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The Strange Posthumous Popularity of Jack Layton

By Cam Mather For my American readers I should explain that Jack Layton, the official leader of the opposition in our Parliament (kind of like your Speaker of the House of Representatives, John...

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Insanely Great!

By Cam Mather I started selling computers in 1983. Michelle and I had just returned from our two month long honeymoon driving out west and down to California. I had no computer background at all, but I...

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Life Lessons Learned from My Chickens

By Cam Mather There was a great movie made in 1979 with Shirley MacLaine and Peter Sellers called “Being There.” It’s about a simple gardener who has never left the estate where he has worked his whole...

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Zen and the Art of Backhoe Operation

By Cam Mather There was a book years ago called “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” I don’t know what it was about. I never read it. But I loved the title. I’m not even sure I really...

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My Recent Reality Checks

By Cam Mather Once again I’d like to thank everyone who reads and comments on the blog. Yesterday I had one of those personal epiphanies thanks to our reader Amy. She was commenting on the video blog...

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My Recurring Nightmare

By Cam Mather Do you have a recurring nightmare? One of those nightmares that often reflects something that you dread in real life? Like the one where you’re late for an exam and you get there just as...

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How I Found the Meaning of Life, Alone, In a Strawberry Field

By Cam Mather Many people spend their whole life in search of meaning and substance. They want answers to the big questions like, “Is this all there is?” and “What’s it all about?” and “Is this what...

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I Am A Sugar Addict!

By Cam Mather Hi. I’m Cam. And I am a Sugar Addict. Now you say “Hi Cam!” (Or at least that’s what they do in the ‘addict’ meetings I see portrayed on TV.) I blame two things for my sugar addiction....

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Potassium Iodide Pills and That Whole Fukushima Thing

Like so many things I disagree with, I have resigned myself to nuclear power. The Province of Ontario (home of Toronto and mayor Rob Ford!) where I live uses nuclear reactors to generate more than 50%...

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All Candidates Meetings As an Exercise in Intellectual Resilience

Yes, I know, another blog about our recent federal election. The election is over but I just wanted to share my thoughts on the experience. I am sorry if my blogs have been a little election obsessed...

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