April 2010

The Path Not Taken; The Money Not Won

/ 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

/ 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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The ol’ Stink Eye

/ 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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