Some Favourite Moments of 2013
These photos didn’t make the Twitterverse or even this blog, I don’t think. But each one brings back a delightful memory of the year. …
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These photos didn’t make the Twitterverse or even this blog, I don’t think. But each one brings back a delightful memory of the year. …
Some Favourite Moments of 2013 Read More »
When you get to the point of this post you are not going to believe it.  You are going to think that I was somehow duped into accepting the wildest most ridiculous rumour and that I haven’t checked it out thoroughly.  You will be wrong. …
Food News – Not for the Squeamish Read More »
For the fifth straight year, “whatever” has been selected as the most annoying word. Pollsters at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, conduct this research every year. I don’t, like, know how like isn’t, like, on top but it’s second-most annoying. Â …
Well bravo to China for sending a spacecraft up to the moon. They know we’ve already been there, right? …
The News in Brief Read More »
It appears the floral industry, or at least part of it, has fallen victim to the same flawed perception that sends beautiful women to plastic surgeons: nature just isn’t pretty enough. …
Imagine a homeless man you see on your walk to work every day.  He doesn’t seem out of it, like he’s on drugs or anything. He’s just a guy whose luck ran out one day and he found himself on the street. …
Trees for Cars and A Hand Up Read More »
Kellogg’s is closing its London plant after 90 years, blaming low cereal sales. More than 500 full-time workers, including one of our dearest friends, will be out of work. They made 27 cereals and the aroma around the factory has been a wonderful part of driving down Dundas St. East. It’s like driving through a cloud made of Froot Loops. …
So Long, Tony the Tiger Read More »
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. …
Password Overload Read More »
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. …
Last week I went to the annual Veteran’s Art Sale at Parkwood Hospital here in London. Many people call it the ‘veteran’s hospital’.  I attended the sale last year, too, and I think it will be my own little tradition. …
Yeah it’s winter. Yeah we get snow. But a foot and a half in a day?? That’s what my city got over the weekend. …
Winter’s Presence Read More »
This fall we came into possession of a pinball machine. Back in the day, I loved pinball. Then I loved video arcade games. I never got into home video games but I guess I outgrew the genre. However, you reach a point where everything old is new again. Â …
Researchers at Western University believe they have a potential treatment for the number one cause of in-hospital deaths. And it happens to be what felled me in February 2011: sepsis. …
A Medical Breakthrough That Hits Close to Home Read More »
Next week is Bullying Awareness Week and to prepare, all of the radio morning shows in the city took the Pledge Against Bullying a couple of weeks ago.  The promos are now running on CTV here. …
The Pledge to End Bullying Read More »
Boy oh boy if you do anything before somebody thinks you should, you’re going to hear about it! Â …
Enough Holiday Hate! Read More »
Movember is here! Men are growing their mustaches to raise money for men’s health including the battle against prostate cancer. …
Movember or The Season of Scratchy Read More »