The clocks fell back this weekend and we ostensibly acquired another hour of time. The cliche is that we gain “another hour of sleep” but a Michigan State University study reveals that we only gain twelve minutes of sleep. And when we spring forward we lose about forty minutes. The math just doesn’t work once there’s human intervention. …
Time: My Enemy, My Friend Read More »
Something didn’t sit right in my news-junkie tummy last week when a Canadian-American family was freed from Taliban custody after five years. …
Reflecting on the Week That Was Read More »
The Trump presidency is making me angry but also confused. I feel the need to figure out how so many smart, accomplished people refuse to acknowledge that he is a buffoon who isn’t keeping any of his promises to “make America great again”. His administration is boiling in a soup of mistrust, firings, public back-stabbings and deceptions. Three things I read in recent days helped shape my focus on what’s really happening in the USA and I want to share them with you. The first is a tweet. …
We have to find some common ground in this deeply divided world in which we now live. Did you support Donald Trump? Liberals think you’re a moron. Are you against him? Conservatives think you’re stupid. Politics didn’t used to be so overtly black and white. You’re either fer us or agin us and there’s no compromise, no in-between. …
The Emperor is Naked and Afraid Read More »
I love motivational quotes. When someone captures the essence of a feeling or a moment in a short phrase or sentence, it’s not only energizing, it’s made for Twitter’s 140-character limit. I believe I even coined one myself one day but I didn’t write it down. I remember the feeling, though, of nailing it, whatever it was. Maybe the feeling is enough. …
Motivation in Context Read More »
My journalist friend Dan, who teaches part-time at Western University, tells his students something very wise. He says, I can’t teach you how to use what’s next in journalism, because it hasn’t been invented yet. …
I never claimed I was up on my Lou Diamond Phillips news. I remember things about him from years ago, like how his first ex-wife Julie became Melissa Etheridge’s first “out” partner and that he loves to play poker. …
Things Got A Little Nuts Read More »
Spice, our almost-toothless, clawless, senior, indoor cat got out on Saturday. By the time we found him, we could see our breath from the incoming cold. And in-between was the most frantic I’ve felt…maybe ever. …
Spice’s Big Adventure Read More »
Prior to and during the holidays we are deluged with anti-drinking and driving messages. This year, one stuck out and became a bit of a hit on Twitter, at least in the London area. …
A Spoonful of Sugar Read More »
My Twitter rule is that I will follow anyone who follows me unless they are:
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Twitter Twits and Worse Read More »
Saturday morning, enjoying a rare sleep-in and the house begins to rumble. It sounds like a WWII tank is outside, taking aim. It’s 6:15 am and there is no way anyone within a block radius is sleeping through it. …
Celebrities are just people who got good at what they do and became known for it. Or they’re Kardashians. But social media has given us a chance to connect with them and them with us. Â …
Brushes With Fame Read More »
There’s a saying that goes, when a child hands you a toy telephone, you answer it. So when my boss’s 8-year-old daughter needed someone to look after her goldfish while the family goes on vacation, I took that responsibility seriously! …
Something Fishy This Way Swims Read More »
The 1,000,000th photo of a kid with ice cream all over their face sent me over the edge! I love kids. Kids are messy. Stuff happens. But it’s not adorable, like many parents think. So I randt. …
Brandt’s Randt – Please Use Your Wet-Naps! Read More »
Okay, Twit isn’t the proper term. Ricky Gervais calls us Twonks. But whatever you call it, there’s a site that will unearth your first ever tweet and bring it to you. Â …
How Long Have You Been a Twit? Read More »
I was targeted by someone on Twitter this week who called me a racist and one of the “sheeple”.  He’s one of those guys who disbelieves everything he hears, including whether the two brothers from Chechnya had anything to do with the Boston bombings, and he inspired this week’s randt. …
Brandt’s Randt – Anonymous Online Cowards! Read More »
On Monday night, facing the prospect of reading before bed, I sent out a genuine question about a book I’m reading. …
Be Careful Who You Tweet! Read More »
Twitter is so much fun. I love it for networking, for catching up on articles I may have missed that someone else thinks to tweet and for exercising the latent part of my psyche that would have loved to try my hand at comedy. Â To wit, I present some of my own, original favourite tweets of 2012 and then some of my favourites of people I follow and admire. Â …