Last Sunday Pablo S. called me to tell me that he is now Dr. Pablo. And he thanked me for steering him firmly to his PhD in Civil Engineering at Stanford University. It was sweet of him to thank me for encouraging him. He is shy to use the Dr. bit but I told him…
Category: Just sayin’
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Hearing Lost, Listening Gained
In March 1969 I learned that I had a severe hearing loss when I applied for a job at International Nickel’s Sudbury mine in Northern Ontario, Canada. I was 20, apparently able-bodied and smart enough to dig ore. I failed to get the job when I failed the hearing test. Presumably my near-deafness was a…
MMMMM/Miserably Meeting Mayall
In 1970 I studied Public Relations at Humber College, a Community College in suburban Toronto, Canada. The program was affiliated with those of Journalism, Marketing, Communications and Broadcasting. As part of their mission, the Broadcasting program started CHBR, one of the first college FM radio stations in Canada. For a brief period I was an…
Of Supporters Rampant, Bezants, Wavy Bends and Achievements
I would not have been able to write the odd title of this story, if I had not once been a keen student of Heraldry. I was about 12 when I discovered Heraldry, the ancient and chivalrous art of the illumination (design) and emblazonment (description) of coats of arms. The lovely old Norman French language…