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Don't know half of you half as well as I should like... ~ Bilbo Baggins Analysis, Books, Community & Thoughts #UP = Uniting Progressives Community Building; Still on Twitter
CFO: For You? A CFO is typically in charge of financial aspects of a business. But what would you need from your Chief Financial Officer. Can you afford it? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/c... #Stoics #FinancialLiteracy @Advisor_Just #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo #Strategy #CFO
Good Soil: A Sunday Thought The Seeds Falling on Good Soil!: Still other seeds fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/g... #SundayThought #RestorativeJustice @Lino_Matteo #Wellness #Perrin
Shutter Island: Thoughts Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island is a disturbing book. It is likely meant to be... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/18/s... #BookReview #Books #BusinessEnglish #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Wellness #Sanity #DenisLehane
Can You Sauce It Up? Good eating is a great way to spend time with friends and family. Planning helps. So does a nice sauce. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/c... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal @Lino_Matteo #Planning #Menu #Sauces
The Seeds Falling on Good Soil! Seeds falling on good soil produce good results. These readings have more meaning than advice for gardening or farming – rather they are about life itself. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/t... #RestorativeJustice #Books @Lino_Matteo #Wellness #Sowing
The Good; The Bad; The Ugly… Chapter 32: The Good; The Bad; The Ugly…The Counter by Lino P. Matteo, Then and Now linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/t... #MountReal #Cinar #TheCounter
CFO: What Is That? What exactly is a CFO? Perhaps, more importantly, what does a CFO do? A CFO stands for Chief Financial Officer... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/c... #Stoics #MyBusinessAdvisor #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo #Strategy #CFO #FinancialLiteracy @Advisor_Just
They Made Me Angry! While you wander about on Twitter: “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ~ Mark Twain linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/t... #SundayThought #Anger #Stoics #Montreal #LinoMatteo
Indictment: Thoughts The full title is, ‘Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial.” If someone reads this book with an open mind, there is no doubt that the current system is failing us. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/i... #BookReview #Books @Lino_Matteo #RestorativeJustice #ZBB
Good Eating: Planning Helps! My friend was telling me about a recipe for ‘coq au vin’ that required a $50 bottle of wine…too much we both agreed! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/g... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Planning #Menu
SpaceX: None of My Business, But… Let’s start off with an admission. I do not own any, plan on acquiring any, nor will I trade in shares of SpaceX…. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/s... #SpaceX #AI #FinancialLiteracy #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo #FinancialMarkets
Restorative Justice: Time for a ZBB? What does a ZBB have to do with Restorative Justice? What is a ZBB? What if we could save money AND make society safer! linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/r... #RestorativeJustice #Reading #Benefits #Costs #ZBB #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo
The Long and Winding Road: MRF Business Chapter 31: The long and winding road! – MRF Business, The Counter by Lino P. Matteo, Then and Now This one is a bit complicated... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/t... #MountReal #TheCounter #Cinar
Business Advisor: A Stoic Approach: Foreword People need a system, rules, and approach that allows them to think and prosper, rather than react and wonder. #Stoics #BusinessAdvisor #Montreal #BusinessEnglish @Lino_Matteo #Strategy #Foreword linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/a...
"It is the economy!" BS!! It is the grifting, the racism, the fascism, and the hate!
The Armour of Light: Thoughts If you have enjoyed Ken Follett’s Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light will not disappoint. Weaving, soldiers, history, incompetent rulers – it is a tale for our times…. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/t... #BookReview #Historical #Novel @Lino_Matteo
Privacy – Sunday Thought How are we to balance privacy with safety? Confucius famously stated that if you govern the people using laws and punishments, they will merely try to avoid getting caught… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/p... #SundayThought #BookReview @Lino_Matteo
Happy BBQ Days! Have you cleaned up the barbecue yet? It is that time of the year – whether you celebrate Canada Day, the Fourth of July, or just the abundance of sunshine… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/h... #FoodieFriday #Food #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Barbecue #Picnics
Everybody Has Something to Hide: Thoughts The title caught my fancy; the author is one that I have read and learnt from in the past. However, I had no idea what I was getting into… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/e... #BookReview #GuyKawasaki #AI #FinancialLiteracy @Lino_Matteo
Victims: Restorative Justice Restorative Justice (RJ) is not just about the offenders. It is about the communities they live in and those that suffer from their offences – the victims. My friend, TJ, has written some thoughts… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/v... #Victims @Lino_Matteo
“Experts” Chapter 30: The Counter by Lino P. Matteo 2015, 2016 and Now Experts! Who and what is an expert anyway? linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/e... #Cinar #TheCounter
Business Advisor: Thoughts Chapter 27: A Stoic Advisor: Ongoing Thoughts As we come to the end of our story – so far – we thought it useful to share some thoughts with you. Business, as life, is not straight upwards. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/b... #Stoics @Lino_Matteo
Authors Beware! Do you want to write the perfect piece? Perhaps the classic novel? An extraordinary short-story. Or an essay that will change the course of history? Good luck. linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/a... #SundayThought #Writing #Authors #Books #BookReviews #Montreal @Lino_Matteo
My Heart's Helper: Thoughts A short and endearing story about needed surgery - CHD – congenital heart defect… linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/m... #Books #BookReviews #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo #Kids #EvaSokol
Porchetta for Father’s Day? “Porchetta for Father’s Day?” “Too late for that,” you might be thinking. Well, let me explain, it is never too late for porchetta... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/p... #FoodieFriday #Food #UP #BE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #Porchetta
AI: Friend or Foe: All Together Now The seeing time regarding AI is upon us. But things might get worse before they get better... linomatteo.wordpress.com/2026/06/25/a... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FinancialLiteracy #Montreal #BusinessEnglish #LinoMatteo #Community