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IF I COULD SPEAK TO MY 50-YEAR-OLD SELF

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|Date: November 25, 2022
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IF I COULD SPEAK TO MY 50-YEAR-OLD SELF

For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other s ...

For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other scientific marvels would allow us to send a message back to our 50-year-old selves, what would t ...

November 25, 2022
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS NO MATTER YOUR AGE

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: May 27, 2021
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS NO MATTER YOUR AGE

In 1833, Alfred, Lord Tennyson penned the poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the yearnings of an aging myth ...

In 1833, Alfred, Lord Tennyson penned the poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the yearnings of an aging mythical hero to again set out in search of the adventures that made his life worth living. Almost ...

May 27, 2021
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SHELAGH BELL: STILL HAVING FUN!

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: November 01, 2020
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SHELAGH BELL: STILL HAVING FUN!

Shelagh Bell is a shining example that volunteerism is alive and well in Canada. Many people may not real ...

Shelagh Bell is a shining example that volunteerism is alive and well in Canada. Many people may not realize the extent of the positive impact we, as a society, receive from the approximate 18 million ...

November 01, 2020
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KEEP ON KEEPING ON

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: September 30, 2020
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KEEP ON KEEPING ON

When Robertson Tait speaks, we should listen. Born 73 years ago on the banks of Loch Ness, Robertson, a p ...

When Robertson Tait speaks, we should listen. Born 73 years ago on the banks of Loch Ness, Robertson, a proud Highlander, spent 25 years living and working in Victoria and Vancouver, and currently res ...

September 30, 2020
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Bruno Huber: A Man for All Seasons

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Bruno Huber: A Man for All Seasons

Clint Eastwood said not long ago, “don’t let the old man in.” Those words became the title song of his la ...

Clint Eastwood said not long ago, “don’t let the old man in.” Those words became the title song of his latest movie, The Mule. They are also the watchwords of author Bruno Huber. After having spent 25 ...

July 30, 2020
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Unearthing Some of Canada’s Most Notable Historical Events

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|Date: March 01, 2020
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Unearthing Some of Canada’s Most Notable Historical Events

“May you live all the days of your life.” –Jonathan Swift Esquimalt resident Michael Dupuis has truly liv ...

“May you live all the days of your life.” –Jonathan Swift Esquimalt resident Michael Dupuis has truly lived – and is continuing to live – all the days of his life. This 71-year-old author and historia ...

March 01, 2020
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Lifting For Life

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: December 01, 2019
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Lifting For Life

People join gyms with the best of intentions to improve their health. I have (many times). But what I had ...

People join gyms with the best of intentions to improve their health. I have (many times). But what I had hoped would be a lasting commitment to workout at least three or four times a week, usually be ...

December 01, 2019
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Frosty Wooldridge: Living His Spectacular Life

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|Date: December 01, 2019
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Frosty Wooldridge: Living His Spectacular Life

“Frosty,” the nickname by which this 72-year-old has been known since age 12, has had a career path that ...

“Frosty,” the nickname by which this 72-year-old has been known since age 12, has had a career path that reads like a disjointed list of career possibilities. At one time or another he has been a math ...

December 01, 2019
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We Can All Be Philanthropists

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: May 01, 2019
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We Can All Be Philanthropists

When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of mon ...

When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of money” that he or she doled out to have a hospital wing named after him or her. I have learned, ho ...

May 01, 2019
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