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The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books is a readers’ collection of dream lists. It is the ultimate guide to the world’s greatest books – as picked by writers such as Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx, Stephen King, Jonathan Franzen, Claire Messud, Margaret Drabble, Michael Chabon and Peter Carey. The Top Ten includes summaries of…
Last year, 32,658 lives were lost to terrorism, the highest number ever recorded. The more than 32,000 deaths is a remarkable 80% increase from 2013 – a sorry sign of just how bloody our world has become. The Islamic State, which just claimed responsibility for attacks on Paris and Beirut, and the downing of the…
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Last night was, well, the last night… After a total of 6,028 The Late Show broadcasts, David Letterman signed off with class: “The only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program is say thank you and good night.” And here’s the final tweet from The Late Show –…
A recently released study by Microsoft shows that digital lifestyles are decreasing Canadian attention spans. Microsoft asks: with news reduced to 140 characters and conversations whittled down to emojis, how is this affecting the way consumers see and interact with their worlds? The most alarming finding in the study is that our minds are easily…
Annoyed at having to suffer your co-workers uttering, day in and day out, over-used catch-phrases? Ready to jump over the meeting table or scream out loud the next time somebody says “We got to go after the low hanging fruit.”? Unfortunately, our workplaces are littered with buzzwords and phrases. You just need to laugh at…
This absurdity comes to us courtesy of the magazine Reason.com: The Slow Death of Free Speech in Britain (America, You’re Next!) Freedom of speech no longer exists in Britain. The land that gave the world the Magna Carta, the Levellers, and John Stuart Mill—three of the key foundation stones of the modern conception of liberty—is…
Here are two off-the-wall political polls that will provide great entertainment fodder at your next cocktail social. First, there was a poll taken in January by Abacus Data that revealed how Canadians felt about doing common, everyday things with our federal political leaders. Participants were asked which of the three federal politicians best fit a…
Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold…
Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. – Henry David Thoreau Our By George editorial mission is to share provocative thoughts on the pages of this journal, on our Facebook page, and with tweets of quotes and quirky…
By George came across a terrific list of pop culture events that were headline in the year 1985 – 30 years ago this year! Here is a list of 30 things turning 30 in 2015. 1. Back to the Future 2. New Coke 3. “We are the World” 4. WrestleMania I 5. Pictionary 6. Discovery…
In the Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a…
The By George editorial mission is to share provocative thoughts on the pages of this on-line journal, on our Facebook page, and with our regular tweets of quotes and quirky observations. We connect daily to provide inspirational thought, motivation – and fun into our readers’ days. Visit the pages of this By George Journal for…
Here are three of our favourite wall posters from the summer months. On our Facebook page each day, By George plasters graffiti to motivate and inspire. Consider joining the By George conversation on Facebook by clicking here: Chris George.
The By George editorial mission is to share provocative thoughts on the pages of this on-line journal, on our Facebook page, and with our regular tweets of quotes and quirky observations. We connect daily to provide inspirational thought, motivation – and fun into our readers’ days. This Fall we will bring readers more thoughtful…
Our summer hiatus is set to begin this week! This year we have a great deal planned for “our mental re-fresher”: biking and hiking, reading a few novels and a bundle of magazines, fun at a whole lot of fiddle events, and as much canoeing as we can manage. (I also plan on digging through…
Weekly, By George shares dozens of provocative thoughts on the pages of this journal, on our Facebook page and with our regular tweets of quotes and quirky observations. We connect daily to provide inspirational thought, motivation – and fun into the work day. Join the By George conversation on Facebook – Twitter –…
Here are a few facts that can be used as great conversation-starters in the office, or at your next social function. Did you know…? In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand. Guinness Book of Records…
I was recently asked what one song – one song – do I hold as “the best”? What a question! It would be a song for the ages. If there was only to be a single song ever played again, which one would it be? Difficult as this question is, I had an instant response: …
The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity. – Alan Gregg The three horrors of modern life – talk without meaning, desire without love, work without satisfaction. – Mignon McLaughlin The secret…