Gone Fishing
I’ve gone to Cowtown. …
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Righting an Old Wrong
My old friend, author Linda Poitevin, tweeted a link the other night to a blog that speaks to almost every woman I know. Â …
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Dear Kindle, It’s not Me, It’s You
Wasn’t it just a few days ago when I proclaimed that Venus Rising would not be published on Kobo for a few months? Yeah, well, forget that. It’s on Kobo now! Â …
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Goal Achieved!
I’m so proud of my colleagues at Free-FM for the way we handled our night at the 10th annual Rock the Park. We came, we saw, we rocked and I did get to do the one thing I wanted most – meet Tommy Shaw. But it was only because of sheer luck. The band did not submit to a meet-and-greet with us or our contest winners. If not for Toto keeping us waiting for 40 minutes, Mr. Shaw and I never would have had a moment. …
Brandt’s Randt – Victimizing the Victims Again
A dirtbag by the name of Christopher Gale was finally convicted this week in London of murdering his girlfriend three years ago. Â He shot her in the head and buried her body in the yard, all the while telling people she ran away. His story unraveled and after a mistrial in March, a jury found him guilty this week. Â Â …
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What A Little Girl Understands
Real-life heroes and heroines don’t come along very often. Â 5-year-old Jayden Sink of Topeka, Kansas is one of mine. Â Here’s why: …
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Brandt’s Randt – What it Means to be Canadian
Did you hear about the 3 wannabe Canadians who don’t want to pledge allegiance to the Queen? They claim it’s against their rights. Â What rights?!?!? Grrrrr. Â It’s the subject of this week’s Brandt’s Randt. Â …
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Retirement Planning or It’s Later Than You Think
We had a pension plan session at work yesterday.  I remember sitting through these things 25 years ago and wishing for a meteor to crash through the ceiling and take me out. That’s how boring it was! But at this stage of the game, one is better off paying attention. …
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Shopping Locally
It’s such a big thing now and it used to be the norm: buy from your neighbours. Â …
Review: Who I Am by Pete Townshend
Sometimes you need a little perspective to really know how influential something or someone was on your life. Â It’s only in hindsight that I’ve come to appreciate how big a role the music of The Who played in my coming-of-age years. Â Roger Daltry’s emotive vocals coupled with Pete Townshend’s screaming guitar provided a soundtrack to a significant swatch of my life. Â …
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The Real Barbie
All former little girls know that the Barbie doll set an ideal that we could never match. Â …
Happy Birthday Canada!
You’re still the best country in the world and I’m grateful to have been born here. Â Happy 146th. You don’t look a day over 140, darling.
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That Ant Can’t Move a Rubber-Tree Plant
To put a new twist on the old song, that ant may have had high hopes, but he can’t do much if he’s dead! Â …
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Queer is Back
This is Pride Month. It’s going to be a history-making Pride parade in Toronto on Sunday when Kathleen Wynne becomes the first sitting Premier to march. …
Dad Jeans
Much fun has been made of so-called Mom jeans. You know the type: they sit higher on the waist than is fashionable and offer a generous amount of room in the seat. They may or may not have an elastic waist. No one you or I know wears Mom jeans but they do exist on the bodies of some women.  They’re not cool. …
The Wedding of The Year!
The only daughter of our very dear friends got married on the weekend. This event has been long in the planning and heavy in anticipation. And it was a very special, wonderful day. Â Â …
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Toes for a Cause
I’ve never painted my nails blue before. I don’t tend to colour my fingernails so my toes will have to suffice. And this is no ordinary shade of blue. …
RIP Jason Leffler
You may not have any idea who Jason Leffler is. Â But when I found out yesterday morning that he was killed, albeit doing what he loved, my heart broke. Â …
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