April 2010

The Path Not Taken; The Money Not Won

April 11, 2010 / General

We all like to think we would be sensible if we won the lottery and – if I may speak for you – I think we would!  But I read this little item from a newsletter and it just reminded me that sometimes some of us are not meant to experience certain things, and what can happen when something considered good goes very bad when it lands in the wrong hands.  Who knows what changes would come with a sudden win of millions? Sure, we’d all probably like to find out but not everyone can handle it. …

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Snacking Emergency

April 8, 2010 / General, Politics

It’s not my proudest memory.  Back when I was working at CKNX radio in Wingham management brought in a smoking ban.  I smoked then.  I smoked when I wasn’t even actually smoking, that’s how devoted I was to the habit. I protested the ban saying it would lead to – and this is embarrassing – dizzy spells and feeling ill because I wasn’t getting my regular infusion of nicotine. I wish I was kidding.  That was my defence and I lost, rightly.  (My apologies to then-GM Al Skelton for the time I wasted being such an idiot!) …

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This Week in Entertainment Dirt

April 5, 2010 / Celebrities

Young actress Anna Paquin has come out and said she’s bisexual.  Unless you watch vampire shows aimed at teens, and I do not, I mostly remember Anna from her role in The Piano, which won her an Oscar when she was somewhere around the age of a fetus.  She also played a groupie in Almost Famous.  …

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April Tip of the Month

April 4, 2010 / 3 Comments / Working

Every month I send out a broadcasting tip to clients and colleagues.  Usually it’s something I wish someone would have told me early in my career because it would have saved me a lot of frustration.  I keep colleagues on the email list, if they want, just to stay in touch.   So here’s the gist of what I sent out for this month:  …

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The ol’ Stink Eye

April 2, 2010 / General, Personal Life

Last week I was on my way to a radio station event in London at the Grand Theatre on Richmond Street.  It was a business function and I was appropriately dressed in what one might describe as business attire.  In my hand, my large leather bag that holds my daily collection of cut veggies and bottled water as well as the container holding my big salad, my wallet and other essentials. …

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