Author Archives: Jacqueline Ashby

When everything seems to be going against you,
remember that the airplane takes off against the wind,
not with it.

Henry Ford

I’m visually overwhelmed by this image. Brilliant work my friend! You amaze me.

These are marbles I could never lose. Bahahaha!
Dear Santa…Just one…please 🙂

When offered the opportunity to fly…take it! There’s more to life than being a passenger.
(Now, if he would just deactivate the parking brake…I can roll this puppy out! 🙂 )

POVERTY, INC. | Official Trailer from POVERTY, INC. | The Movie on Vimeo.

“Our donations have an unpredictable impact on the local economy. Why would you go buy something? It’s for free.”

We need to rethink how we address poverty and shift the mindset from one of dependency to one of self-sufficiency…to encourage innovation, education, inclusion, and empowerment. Learn more here.

(I think I mentioned earlier this week that I have the BEST SFU cohort of graduate students this year! Amazing group. I want to thank our presenters this morning for sharing this video. Loved it.)

How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait
a single moment
before starting to
improve the world.
~Anne Frank

End trophy-hunting in British Columbia.
Visit the Rainforest Conservation Foundation to learn more.

And I can tell you right now they will never inherit my 43 mouldy sandwich experiments, 268 watches, and 87 mismatched pairs of socks. It’s just not happening. Although it would be pretty hilarious if she pulled out one of those drawers to an audience and said curiously, “Now, let me show you what’s been growing under Jax’s bed for the past 44 years. Could we harvest this mould from her PB & J’s and develop a new antibiotic? Let’s examine closer…”

Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby.