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As we all become caught up in the business of life and perceived need to hurry, accomplish, arrive on time; and as we find ourselves powerless at times and disrespected at others, useful to stop and think, what might the Buddha do?  Or Jesus, or Mohammed the prophet.  What would…

When I was young, we had a rotary telephone on the kitchen counter (for those of you under 40, you may have seen one of these babies in a museum!).  When someone wanted to get in touch, they called and the phone rang.  If no one was home, the caller…

"Slip sliding away, slip sliding away.  You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip slide away." Paul Simon sang it in 1977 (there I go dating myself again) and it's still happening every winter.  But with some simple techniques and a bit of practise you can eliminate that…

I was chatting with a friend and colleague the other day about safety and employees who must drive as part of their duties.  This major retailer operates its own fleet of tractor-trailer delivery vehicles and operates Canada-wide.  We have been providing driver safety products and services to its delivery fleet…

I recently exited a parking lot in my area into a lane that immediately ended and required me to merge left into the through lane.  You know the situation, where people charge up the right side and squeeze in?  I signalled and settled in to wait a while as the…

Feature Article Being an astronaut is probably one of the most dangerous jobs.  Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who flew on the International Space Station in 2013 for 5 months and was its commander most of that time, says that this dangerous mission was the culmination of his career that…

Feature Article Art Linkletter, the entertainer, said, "If you change your attitude you will change your life." Wouldn't it be nice if we always got our way with things?  If things were as they SHOULD be?  Unfortunately, the world usually doesn't meet our expectations and we are left disappointed that…

Ah Mexico; sun, sand, surf and tequila. Dancing in the Drunken Duck Bar... Oh yes, and Mexican public transportation. YIKES! After twenty-something years of teaching from the passenger seat of everything from heavy trucks and fire apparatus to police cars and pick-up trucks, I have developed a pretty good sense…

Feature Article Motorcycles are the safest vehicles on the road right up until the point of impact. I have been a rider since 1972 and enjoyed riding everything from mini bikes with lawnmower engines to 100 plus horsepower sport and touring bikes. I love my motorcycles: my BMW 1200RT is…

Feature Article The car wasn’t going very fast when it passed us. In fact, it was hardly going any faster than we were which made me wonder why the driver felt the need to go by. As he signalled right and began to move back into our lane, the rear…