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Thought of the Day - April 22 2021 - Kids' Questions and Worries
Kids are flexible right. They adapt quickly, they 'roll with the punches' so to speak. However, that does not mean that the pandemic is...
Cliff Fraser
Apr 22, 20213 min read


Thought of the Day - April 12 2021 - What's on TV?
It has been over a year since Dr. Yvette Lu answered our COVID-19 questions, both on her channel and by appearing on Breakfast Television...
Cliff Fraser
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - April 5 2021 - Remember to Develop Your Passions
While spring might be in the air in some parts of the country, we have to face the fact that we have at least a couple more months of...
Cliff Fraser
Apr 5, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - March 15 - Viktor Navorski has COVID
It has been a year now since Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, declared they had COVID-19. For many, especially Americans, this was...
Cliff Fraser
Mar 15, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - March 4 - It's a Mystery To Me
With airlines and cruise lines looking to stay in the public eye, with rusty pilots needing recertification ( Thought of the Day -...
Cliff Fraser
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - February 19 - Why All the Traffic?
With high unemployment and organizations still actively encouraging those that are working to do so from home, with no tourists and many...
Cliff Fraser
Feb 19, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - February 12 - 恭喜發財 (Gung Hai Fat Choi)
On a regular basis, Robert Burns day ( Thought of the Day - January 25 - An Ode to Burns ) and Chinese New Year festivities overlap. ...
Cliff Fraser
Feb 12, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 29 - Office Sheds
As we have talked about before, for many working from home is not a "temporary" measure. Pandemic restrictions will continue for at...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 29, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 21 - One More Chance
In case you missed the chance in December to see the DuPlessis Christmas display ( Thought of the Day - December 4 - 'tis the Season )...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - December 28 - Small Town Housing
When I talked about the COVID-19-driven housing boom back in September I focused on the Canadian cities ( Thought of the Day - September...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 28, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - December 4 - 'tis the Season
Radio stations are now playing Christmas songs, online ads encourage holiday largess, Christmas movies fill your Netflix suggestion...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 4, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - November 6 - And Now for Something Complete Different
You are not going to believe it but I typed this up back in late April. I decided not to post as at the time it seems too pessimistic,...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 6, 20203 min read


Thought of the Day - November 2 - The Zoom Effect
Zoom meetings have become the new norm when it comes to keeping up with your colleagues. Indeed I wrote about working from home earlier...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 2, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - October 22 - Healthcare Workers
Early on in the pandemic, we had the 7pm shout-out for front-line workers ( Thought of the Day - Vancouver Cheer ). Despite the amazing...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 22, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - October 20 - Entrepreneurs
Remember the adage "moments of adversity are your greatest opportunity". So besides the suppliers of critical products such as PPE and...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 20, 20201 min read


Thought of the Day - October 8 - Is Working from Home Working for You?
Face it, for many of us working from home is not just a temporary fix, it is the new normal. With this in mind I am surprised how many...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 8, 20204 min read


Thought of the Day - September 25 - Awning Business
With the inclement weather we experienced earlier this week, I realized that our current COVID practice of lining up outside of...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 26, 20201 min read


Thought of the Day - September 15 - Neighbourhood Whistle-blowers
An interesting dynamic is starting to develop as countries experience their second major wave of COVID cases. Rather than wholesale...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 15, 20201 min read


Thought of the Day - September 9 - Buy Canadian
One of the keys to getting our economy restarted is to increase demand for domestic products. While more than half of the products...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 10, 20203 min read


Thought of the Day - August 20 - Rolling Back Offices
Working from home and while the move to a virtual office has been a trend for more than a decade it has recently been accelerated by the...
Cliff Fraser
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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