comfort zone

Beyond your comfort zone

One of the first things most people will tell you is that in order to write well, you must write what you know. For the most part, this is very true. However, there may be times when you need to...

Quick Tip: Shake Things Up

We spend way too much time in our comfort zone, dealing with issues that make us feel safe, using methods that have worked well in the past. There’s nothing wrong with duplicating past...

Stepping out of our comfort zone

We can be an insular, exclusionary bunch, which is exacerbated because many of our elected officials wind up being appointed instead.

The Business DInner - An introvert's dilemma

Growing up, my view of business dinners was shaped by the television show "Bewitched", when Darren invited Mr. Tate home to a meal made by his lovely wife/witch Samantha. Usually there was a great...

How Many Days Remain in Your School Year?

I was looking at our curriculum the other day... trying to figure out just how many days remain before we reach the conclusion of My Father's World (first grade). You'd think that would be easy...

Lukewarm: Conservatives’ Defence of British Sovereignty Not Firm Enough

The Labour Party has got its way. That is the plain consequence of the votes in the British Parliament this week. They have used every Parliamentary device and chicanery to ram through the bill...

Christian Siriano wins Project Runway 4

Fashion Week audience favorite Christian Siriano won Project Runway 4, becoming the series' youngest winner at 21. He won $100,000, a car, and other prizes--and found a fan in guest judge Victoria...

No Judge, No Jury, No Hangman, No Justice in Ontario

That is, of course, the Blue Jay, the D.C. Comics superhero and Champion of Angor. Will the Jays need a superpowers to compete in the AL East this season? Read on, in Part II of our bloggers...

No Judge, No Jury, No Hangman, No Justice in Ontario

That is, of course, the Blue Jay, the D.C. Comics superhero and Champion of Angor. Will the Jays need a superpowers to compete in the AL East this season? Read on, in Part II of our bloggers...

Close but no cigar

School shootings show shortcomings of American society: This is an editorial from a student at the University of Maine about how the signs were ignored from school shooters Asa Coon and Cho...