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. …
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. …
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? …
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. …
Back in the mid-80’s I lived here in London, Ontario and even then the city felt like home. …
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! …
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. …
What I won’t miss about Toronto. …
It can happen innocently enough, as it did with a bunch of us in the 680 Newsroom. …