Real Women Gathering

November 8, 2008 | Working

My affiliation with Real Women Magazine is something I’m very proud of.   Real Women was started from scratch just a few years ago by Shelly Wilson, a brilliant, energetic pro with an entrepreneurial spirit.  As the mag. has grown, it’s spread from London to KW and beyond and through subsciptions booked online, it’s now province wide.  The website, www.realwomencanada.com, shows where it wants to go – nationwide.  I’ve been the “She Said” in the “He Said She Said” advice column for many months now and I’m also contributing major feature articles to several ’09 issues. …

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The 44th President of the United States

November 5, 2008 | Politics

Barack Obama seems to be a class act.  He’s a compelling speaker and a bit of a rock star in politics.  He’s smart, photogenic and the closest thing to John F. Kennedy, in age and in demeanour, that the US has ever seen.  And now he’s the President.  All I can say is, thank goodness for us all that Sarah Palin won’t be anywhere near the White House except perhaps as a dinner guest. …

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Lovely Parting Gift

November 4, 2008 | General

My bosses at 680 News bestowed some terrific things on me as I exited on Friday.  A massive bouquet of flowers and a generous gift certificate for Fredas were among them.  But I’m having the most fun with the new internet radio.  …

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How Does It Feel?

November 3, 2008 | Personal Life, Working

Everyone wants to know how it feels to be free of the early morning shackles!  I left 680 News only on Friday so this is just my first weekday without the brutal 3 am wakeup.  So, would somebody please inform my body clock?  …

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Brilliant Quote

November 2, 2008 | Working

My boss, er, former boss, 680 News Director Scott Metcalfe, shared this at my going away fete on Friday.  It was perfect.  It comes from the writer known best as Dr. Seuss. …

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A Little Serving of Crab

October 31, 2008 | Personal Life

So, yesterday I handed in all of the gizmos involved with being a home phone/cable television/high speed internet residential customer and some wizard decided not to look into my file and see that I had these services elsewhere now – and they terminated my email.  Nice! …

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The Virtues of Staying Put

October 30, 2008 | Personal Life

Today, I understand the person who never leaves their hometown and  has no interest in going off for adventures in new locales.  They don’t move to the big city for a job or take a contract offer from another province.  They prefer to stay where they are, in the known.  …

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