A couple of weeks ago, I went to my first folk festival in Canmore, Alberta. My pre-conceived notions of hippies frolicking in the mud, playing hackysack, and dancing in their free-spirited way were only partly true. Most of the people I ran into were 9 to 5ers and just really love good music. It was […]
One of the books I’ve enjoyed reading over the past few weeks has been the Steve Jobs biography. When he passed away last fall, there were several of his quotes that circulated through various channels. I was close to finishing my run and some of these quotes really resonated with me, particularly references to leading […]
Colin Harris loves the outdoors. So much so that the outdoor education director for YMCA Camp Wanakita is running across the country encouraging students to get outside. And so far it’s working. In January of this year Harris began his dream to run across Canada in St. John’s, Nfld. During the past five months he […]