Its a Small World After All

I like to take walks or ride a stationary bike for exercise.  I find that listening to books on MP3 can be a way to make exercise more interesting.  I used to walk in the evenings both winter and summer in Ottawa.  Then Barb got me a nice stationary bike, so I didn't have to go outside in the bad weather.

Here in Florida, there is seldom bad weather and now that I am retired I can walk in the afternoon.  It has been very pleasant to walk around the park for an hour at 4 o'clock in the afternoon when it is not too hot or too cold outside.

I was listening to a good book a couple of weeks ago called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking .  In the book, there is a story of a Harvard professor who was the winner of a major international award for the quality of his teaching.  His classes are always oversubscribed and he often gets a standing ovation after his lectures.  However, he is an classic introvert who overcomes his introversion to speak in public.

That is not the story though that I want to tell you.  Apparently, he lives half the year in a country home just outside Ottawa.  It also turns out that his wife is Susan Phillips, a professor in the School of Public Administration and Policy at Carleton University.  Susan was the department director when I applied for entry into the school to do my PhD.  I met with her back then and she signed my papers to allow me into the school.

As they say on the kiddie ride at Disney World, "Its a Small World After All".