Something I’ve noticed in the London radio market is that a large number of on-air people use the long e version of the word ‘the’ almost exclusively. It’s rather astonishing! It’s as if they’re kicking it old school, as in Biblical, with the language. …
Verily I Say Unto Thee Read More »
About 300 motorcycle riders rode to Woodstock yesterday in support of missing Tori Stafford. …
This irks me as a broadcaster and as a person. …
The Name of the Flu Read More »
Filmmaker Ed Burns and supermodel Christy Turlington never became Edsty or Chrisward or, in short, the kind of star-powered couple that the tabloids feed on. …
Celebrity Voices for a Worthy Cause Read More »
My media brethren really must put the brakes on the significance of Susan Boyle’s talent to…insert analogy here. …
Pop Culture Musings Read More »
The old adage is so true that you have to walk a mile in someone’s shoes to understand what they go through.  …
There’s No People Like Show People Read More »
I’ll be at the Green Living Show on the Ex grounds Saturday and Sunday, as part of the team showing the Zero electric motorcycle. …
I had just started down my street to go get my doggie pal Echo for a walk when some idiot kids in a passing vehicle tossed a full pop can at me, narrowly missing me, and spraying me with ginger ale. The can struck the sidewalk as I fixed my eyes on the speeding car (and heard the cackling from within) and repeated the license plate number out loud, over and over, until I could get my Blackberry out of its holster and write the number down. …
Disco week on American Idol brought me a lot of joy! …
Disco Here, Disco There Read More »
Lots of news on the retail front in London. My favourite go-to mall is being reborn as a mixed-use building, mostly because of the reasons it’s my favourite. It’s almost always nearly empty. …
I wasn’t at all surprised to hear that Canadians were being held hostage aboard a jet in Jamaica. I loathe that island and tell everyone who asks that they should go somewhere else for their vacation. …
Jamaican Adventure Read More »
I was on a slow drive to nowhere for a while yesterday morning. …
More Grammatical Infractions Read More »
How delightful to wake up to my feature on wedding trends published in today’s London Free Press. http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/BusinessMonday/2009/04/20/9170951-sun.html …
Spreading my Freelance Wings Read More »
If we’re going to take any lesson from the housing collapse in the U.S., it’s got to be a resolve to be better informed. The market is flooded with first-time buyers lured into taking on mortgages by low interest rates and special incentives. And whether you’re dipping a tentative toe into the land-owning ocean for the first time or diving in headfirst for the tenth, there’s always something to be gained by learning from the experiences of others. …
House Proud – Check Out The Sites. Toronto Sun Read More »
A drop of golden sun lured four of us to ride motorcycles out to Arkona to conduct a bit of business on Thursday. Three bikes, four people, beautiful conditions. It’s what riding is all about. …
Doe A Deer, A Female Deer… Read More »
Oh this is rich. But let me first say that this is not a rant against men. It’s a rant against two men. Two rich, egomaniacal, self-centred and overly pampered men who believe they do no wrong. Now that that’s on the record…. …
Personal Responsibility Read More »