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Lover and creator of magic & light found in the words & pages of picture books and in Rock & Roll style photographs that tell a story. #SCBWI. #12x12

Newfoundland and Labrador
Joined August 2015
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RT this if you support our fight for a new contract that reflects the value we bring to Air Canada.✊ #UnionStrong #Solidarity
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Today, Air Canada pilots are holding a national informational picket across Canada to show management that this pilot group is united to secure a contract that reflects the value we bring to Air Canada.  #StrikeReady #alpapilots #YVR #YYZ #YUL #YWG
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Today, Air Canada pilots are holding a flash informational picket in Toronto to show our unity in support of our negotiating committee in the final week of scheduled mediation. #worldclasscontract #aircanadapilots #ALPAPilots
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Air Canada’s future success depends on recognizing the value of its pilots and taking concrete steps to attract and retain the most experienced aviators in the industry.#worldclasscontract #aircanadapilots #ALPAPilots
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Air Canada pilots, united as one voice, are calling for an end to route cancellations and delays, demanding a more reliable future for airline travel in Canada and the #WorldClassContract they have earned.#worldclasscontract #aircanadapilots #ALPAPilots @AirCanada
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It’s time to make some mistakes and learn…… #ProudtobeaFalcon
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For your information, Pasadena Academy’s Calendars for October, November, December and January…. Going to be busy…. #ProudtobeaFalcon
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I stand with @AirCanadaPilots because they deserve a #WorldClassContract.
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The Air Canada pilot informational picket is now underway at YYZ terminal 1. Show your support! #worldclasscontract
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Love this. Also: This was me at 3 a.m. Pacific this morning.
That moment for women’s sport ❤️⚽️👑🦘
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30 people getting a coffee 🇺🇸 vs. 30 people getting a coffee 🇫🇷
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The picture of the long line was taken during a COVID lockdown when people weren't allowed to go inside the Starbucks. It is atypical. tasteofhome.com/article/fast-f…
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Shell LeDrew retweeted
CNN finally gets to Robbie, but well worth reading... cnn.com/2023/08/09/entertain…
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School tortured me with grammar, but never taught me how to write. School pushed me on math, but never taught me how to read statistics. School taught me politics, but never how to understand politicians. School taught me chemistry, biology, and physics, but failed to explain how the universe works. School taught me history, but never how to understand the present. School taught me sports, but not how to build a healthy body. School taught me about religion, but never what spirituality is. If you failed after school like I did, you failed for a reason. But it is never too late to learn the fundamentals and change your life for the better. That's why we are here, to get rid of the chains that limit our lives and our souls.
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Big lesson from my time in Italy is how local clusters of excellence are. The high-end coffee bars in the *Milan airport* are better than just about anything you'll find in the United States. So is the salami at the train station in Reggio Emilia. Intuitively, you'd think that something as simple as a coffee bar or salami would travel well, but nope. Peak performance is local. Proof that much of what makes people and things world-class transcends language. Can't be defined because it's born out of ineffable social interactions. The lesson: Geography matters, even in the Internet age. If you're serious about your craft, you have to travel. You won't find the recipe for peak excellence in a book. Meet your heroes. Move to the epicenter of your industry. See excellence in the flesh.
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A thread worth reading
In 1992, Sinead O'Connor ripped up a picture of the Pope on live television, in protest of the rampant child sexual abuse the Catholic Church was actively covering up.
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This statement by Sinéad O'Connor about the consequences of tearing the picture of the Pope:
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Nothing Compares 2 U. Heart broken hearing the news of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor, such an inspiration
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C.S. Lewis on why you need to read more old books: “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books."
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I spent years freaking out about my weaknesses until I saw how success is a power law — and power laws outlandishly reward people with unique skillsets, even when they come at the cost of glaring weaknesses.
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Jordan Peterson on universities: "One of the things that just blows me away about universities is that no one ever tells students why they should write something. Well, why are you writing? For the grade? NO. You need to learn to think." Writing is the key to clearer thinking.
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