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"To Succeed, Select the Right People" -- I really believe this. The more we can exchange, share ideas, participate in each other's life projects, the more we will connect and be engaged as friends, colleagues and partners. I took me a long time to fully comprehend the above philosopy. Careers in high-performance sport, academics, and broadcast journalism all have crystallized my real passion and talent: to engage performers, innovators and educators to be greater models and inspiration to countless others. There's more to this, let's have coffee, tea or a drink -- we'll learn more about each other ;-)

My Interests

fitness/run/weights/bike/yoga, dine out/cook, read/write/meditate, films/live music/drinks on a patio/dance&clubbing/coffee, travel/hike/camp

I'd like to meet:

Someone with substance, have passion and have a sense of what they want to do in life. They should have some -- but not all -- interests in common with mine; hey, I have a keen curiosity, and want to try new things. Will you teach me? A good conversationalist is a must I think, since a lot of talking happens in a relationship -- why not enjoy the style of it! Did anyone say cuddle and chill too?

Music:

All depends on my mood, and where I am - Pop, Rock, New age, House (tribal, progressive), Electronica, Classical, JazzDelerium, Bjork, Sigur Ros, Moby, Coldplay, Enya, ABBA, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Tangerine Dream, AHA, Alphaville, Crowded House, Duran Duran, Yellow, The Art of Noise, VangelisChus & Ceballos, Stephan Grondin, StÃ©fane LippÃ©, Sydney Blu, Paul Herron

Movies:

Superman, Amadeus, Star Wars, The Matrix, Kill Bill, Bourne Identity/Supremacy,

Television:

News, Current Affairs, ..aries, I have a weakness for Survivor (it's so raw, and primal). Those makeover shows (home design or personal style) are fun too.

Books:

I have tons of books in several libraries. Most I admit are non-fiction. I love fantasies and fiction, but I do live though in the real world, and it fascinates me. Many of the books are signed by the author, others marked when I bought them and how. I love writing notes in them, it's like a conversation with the author.

Heroes:

All my mentors, teachers, coaches and heroes known to me throughout my life or vicariously: Mom, Alex Baumann, Jeno Tihanyi, Mark Tewksbury, Alan Salmoni, Margaret Macneil, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, JC, Buddha, and several other philosophers from around the world -- too many to name...

My Blog

MY FRIEND, MY TEACHER: the good, the bad, the ugly.

With one sweep my desktop is entirely void of a huge pile of clutter. It's a move I saw my friend Matthew do once. He'd then stuff the gargantuan blob into a drawer. That second part though I've adapt...
Posted by Marc on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

What if this happened....

talcom Talcom stands for talented commune. Communes are usually places where a group of people actually live together and all work to sustain each other by bartering and sharing. It...
Posted by Marc on Fri, 25 May 2007 10:47:00 PST

Com'on Make a Move on Me & Toronto-ism: the disease of shyness and fear

So I am reading a blog, and there's a reference to a great song, according to the author. My curiosity is enough to go download it. And then I'm listening to the song this afternoon, and ...
Posted by Marc on Tue, 22 May 2007 02:03:00 PST

"Comfort Zone is the new Sonic"

C ave in to its appeal O ne has to look past appearances and reputation M usic as electro and house will hook you F ast fun, crazy times, and sweaty beats O ne long party through the night, mo...
Posted by Marc on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:26:00 PST

Farewell Sonic....

S aturday was there again upon me O ne special place where my heart did beat faster N ew rythms and beats overwhelming my soul I couldn't contain the excitement C...
Posted by Marc on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:00:00 PST

Verses for the Winter...

Looking into my files, I am finding some peotry I wrote. Maybe you like, maybe you don't. My favourite style is acrostic poetry -- when you write the word or theme of the poem vertically this cr...
Posted by Marc on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:14:00 PST

CONCRASTINATION: how to control procrastination

CONCRASTINATION How to control procrastination By Marc S. .. --> --> --> The Toronto Star revisits the chronic ailment of procrastination. The full piece called "When mañana is too soon" can be f...
Posted by Marc on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:11:00 PST

I did it to myself

Why oh why do we make stupid choices sometimes! It's not rhetorical, although I don't want to answer the question. Instead, a story. A few weeks back, I thought to myself it would be...
Posted by Marc on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST

Why is Toronto so difficult?

Last time I tried to blog something here (about 4 days ago), I lost everything. I mean everything! I should know better. I've written for the web and got paid decent money for it before. And so I kn...
Posted by Marc on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:06:00 PST

Day off, what to do?

I am not Portuguese, nor have been to Portugal. Yet, I am considering heading to Toronto's Portugal Village. The area has been party central for a few days since the kickoff of the World C...
Posted by Marc on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:04:00 PST