I'm well into my 3rd age - no compelling need for additional income, with hints of the coming 4th age. Actually, my quadruple bypass heart surgery was more than a "hint", but I'm close to being back to "normal". On a more positive note, the image above is a Fall view of the lake as seen from our cottage. The cottage is located on Buckhorn Lake just north of Peterborough, Ontario. When not at the cottage, my wife and I live in our downtown Toronto condo. We can take advantage of the best of both worlds - the
That was true before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The cottage is located on the Curve Lake First Nation. They are very concerned about the possible impact of the pandemic on their community and had refused to allow us access to the land that we have leased. It first happened in the Spring of 2020 when the pandemic first hit. It happened again during the 2020-21 winter/spring season. In June of 2021 we were granted limited access to our cottage. We were required to self-isolate for 14 days every time we go to
When I first established a web presence back in the dim past of the 1990's, my focus was on my consulting practice and on the IT profession. All of my consulting is now a volunteer effort and I have not maintained my currency in IT best practice, but I'm still interested in technology, just not as a vocation. I volunteer, often working with the LIFE Institute at Ryerson University and with the Academy for Lifelong Learning at UofT and with local urban planning groups. At the LIFE Institute I've offered a nu