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Fifty

Fifty, the BIG 5-O. I made it! It’s been a great birthday. As far as the big milestones, I guess this is one of those, but I don’t really feel like I’ve crossed some great divide. Thursday was dinner with my beautiful wife for wings at Kelsey’s. Friday was dinner at East Side Mario’s followed byContinue reading “Fifty”

Welcome to our new Widji website

Welcome to the new website. I’m glad you have joined us. For a while now our old website has been malfunctioning, getting tired and the program was no longer supported so we re-branded and relaunched here at http://www.widjiitiwin.ca. I’m excited to unveil to you this new site which is much improved with all new andContinue reading “Welcome to our new Widji website”

2013 Widji Themes

Lego Brick, brick, brick, window, brick, brick, brick, brick, wheels, brick, brick, brick, door, brick, brick, brick, brick… What is it you may ask? To find out you’ll have to come to our Lego week and discover the adventure at Camp Widjiitiwin. Destination: Australia WIDJI: the land down under, home of kangaroos, koalas, big snakesContinue reading “2013 Widji Themes”

Excited for a Headache

As I lay in bed feeling the rhythmic drumming of my pulse inside my head, I realize that I have woken up this morning with a headache and I’m kind of excited about it. While that likely sounds crazy to you, let me tell you why. Almost a year ago I woke up with double vision forContinue reading “Excited for a Headache”

Reminiscing

I drove by my old house in Mississauga recently. And my old grade and middle schools in the same trip. It got me reminiscing about people and events and brought all kinds of emotions and memories to my mind. The house is similar, but with new paint and different trees. The old apple trees areContinue reading “Reminiscing”

Cooking with Moose: Bend for Your Elves

I’m not sure this happens at your house, but it sure does at ours. That is sometimes you just don’t want to cook supper and it is preferred to tell your family to fend for themselves. We had this one day, but in a noisy house it was done as charades so that “fend forContinue reading “Cooking with Moose: Bend for Your Elves”

An HR Review of Jesus’ Disciples

TO: Jesus, Son of Joseph Woodcrafters Carpenter Shop Nazareth 25922 FROM: Jordan Management Consultants Jerusalem 26544 Dear Sir: Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for management positions in your new organization. All of them have now taken our battery of tests; and we have not only run theContinue reading “An HR Review of Jesus’ Disciples”

Cooking with Moose: Seafood Chowder

This isn’t my usual blog post, but I just finished making a pot of this seafood chowder and decided to share. I have been looking for a seafood chowder recipe for a while and couldn’t find one I liked. SO, I set out to put together a list of ingredients that I liked and itContinue reading “Cooking with Moose: Seafood Chowder”

Widji Fall 2012 Update

Camp is very quiet this week as we head into the fall season. The campers and staff all left on the Labour Day weekend, a small group helped clean camp, prepare for and run a youth retreat for 77 youth we hosted and now it’s just me on property closing up after a great seasonContinue reading “Widji Fall 2012 Update”

I’m Passionate about Leadership

I’m passionate about leadership. I like being a leader, I like teaching the next generation of leaders and helping them discover their potential. I like working alongside people to create a greater good. I love the opportunity each summer to teach our SALT (Skills And Leadership Training) campers about leadership and teamwork. To be ableContinue reading “I’m Passionate about Leadership”