Help Wanted
OK dear readers, I need your assistance please! …
Legal Eagles
My earliest memory of my answer to the question, What do you want to be when you grow up?, was A lawyer. Then I found out how long I’d have to be in school and decided to explore a plan b or c for my life’s work. I was always eager to get out of school and start doing whatever it was I was going to do. …
How Tweet It Is
I have to admit it. I don’t really understand Twitter and I think only a few of my friends are doing anything useful with it. …
Have Voice, Will Travel – Via Email!
Lisa Brandt Creative Services is now wired for sound – the sound of my voice! …
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Bonus Madness
There’s something about some people who rise through the ranks of their profession to the very top, where their word is law and their decisions have a direct impact on the lives of those on lower rungs of the ladder. Some people forget what it was like to be in the rank and file. …
Waxing on and off
If the thought of a bikini wax makes your knees slap together and your throat emit a howl of agony, well, see you tomorrow! Because today, I’m going all the way to Brazil. …
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Talk and Die
By now you’re aware that actress Natasha Richardson has died after what seemed to be a very minor tumble on a Quebec ski hill while taking a private lesson. …
Home Sweet-Smelling Home – House Proud, Toronto Sun
You enter your house after a few hours away and it’s like a slap in the nose. You wonder how long it has smelled so bad and if anyone else has noticed. …
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Taking a Tumble
As I was lying on the pavement taking inventory of my body, knowing I wasn’t badly hurt, my most vivid thought was, Well, I’m glad THAT’S overwith! …
Review: Milk
A film such as this, about a little-known (on a wide scale) gay activist who truly helped change the world for the better, upsets me as much as I enjoy watching and learning about such inspirational people. …
Erin Davis’s Day at CMW
For the uninitiated, Canadian Music Week is a big deal for those involved in any aspect of music and broadcasting. …
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Kudos to Erin
This morning, my wonderful friend Erin Davis will be honoured for her amazing career, with the Rosalie Trombley Award at a breakfast this morning. I will be there, at her table, with her family and friends, cheering for her. …
Steven and Chris Update
Another “sign of the times” in the broadcasting world, apparently. …
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Educating Educators
Quite some time ago I contributed a chapter to a University textbook. It’s now official! The book almost exists! …
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Picasso in Progress
Every once in a while I make a reference to my paintings. Truth is, I haven’t put brush to canvas in more than a year but on the weekend I built a new easel so I’m one step closer to getting back on the hobby horse. I just have to decide where I’ll set up my makeshift studio. …
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News Tip
If you’re working in broadcast news (or doing any kind of writing, really)Â and you don’t have or use a Thesaurus, please, get one. …
More Idol Musings
A fascinating commentary appeared in yesterday’s New York Daily News that spoke to the consciences of those, like me, who are hooked on this season of American Idol. …
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