http://optimumawareness.com Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:37:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my bosses when I worked in the banking industry was completely miserable towards and critical of me most of the time.  She even withheld a job posting from me – which definitely would have been a promotion. She could appear to be the nicest woman outside of work but ... http://optimumawareness.com/2009/01/02/be-honest%e2%80%a6never-settle/ Why not?  Canadian politics needs a little bit of excitement.  Especially with America voting the first African American president.  This is time for change.  Well we did have a previous female Prime Minister, but we need a change from the current people in opposition.  Right now.  It's no wonder Harper ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/12/06/belinda-stronach-for-prime-minister/ In both the US and Canada we have been bombarded lately with all the political rhetoric. We each will have a federal election this year.  It's amazing how some people become so engaged in the political scene as bystanders.  Yes it's good to be informed and obviously concerned and it's ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/09/12/canada-votes-2008-america-votes-2008/ I'm not surprised at Harper's election call but wonder if there will be more parties in future to hear from once the call is made? http://optimumawareness.com/2008/09/07/im-not-surprised-at-harpers/ For some people, the mystery of this title might be the question of who Tom Thomson is.  For others it might be: was he murdered? Tom Thomson was a member of the famous Canadian group of 7 artists which came to be known as the Group of Seven.  Their art is ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/09/02/the-tom-thomson-mystery/ Matthew is writing an installment for one of his newsletters. http://optimumawareness.com/2008/08/29/matthew-is-writing-an-installm/ In my day job I work with some highly intelligent people. They undoubtedly have high IQ. They have several degrees with precision focus of specialty. This post isn’t about putting these people on a pedestal; it’s about you. Maybe you possess the same qualities of these people, maybe ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/08/29/iq-is-it-misleading/ Do you know what the most ridiculous thing about this question is? I’ll tell you: It’s the fact that Canadians have to ask themselves this question. The cost to taxpayers for early elections surely this exorbitant. I think our friends in the south have got it right when it comes to ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/08/27/is-harper-going-to-call-an-election/ Did you watch the Olympics this year in Beijing? What did you think? Certainly it’s good that the world has had more of a glimpse of China now. Many people see things they didn’t like. Certainly the level of violence was disturbing. Then there was the story of the child singer ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/08/25/china-beijing-olympics/ Picking up where we left off yesterday: Many of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are outraged and indicating they’ll vote: for John McCain, Independent or not at all. Some advice: You live in a democracy, you should always exercise your right to vote. This is an area where we each have ... http://optimumawareness.com/2008/08/24/barack-obama-and-joe-biden-%e2%80%93-part-2/