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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4h

Giving Gratitude #SundayThought My friend was explaining to me that he would list the five things that he was grateful for. That got me wondering. Is it for the day, the week, forever, or just until now? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/11/g... #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Thanksgiving #Gratitude

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 20h

The Walking Dead: Thoughts The Walking Dead became, for a while, a must watch TV series. Or so it seemed. While I was not a watcher, I was intrigued… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/t... #Books #BookReview #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #BE @Lino_Matteo #GraphicNovels #WalkingDead

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy Thanksgiving! A Foodie Friday Thought Far from perfect, but perfect from far? Not quite, but there is plenty to be thankful for as we approach our Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/h... #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Thanksgiving #Gratitude

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Homestay: Mistakes Happen Lucky Lesson 13: One thing is for sure, when you are running a Homestay, mistakes will happen. Sometimes they are careless errors, sometimes they are cultural faux-pas… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/h... #Homestay #Students @Lino_Matteo

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Has the USA Recovered from 9/11? A Restorative Justice Perspective Let’s take a step back. Like when news first comes, it is often messy and only partially accurate... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/h... #RestorativeJustice #Book #Communitas #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Hate #Kindness

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Photos of Cuba’s ballet dancers persevering through blackouts and shortages apnews.com/photo-galler...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: Review Have this book before. And I'll likely read it again. The book is short - only 86 pages, including the index. Yet, it has much to say… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/s... #BookReview @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics #Lessons #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

CFO: Debt Issues Chapter 11: Some people will tell you that debt is bad. Don’t believe them. How would most of us ever acquire a house without debt? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/c... #Stoics #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Strategy #CFO @Advisor_Just #Debt #BE #FinancialLiteracy

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How to Lie with Statistics: Thoughts DARRELL HUFF's book is credited with being a classic. At least that is what perhaps half the statisticians think.... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/h... #Books #BookReview #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #BE @Lino_Matteo #Statistics #Liars #Statisticians

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Voting! Sunday Thought Voting! Protects Your Rights!! Is voting important? You betcha! Without voting we would get stuck with whatever scoundrel pushed themselves to the top... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/04/v... #SundayThought #Voting #Politics #Democracy #Rights

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Homestay: Meals – Fun or Follies! Part 12 I It takes time, effort, and yes, a fair amount of money to feed a family. How about when the kids are not yours? Should Homestay Hosts skimp on food? NO! #Homestay #Students #Food #Montreal #LinoMatteo linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/h...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Food Fun Favourites: Mexican Pizza Food should be fun. Why not? What is your favourite food? What if you combine Mexican and Italian? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/f... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Pizza #Italian #Mexican

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is Trump a Russian Asset? Why is this a Restorative Justice issue? Good question. When our leaders are compromised, we should expect their decisions to be compromised as well linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/i... #RestorativeJustice #Trump #Putin #Russia #USA @Lino_Matteo @RJ_Via

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: Life The seventh lesson in Carlo Rovelli’s Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is not a lesson per se. Rather it is a pondering. That seems appropriate… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/s... #BookReview @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics #Lessons #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

CFO: Retirement Chapter 10: Saving Money While Retired? Some people welcome retirement; Some people fear retirement; Some people just are... Some people consult their CFO! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/c... #Stoics @Lino_Matteo #Strategy #FinancialLiteracy @Advisor_Just #Retirement

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eureka! Sunday Thought Rovelli’s Sixth Lesson from Seven Brief Lessons delves into the makeup of time itself. The distinction made between past, present, and future is nothing more than a persistent, stubborn illusion ~ Einstein linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/e... @Lino_Matteo #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ransom: Thoughts Gabriel Allon is quite good at finding things. Chiara says “Lost Leonardos, ancient temples, even the odd terrorist.” Trouble should be on that list. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/r... #Books #BookReview #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #DanielSilva #GabrielAllon #Art #Russia

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Food Fun! Food Fun! Try it, you might like it! Sometimes cooking feels like work. That is too bad. Food – good food – should lead to sharing, kindness, community, and yes, fun! Why not? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/f... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #MoonDay

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Homestay: Let’s Date That! Part 11 There are some dates that are so ingrained in our culture that we assume that everyone knows them. But how about visitors? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/h... #Homestay #Students #BusinessEnglish #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Referrals #Problems #Dates

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Communitas: A Restorative Justice Approach Communitas is a local, Montreal based organization that works both within the community and within the local Anglophone prison populations. It advocates for #RestorativeJustice linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/c... @Lino_Matteo #Montreal

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lesson Six: Friction Causes Heat Sixth Lesson: Probability, Time, and the Heat of Black Holes It seems that our entire civilization is based on friction. How about that? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/22/l... #BookReview #Thinking @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics #Lessons #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A friendly reminder of some upcoming events. Fall starts later today. Are you ready?

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CFO: Precision Chapter 9: How Precise Are Your Numbers? Perhaps the better question would be, “How precise do you need your numbers to be?” linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/c... #Stoics #BusinessEnglish @Lino_Matteo #Strategy #CFO #ZBB #FinancialLiteracy @Advisor_Just #Numbers

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We Are ALL Connected: Sunday Thought “Ah,” my two readers are saying – “Some more religious or theological guff. I believe in science.” That’s nice… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/w... #BookReview #Thinking #Montreal #BusinessEnglish @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics #Lessons #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How did your summer reading go? I am pretty pleased with mine!

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Time to share my #FoodWars post again! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/12/g...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Winter Territory: Thoughts Jack Widow is a man on the move. It is the direction that sometimes surprises folks, no one more than himself. You see, Jack is a drifter. A drifter with attitude linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/w... #BookReview @Lino_Matteo #ScottBlade

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Communitas Updates The Spring-Summer 2026 Edition of the Sou’Wester had many interesting articles but two, in my mind, stood out. Marie won a well-deserved honor and a tribute to Communitas’ Margaret. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/c... #RestorativeJustice @Lino_Matteo #Communitas

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Grains of Space, Eh? Let’s see if I get this right: the Fifth Lesson from Carlo Rovelli explains how the theory is that things get smaller and smaller until they are the space itself? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/g... #BookReview @Lino_Matteo #Physics #Lessons #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wealth Tax Explained! Recently I wrote, Why Wealth Tax Is a Must! Today let’s deal with some of the pushback! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/w... #FinancialLiteracy #BusinessEnglish #UP #BE #LinoMatteo #WealthTax #MintTax #Seigniorage #CFO

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Partaking of Particles: Use Your Imagination The Fourth Lesson of Carlo Rovellineat little book, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics deals with particles. That seems straight forward enough. It isn’t. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/p... #SundayThought #Physics @Lino_Matteo #Books

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gone Forever: Thoughts Always do the right thing Scott Blade’s Jack Widow is a loner, a man of action, estranged from his mother, but when duty calls, he answers! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/12/g... #BookReview #Books @Lino_Matteo

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Food Wars? No, I am not talking about battles between local supermarkets. Nor am I referring to the antics that might have gone on in your high school cafeteria... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/f... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Policy #Tariffs

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Homestay: Keeping It Personal Part 9 of our continuing series. Homestay is kind of personal. After all, you are not just renting a room, you are sharing a home linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/h... #Homestay #Students #BusinessEnglish #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Referrals

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What Makes Things: Particles Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Fourth Lesson: Particles Perhaps this post should have been titled, “What Makes EVERYTHING”? There is always next time. As the author, Carlo Rovelli explains… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/w... #Books @Lino_Matteo #Physics

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Why Wealth Tax Is a Must! Happy Labour Day: Let's Celebrate with Advocating for a #WealthTax! The issue: Debt That the government will claim that they need to cut programs like Medicare and Social Security... DON’T BELIEVE THEM! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/w... @Lino_Matteo

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Cosmos’ Architecture: Sunday Thought 7 Brief Lessons on Physics, Third Lesson: The Cosmos Humans are faced with the same questions as our star gazing ancestors: Is there anything else? Are we alone in the Universe. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/t... @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The New Emotional Intelligence: Thoughts Sometimes it is not the beginning, sometimes it is the ending. Travis Bradberry’s The New Emotional Intelligence showed that perseverance pays off. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/t... #BookReview @Lino_Matteo @booktasters.bsky.social

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Enchilada Fun! Enchiladas are a packet of fun that are so good that you have to eat them. There are a lot of things that can go wrong when making enchiladas – but most of it can go so very right linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/04/e... #FoodieFriday #Food @Lino_Matteo #Mexican #Enchiladas

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What does Homestay Cost? Part 8 of our continuing series. Homestay is less expensive than a hotel room – by a lot. For $50 to $60 dollars a night, you should get a good, secure… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/w... #Homestay #Students #BusinessEnglish #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Rules #Costs

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Restorative Justice: Food for Thought To many people, restorative justice sounds complicated. It can be…rules, proceedings, mediators, facilitators, and unfortunately, more and more bureaucrats – sigh! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/r... #RestorativeJustice #RJI @Lino_Matteo @RJ_Via_

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Architecture of the Cosmos: Thoughts Third Lesson: The Cosmos is an awfully big place. There was a time that we thought the solar system and the stars circled the Earth. We were younger and more wondrous then. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/09/01/a... @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CFO: Markets Chapter 8: The Marketplace Are you financially literate? Do you believe that “behind every great fortune there is a greater crime.” You might be right – but it need not be that way. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/c... #Stoics @Lino_Matteo #CFO #ZBB @Advisor_Just #Markets

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Quantum Connections Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Second Lesson: Sunday Thought There is little doubt that the Quantum world is quirky. But does it lead us to the need for community? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/q... #SundayThoughts @Lino_Matteo #CarloRovelli #Physics

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Protector: Thoughts Conn Iggulden delivers another adventure on the battlefields of ancient Greece. By sea, by land, and via politics the Greeks are at it linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/p... #Books #BookReview #BusinessEnglish #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Spartans #Athenians #Persians

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Trade war deadder.substack.com/p/trade-war-...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Caponata: A Late Summer Treat! Labour Day is around the corner. For some, it signals back to school…but others, it is the beautiful and bountiful season of LATE summer. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/c... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Caponata #Summer #Colours

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