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Baby steps (with the slow food movement)

Today is the first day of the rest of my life … in a manner of speaking.  Certainly some members in my family have billed the commencement of my ‘going green challenge’ as such (with more than a hint of sarcasm). Nonetheless I remain positive and have taken my first step to mending my relationship […]

Measuring the ‘Harper baseline carbon footprint’

‘Did you know the average human head weighs eight pounds?’ This week’s blog is a little like the scene from Jerry McGuire where the young, bespectacled Ray trades random facts with Jerry.  Ray’s is a grab bag of science and nature style facts; Jerry’s niche is sports.  I’m going to combine the two.  A focus on a niche science and […]

The origin of the challenge

The name’s Harper. When people ‘brand’ their progeny they really ought to consider the influence on the end product.  There’s no doubt in my mind that one’s name determines one’s market positioning.  Certainly that was the case for me. How best to describe the end product, then?  For those of you who know Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being […]