Password Overload
I tried to total up the number of passwords I need to remember and I ran out of fingers and toes. Â Facebook, Twitter, Apple, work, home, gmail, hotmail, kobo, kindle…it goes on and on. …
December 2013
Review: My Mother was Nuts by Penny Marshall
Admittedly, I’m a sucker for dishy, insider stories from those who have made their living in some form of popular entertainment. …
Free Nelson Mandela
That was the title of a song I first heard when I began working at Sam the Record Man in downtown London in 1984. Â …
Brandt’s Randt – Greedy Grinches
I’m privy to a lot of stuff that never actually makes the news. For example, right across the province there have been dozens of stolen cars in recent weeks right out of peoples’ driveways because owners have left the keys in them. Dozens.  Everywhere. …
No Mice for Spice
The cat’s vigil at the downstairs fridge continues, off and on. He is on high alert for a critter beneath it. Â The only problem is we’ve pulled it out and cleaned behind it and there is nothing there. And if there was something there, it wasn’t there long. Â …
Voices.com
It was time to find out what all of the fuss was about. As a professional voice-over artist, I balked at joining Voices.com. Why should I, I asked, pay a subscription fee to join? Now I get it. …
Timeline
Like everyone, I was shocked and saddened by the death of actor Paul Walker on the weekend. He was just 40.  He was killed in a car crash after leaving a charity event he had organized to raise money for Philippine typhoon relief. …