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…others, not have way!” ~Steve Martin
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General
Judge My Book by Its Cover
I’m deep in the throes of imposter syndrome. I know novelists who make their living from the sales of their books, so who am I to write one?
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One Hundred Women Who Care, Local Chapter
Somewhere in the periphery of my life, I’d heard about 100 Women Who Care. But I don’t remember ever speaking to anyone about it, or fully knowing how it helped charities.
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Something New Afoot
Several years ago, I wrote a blog post about a foot-smoothing machine I called the best I’d ever used.
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The Hallmark Holiday of Love
Ah, Valentine’s Day. In a new relationship, it’s a big deal. At the end of a relationship, you just wish it didn’t exist.
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Throwing the Book (Suggestions) at You
We’re all going to read the Stephen Kings and James Pattersons and Oprah picks and the works of other best-selling authors we love. That’s a given. For me, part of the purpose of reading is the joy of discovery. Sometimes that means taking a chance on a book from someone new.
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2025 Greetings and News
Does anyone else have the haunting strains of Zager and Evans’ only hit song in their head? 2025 is 500 years away from In the Year 2525, which went to #1 in 1969. But it can’t help but come to mind for those of us raised on pop music. This particular song was pretty dark so it cut through alongside peppy tunes of its time like Sugar, Sugar and I Can’t Get Next To You. (For a refresher, the video is at the end of this post.)
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Top 5 Fave Things About 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, I’m looking back at the year with gratitude. We keep a jar of “good things.” When something happens throughout the year we write it down and read them on New Year’s Eve. Otherwise, it’s easy to forget how much GOOD there was, even the small things, like finding a new recipe that’s a big hit.
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One Special Day to Celebrate Men
How did you mark International Men’s Day? I’m betting you didn’t even know it happened.
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A Jaunt to Southern Georgian Bay
The wonderful woman who has been acting as my fiction Book Agent suggested that I attend an event for authors in Collingwood. Knowing good advice when I hear it, I got tickets for Derek and me and we made a getaway of it.
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The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who – Who? Me!
I live with the Grinch. Not the cartoon character, the real guy. This time of year, it’s difficult to be me, a Cindy Lou Who by comparison!
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America, We’re Counting on You
A brief interaction last Saturday encapsulated my hopes for our neighbours to the south today, their presidential election day.
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Spreading Authenticity Through a LinkedIn Job Search
LinkedIn is consistently ranked as one of the most popular social media sites. But as a user, I sometimes wonder why I bother with it.
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What’s in a Name? An Unnecessary Apostrophe
My number one pet peeve, the thing that sticks in my craw harder than anything else, has a name. How I’d never heard it or been told about it until now is one of life’s great mysteries.
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The Week in Pictures
The week began with Orange Shirt Day/Truth and Reconciliation Day. In recent years, I’ve been caught without an orange shirt. This year, I was prepared.
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When Wanderlust and Women’s Rights Meet Head On
We were supposed to be in Galveston, Texas on the weekend. Our flight home from Houston would have been yesterday and we’d be driving home from Detroit today. We had been looking forward to the trip for months but it was cancelled due to (understandable) issues beyond our control.
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Mom’s Pocket Money Businesses Go Under
The big, green Tupperware bowl that our family used for everything from potato salad to soaking tired feet – not at the same time – probably still lingers in a landfill somewhere.
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A Recycling Know-it-all Gets Schooled (That’s Me!)
After the misuse of the apostrophe, my biggest pet peeve is mistakes made with recycling. Oh, yes, I judge your blue boxes! So, imagine my surprise when I discovered I was making not one, but several mistakes as well.
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