorrect metadata, and all sorts of nonsense. Really tempting to just delete my entire music library and start over!


πŸͺ“ We had great fun at last night’s Axe Pancreatic Cancer event. We started the event ten years ago to raise awareness and funds, after my Mom’s short battle with the disease. So gratifying and amazing to see what the event has become, especially under the stewardship of Pancreatic Cancer Canada.

Four people are smiling and posing together indoors with string lights and a netted background.An axe is embedded in a wooden target with colored rings.


Finished reading: In The Antidote, Oliver Burkeman makes a lot of sense to me about how to live sensibly and genuinely πŸ“š


πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Thinking about my grandmother on today’s run. She was a bright spark and warm hug for 100 years 😒

A sunny outdoor scene depicts a running app screenshot showing a distance of 30.26 km with an average pace of 5,40/km.

Finished reading: For You by Patrick Rhone is full of wisdom in short chapters. I read one every couple of days to let the ideas percolate before rushing to the next chapterπŸ“š


Finished reading: Superintelligence: Is Canada Ready for AI? by The Logic is a nice overview of the state of AI in Canada πŸ“š


🍁 Some good red trees on the street this year

A vibrant red-leafed tree stands on a residential street lined with parked cars and brick houses.

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Lovely weather for a run

A picturesque park setting with autumn trees and a running path is displayed alongside fitness tracking stats for an outdoor run.

I’m posting 20 album covers (one per day) that have shaped my music preferences. No explanations or commentary, just the cover image.

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πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ 🚴 πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Here we go again!

A smartphone screen displays an email receipt for an IRONMAN event registration, including order confirmation details and a QR code.

George the rufferree πŸ‘»

A dog is sitting on a wooden floor wearing a black-and-white striped shirt labeled RUFFEREE.

I’m posting 20 album covers (one per day) that have shaped my music preferences. No explanations or commentary, just the cover image.

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Finished reading: Fleeced by Andrew Spence will make you mad at the Canadian banks, though he also offers suggestions for fixing the sectorπŸ“š


I’m posting 20 album covers (one per day) that have shaped my music preferences. No explanations or commentary, just the cover image.

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I’m posting 20 album covers (one per day) that have shaped my music preferences. No explanations or commentary, just the cover image.

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πŸ”— E-dayism - Paul Wells

We are being given a runaround. When a party wins an election, its victory excuses every mistake or excess for years before the election.Β We won, didn’t we?Β Any new criticism is interpreted as sour grapes or denial of the result: the purest illustration of one day dominating every other. Every idea that pops into a new PM’s head is beyond reproach, because he just won an election. Later, as the next election approaches, criticism becomes a luxury the party can’t afford, because the leader must be given latitude to win the next election. Rinse and repeat.


I’m posting 20 album covers (one per day) that have shaped my music preferences. No explanations or commentary, just the cover image.

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