Home Again
I’ve been enjoying the gentle purr of Miss Sugar, who seemed to have truly missed me! She greeted me with outstretched paws and a nuzzle. That’s over-the-top for a cat.
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Thelma and Louise Take the GTA
We’re not sure who’s Thelma and who’s Louise, but Erin Davis is back in Ontario for some book-related events and I’m going to ride shotgun!
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Women Up
It occurred to me the other day that the entertainment industry is finally starting to treat women the way they treat men. On screen, at least. In specific instances. And it’s about frickin’ time.
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Aliens and Flat Earth
We have almost finished recording and producing the 20-hour audiobook on alien sightings and conversations. I wasn’t aware that the author to whom I’m giving voice was quite famous in her field.
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This.
I’m not pro-abortion. No one should be using abortion as birth control. But I believe the so-called pro-life faction should be renamed anti-choice. A woman’s body should be hers to make decisions about. On last week’s SNL, Leslie Jones gave a sincere and angry response to Alabama’s hard-line, new anti-abortion law. She didn’t even have to say a word.
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Happy Vicki Day!
Yes, we call it 2-4, even when it’s only the 20th, but today is supposed to be a celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday. The 24th of May happens to be her 200th. And here are five things about her you might not have known.
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American Idol – I know. Some people hate it. It’s been fascinating and annoying and – when Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj were on it – a waste of airtime. The show deserves the cynicism it attracts, too, with too many so-called Idols having faded into nothingness. Now it’s a little too sweet but I’ll take that over mean any day. And it’s almost over for another season.
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Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
Recently, as I scrolled through the headlines on news websites, regrets appeared in several headlines. They happened to involve celebrities but they’re certainly not particular to the famous.
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Audiobook Availability
My first audiobook – the first one I was hired for that’s legit, paid for and I’m proud of – is on the market!
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Throwback Thursday – (Arguably) The Best Music Video of All Time
I was looking for something online and the Internet presented this fact to me: It’s been 18 years since Christopher Walken starred in Fat Boy Slim’s Weapon of Choice video.
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Cable TV Blues
Next year, more Canadian homes will subscribe to streaming than cable TV. It’s no wonder. Despite some improvements in recent years – a la carte channel picking is one of them – it still feels like paying for cable gouges us more than necessary. And we’re always looking for a way out.
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Well, That’s a First!
Easter weekend came and went in a flurry of crumpled chocolate-egg foil, spinning wheels and keystrokes.
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