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Fall is upon us… Girding for fall Coming back from summer always seems like an uphill climb. Suddenly all those structured commitments and performance obligations become real again after disappearing into the phastasm of summer. I’m not sure if we get to a more evolved state of mind during the warmer months, but it certainly […]

Salish Sea From my perch on an island in the Salish Sea, I’ve been thinking about a trend. I’m curious about what motivates great works. Is there interest in doing good only when other interests are served? Are we in a new era? I was raised in a time of supposed purity. People undertook noble […]

Heading into the fall – same as last fall September will soon be upon us and the annual stupor of summer will be blown away by the sharper winds of fall. And this year will be the same as last year – except, unusually for Albertans and those dependent on energy, our second year of […]

One of the great stories in the middle of the mess of the Calgary resources puzzle is Tourmaline. Tourmaline is one of three [count ’em – three] gas oriented companies that could produce gas for less than the current price for the commodity. Yes, you read that right. For all the companies directed at creating […]

Had cab pick us up at 8 am. Uphill to the TV station, then a short stroll to Monte Gozo – the joyful first sight of the church towers.   Except they’ve let the trees grow up so you can’t see the cathedral anymore. We treated the whole morning like the last stage of the Tour […]

I am releasing the experience now.  This is a coda – as a coda in music – a recapitulation of the theme as a means of quietly bringing the piece down. I’m in a Madrid airport hotel – a decidedly American chain.  The staff are very warm as have been all Spanish people I have […]

Yesterday we talked about jealousy and it was a an education. We had a shorter day – 20+ kms today.  I discovered [to Bob’s chagrin] that I had miscalculated and actually had an extra day before flying on Saturday – not Friday as advertised. We’d pushed hard – three 26 km days in a row […]

Hiking along talking with Jackie through the deep green byways of Galicia today, a familiar theme came up: Well first, we are always working around the 4 questions: – where are you from – where did you start – what inspired you – why are you doing it Jackie’s a purposeful woman, lean and tan, […]

1.    If you’re going to cycle, have a proper biking outfit 2.    If you’re walking wrong and it hurts, walk different 3.    Walk at your own pace 4.    Keep a sense of humour 5.    The Camino provides, it always provides 6.    Order what you order and you get what you get 7.    Taxis can be […]

So as you roll along, people come into your orbit and move through.  either you talk for a while and they fade [relative to your pace] or accelerate out of view – and, potentially, out of your life. While you walk beside, you get a glimpse into a life.  Always at a much more intimate […]