David Nicholson

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One of my sons had this phenomenal event happen close to 🍁 Canada 🍁 Day 💖

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https://t.co/tpuLKCVdrK

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"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world" 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace praising motherhood as the ultimate force for shaping society and future generations. It highlights that caregivers, by nurturing children and imparting values, hold the power…

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Briefs on education & making peace with mistakes from Bernie. Innovations coming. Typewriters return. A reminder not to sweat the small stuff and more:
https://t.co/tpuLKCVdrK

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Zanepost from Renato Zane: I had entered a village of dilapidated fishing shacks along The Mighty Fraser River. It felt like Huckleberry Finn.
That name - Finn - is apt in this case, as I was to learn…read more on Substack. It’s 🆓 & you won’t regret it!

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How we viewed life when young. Bitterness in our mature years isn’t pretty. “Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love & to put its trust in life!!” -Joseph Conrad (1857–1924), “Victory: An Island Tale” Philosophy Quotes. Courtesy Renato Zane

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I find this quote from Renaissance-era political philosopher Nicolò Machiavelli surprisingly current and on point:
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
— Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), “The Prince.”

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@WolfOfOakville Comfort

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Wouldn’t it be nice 😊 to spend some time together with Mr. Rogers in these turbulent days 💨

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Zanepost from Renato Zane:

In 2015, a world’s greatest thinkers looked at social media and issued a warning: “It’s the invasion of the idiots.” The man was Umberto Eco—he was not speaking lightly.

The invasion wasn’t an insult. It was a forecast .And we are living in it now.

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@WolfOfOakville Nice gesture ♥️ 🍁

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🍁 When Sara isn’t too busy writing ✍️ for The New York Times she takes a time out to write a lovely 🥰 story in our Canadian Treasure The Globe And Mail: TGAM 🍁

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@WolfOfOakville You’re MUCH more handsome ♥️

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@MicroCapClub Such a hoot 🦉

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@WolfOfOakville Luvit ❤️‍🔥

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Globe And Mail

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@WolfOfOakville Omg 😳 I won’t share, outta kindness, that it was 13 Celsius here in YVR yesterday. Oops 😬 I shared accidentally…