Tag Archives: Action

But This Was Forever … Right?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by tobeydeys

We have relationships. Some are long lasting; the friend you’ve known since you were nine and with whom, four decades later, still chill and get silly. Some are short lived; the job that didn’t quite fit, the employee who needed … Continue reading →

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Does Misery Really Love Company?

Posted on July 20, 2013 by tobeydeys

There has been much debate over the affair of Misery loving Company. Thanks to recent comprehensive studies, interviews, and clinical trials, it has been conclusively determined that Misery, in fact, does not love Company. Exclusive interviews and exhaustive studies with … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Can’t Handle the Truth: Rumana Monzur’s Story

Posted on June 25, 2011 by tobeydeys

Rumana Monzur is described, by all who know her, as a brilliant, gentle, courteous, pious woman. She is ambitious and intelligent, a Fulbright scholar and political science graduate student, and is pursuing her Master’s Degree at the University of British … Continue reading →

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Freedom at a Price: The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund

Posted on June 10, 2011 by tobeydeys

Twitter certainly has sustained its fair share of ridicule and scorn; viewed by some as the black hole of the internet, a gravitation time suck from which no one gets out alive. Sure, Twitter eats up tons of your life: … Continue reading →

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“I Don’t Know” is an Answer

Posted on June 6, 2011 by tobeydeys

I have made mistakes in my life: gaffed, erred, blundered, goofed up, failed brilliantly. It has been said that the path of failure leads the way to learning and innovation. I certainly hold this to be true. The relatively sane … Continue reading →

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Who’s Got Your Six?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by tobeydeys

Choosing partners begins in kindergarten. You’re sitting in the sandbox and just out of reach is your favourite dump truck. A freckle-faced kid picks it up and puts it in your hand. Something fires in your brain; this is an … Continue reading →

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Want to ‘get good service’? Consider ‘giving good customer’

Posted on May 14, 2011 by tobeydeys

In a recent post, Daniel Newman made the most salient point around why ‘I Can’t’ needs to be erased from customer service vernacular. He inspired me to take a closer look at my customer service experiences. I recently traveled, from … Continue reading →

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Musing on Meditation, Mediation, and Marauding

Posted on May 8, 2011 by tobeydeys

Today, I was hanging three loads of laundry on my dervish (that’s what I call my outdoor laundry tree-thingy). It’s Mother’s Day but the deed had to be done. Although we have conquered space travel and AI, auto-pilot laundry still … Continue reading →

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Angry Birds: The Buddhist Sport

Posted on April 10, 2011 by tobeydeys

Like most of you, I’m a busy person keeping busy with many things in life that make life busy. (I’m not completely sold on this ‘busy‘ concept. My friend Kneale once said: “busy is a victim word.” I dig.) The … Continue reading →

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