Home mediocrity

Motel small bathroom and shower
Compared to our master bathroom at home this is tiny. Compared to a stream in the forest this is the Ritz Carlton.

It can wait until tomorrow.

Mediocrates

Home mediocrity flourishes if we never discover our purpose. Or, when we slowly get bored with our purpose and drift away, uncaringly.

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What the world needs from humanity

Funny teacher
Halifax Airport gift shop, 7:30 AM,

You owe humanity decency.

dad

What the world needs from humanity is different from what the universe needs from humanity.

Why?

Because the Universe needs nothing from humans.

Nothing.

Zero.

Zip.

0.00

But the “world” needs something from humanity, and that is a sense of humor.

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Astonishing Paradox

Hotel room window with a chair
Final look at my Wolfville, Nova Scotia office.
Brick building
All the top floor wall is my apartment. Photo taken from outdoor deck.
Red chair on porch
Enjoying a frozen pizza fresh out of the apartment oven. Then the cheering and screaming ensued.

Paradox fascinates me.

dad

The opposite of dogma and tradition.

The opposite of familiar and popular.

The opposite of comfortable and safe.

The opposite of logical and better. Or is it?

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Keynote notes

post-it note notes
This is, verbatim, what i will ask everyone to write down or type into their phone.
canada t-shirt
Texted this photo to Jody Maberry and Tim Dyck.

Be brilliant at the basics.

dad

Life only becomes complicated when we ignore the basics.

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Smooth sailing so far

College town pub
Come to find out Monday nights are open mic night.
Funny T-shirt about ice hockey
Storefront display.
Man in front of a building
My client operates this store.
Man in front of a liquor store
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.
And holding beer in front of liquor store
Sampling a routine purchase experience.
Macbook on a windowsill
My client’s store is right horizon. From my windowsill office.
Small town movie theater
Small town Wolfville movie theater.
Small town movie theater
There’s also a university called Acadia. It’s two blocks down.
Open mic night
The first two open mic performers.
17-second video: Community safety. Community spirit.
14-second video: Bang a gong, get it on…
20-second video: Practice makes for a nice presentation.
24-second video: Context is always helpful.
22-second video: More context.
12-second video: The twitching, the final context.
Small hotel sign in a small town
Hotel Wolfville is progressive.

First impressions are helpful. They can also be deceiving.

dad

Never fall for the honeymoon effect.

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