I recently got elected club president for the Port Moody Canoe and Kayak Club and so I set about organizing a schedule of interesting paddles. One of the first club events I decided we would go from Rocky Point to the Twin Islands in Indian Arm for a 2 day paddle. It was our first overnight paddle/camping, so within the few weeks prior to the event we had to obtain suitable camping gear that would fit in a kayak.

I was talking with someone on LinkedIn recently, about happiness. He asked what makes you really, truly happy deep down.

The question implies my happiness is controlled by external sources. To answer the question constrains you to believing that other things or events can make you happy.

Perhaps you are familiar with a famous baseball comedy act, known as Who's On First? by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. It highlights what I see as a communication breakdown between the two people involved.

We had a similar experience recently when we crossed the border into the USA from Canada.

Be careful what you wish for, you may get just what you ask...

Not too long ago, I was working in a job that was less than desirable. Things were not going my way. So I put a to-do item in my PDA titled "Exit Plan".

Some years ago I came across a sheet at work, from some communication course. It's title was "Want to show what an up to date modern manager you are?" It had three columns and nine rows of strange business like buzz words.

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