Not the Life for Me
One of Derek’s friends jokingly calls me Your Worship. …
Sex as a Weapon
It happens every year. Someone takes umbrage over the Everything To Do With Sex Show, speaks out about it and brings the show more free publicity than organizers could ever hope for. …
Crash Analysis
A 24 year old motorcycle rider was killed on the weekend at an intersection outside of the city that we know very well.  …
Panda Extinction…or Perhaps, Migration
If you’re expecting a story about the adorable black and white bears, that’s not the panda I’m talking about. …
Media-minded Man
I’m not sure how he discovered it but Derek turned me on to Jerry Del Calliano and his newsletter and I’m finding his opinions fascinating, timely and thought-provoking. They’re for anyone in broadcasting or related media businesses. …
Lower Than a Worm’s Belly
If I had to choose only one paper to read for the rest of my natural life it would probably be the New York Post. …
Back to the Blackberry
There’s a perception out there in technology land that once you go to an iPhone, you never go back. …
Be Grateful Today
Having had brief periods of icky health (surgery recovery, that kind of thing) I often think about how lucky I am to be well. …
Ideas…Ideas….
Being a working writer, especially the writer of a newspaper column with a theme and a purpose, depends on more than just being able to write. …
Hard Times for Harley
Fascinating developments in the falling fortunes of Harley-Davidson. …
Scenes from the Great White Northeast
Derek and Thane (aka Adventurous Media) are continuing their trip along the new trans-Labrador Highway to make a film of the trek. Derek is the engaging host and Thane, the well-planned filmmaker. …
Media and the Mixed-Up Message
Pat Burns is not dead. Neither are Gordon Lightfoot or Walter Gretzky. …
The Last Word on the Entryway Project That Never Ends
Home Hardware’s website does not allow a person to leave a comment about a product. So yesterday I went to the exact store where I bought the original product and spoke to the Manager/Owner who was very nice and informative.  …
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Stupid Stone!
I mentioned that I had to redo the coating on the entry steps. They’re still roped off with orange “do not pass” tape because I put a second coat of paint on yesterday afternoon before my friend Kerry arrived to help me rip out the useless grapevines out back. …
And…They’re Off!
The Adventurous Media duo has arrived in the east a little later than scheduled (thank you heavy traffic and rain mixed with fog) and they’re off to Newfoundland. …
Updates: The Food Thing and Other Things
A few weeks ago I wrote about a book that shifted the way I look at food. I knew I’d put on 25 lbs in the past couple of years but I also knew that I would have to have a real shift in attitude before I could concentrate on losing them. …
Rendered Obselete
Radio has been watching its own navel and wondering if it will disappear – not the navel but the industry – for as long as I have been in it. …
Ride a Bike With Us!
Today is the day!  It’s the occasion of the First Annual Motorcycle Ride for Autism for which Derek and I are on the organizing committee. …