Generals die in bed. This is the title of a great Canadian book which illuminates grave flaws in our attempt to direct human behavior and ultimately history. Like the book’s author, Charles Yale Harrison, I wonder; by whom and where is it determined that our species requires rulers or the earth’s continents need conquering? No [...]

You wouldn’t be in the kitchen if you couldn’t stand the heat. If shite’s boiling over, how about using the rest of your hot plate? Thank you, friend. Barry out. Like M. Business Marshall, sounds like an SOS… Holy wack, unlyrical lyrics Andre, you’re fuckin’ right… To the rapmobile, let’s go… {Marshall, Marshall}, bitches and [...]

Ralph Did HimSelf Well Ralph Waldo Emerson was onto something. If we want a clearer concept of what is actually going on we must be prepared to get waay beyond words into the dark recesses of the minds which unleash them. INTENT is definitely something we should all be paying more attention to. After all, [...]

Magicians and politicians know how easy it is to fool folks. It’s pretty simple, really. All you have to do is point people in a direction and unless they have a strong constitution, they will continue to go the way they are aimed. For example: Instead of causing alarm over nearly total devaluation of a [...]

Many people think they are free to act as they wish. Unfortunately, this is not the case. There are so many unseen and unconsidered influences impinging upon our consciousness that our choice making capacities are virtually overwhelmed, sidetracking the vast majority of any uncompelled contemplation we can muster. This coloring of our awareness is waay [...]

Some folks claim they can’t just “change their mind” like that. They’re mistaken. They CAN and WILL and I can prove it. Lets say you saunter into a nice restaurant where hungry people are obviously enjoying the ambiance and the food. Everyone seems friendly, happy and satisfied. What is your opinion of this eatery? Now, [...]

Operating a business while watching the books is like driving a car by looking in the rear view mirror. Accounting DOES NOT add value to business and accountants are an expense which any one of them worth their salt should suggest be reduced to zero asap. Forget doing real books – they’re crap and 99.99% [...]

Yes, a riot is needed to change things. But not the rock throwing or sign carrying or window breaking kind of riot. I wonder what would happen if more people FIRED THEMSELVES UP instead of GETTING FIRED or SETTING THEMSELVES ON FIRE? It will take a riot for us to get back to shore but [...]

We’ve got plenty of reason to be happy here in Canada. Mostly because we’re laying right beside the biggest elephant in the room and when it moves, we better move, too. And it moves everywhere, all the time … Thank you, friend. Barry out.

This article was first published in 2004 by hotelonline.com and I will be forever grateful for their support. “Open your bloody eyes – it’s right in front of you!” If you’re similar to 99% of the humans holding a spot on planet earth, that phrase awakens memories of scattered confusion. You quite likely didn’t realize [...]