School’s Out!
The young ones are tasting freedom for another season. …
Month: June 2010
Strapping Them On
A strange phenomenon is sometimes popping up on the shoulders of better-dressed women and I feel it is my duty to address it! …
I Doth Protest
We saw and heard it all over the weekend: the peaceful protests and the self-described anarchists called the Black Bloc, as the G20 leaders came to Toronto. …
Garage update, June 27
Does anything ever go as planned? The trick is to be flexible enough to roll with it when your plans take on a will of their own. …
Life at the Plaza
We live next to a little strip mall. It’s mostly good. It’s clean, there is no pool full of screeching children and we don’t have some of the troubles that can come with bad neighbours. …
The Earth Moved
I felt the earthquake alright but I shrugged it off. …
Update: The Road to Fitness
Welllll, it’s going to be a long road! …
Bernice II is Coming Home!
This is an admittedly terrible picture of my new bike but when I last saw it, it was still parked on the showroom floor.
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Kicking the Tires
On Saturday morning I dropped by Derek’s broadcast remote at Forest City Honda to bring him a bagel and coffee. …
Garage Update
When we last left our saga, some of the radiant in-floor heating tubes had been damaged. (cue dramatic music!) …
Just Phone It In – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
I recently gave up my beloved BlackBerry and switched to an iPhone. My husband had leaped over this technological chasm, and once I could no longer send him peer-to-peer messages, I followed. …
It Really Is The Little Things…
A long time ago, either with my pal Charlene or my pal Karen, I saw an Eiffel Tower in a store in Toronto. …
Several Steps Over the Line
Quebecor has announced it’s putting together a sort of Fox News North – a 24 hour TV channel because, my inner sarcastic voice says, the other ones have worked out to be soooo popular. …
Phase 2.5: A Wee Snag in the Project
More Than Words
And now, another instalment of words that make me go “hmmm”. Newswriting is a tricky business. It’s usually done to the fast ticking of a clock to deadline which is why editors are so important. …
With Apologies to Managers Past, Present and Future…
Sometimes a meeting is an exchange of information. More often it’s just held because it’s expected. Sometimes it’s necessary. More often, it’s not. …
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Phase Two – The Concrete Pad
Our backyard now features a concrete pad that’s big enough to serve as a neighbourhood roller-skating rink. But it won’t get that chance! …