I Wish I Were An Idol Judge
And if I were, I would first praise Ryan Seacrest for being as smooth as silk and dependably affable. Ben Mulroney, you could only dream of ever coming close to Seacrest’s level of professionalism. …
General
Site Out of Sight
Sorry if you dropped by earlier today or late yesterday and got an error message on this website. Some of you have told me you’ve had problems posting comments recently, too. That’s as frustrating for me as it is for you but apparently it has been fixed. (I’m taking bets on how long before the first email comes in telling me it’s not!) …
Lotto Losers
Two brothers are furious with OLG after discovering their lottery tickets had misprints and errors on them. …
How Tweet It Is
I have to admit it. I don’t really understand Twitter and I think only a few of my friends are doing anything useful with it. …
Bonus Madness
There’s something about some people who rise through the ranks of their profession to the very top, where their word is law and their decisions have a direct impact on the lives of those on lower rungs of the ladder. Some people forget what it was like to be in the rank and file. …
Waxing on and off
If the thought of a bikini wax makes your knees slap together and your throat emit a howl of agony, well, see you tomorrow! Because today, I’m going all the way to Brazil. …
Kudos to Erin
This morning, my wonderful friend Erin Davis will be honoured for her amazing career, with the Rosalie Trombley Award at a breakfast this morning. I will be there, at her table, with her family and friends, cheering for her. …
Picasso in Progress
Every once in a while I make a reference to my paintings. Truth is, I haven’t put brush to canvas in more than a year but on the weekend I built a new easel so I’m one step closer to getting back on the hobby horse. I just have to decide where I’ll set up my makeshift studio. …
More Kitchen Coverage
In today’s London Free Press Homes section there’s a description and pictures of how we redid our kitchen. Kudos to How’s Business for the lion’s share of the work! Once you see the “before” you can understand why we needed to create the “after”. …
Broken Business Model? Broken Promises
There is no local TV morning show in London anymore. …
An Expense That Makes Sense
This morning’s Free Press reports on a financial boost to the organ transplant research team at UWO. …
Missed Opportunity
The Fanshawe students I spoke to back in January have disappointed me. …
Is Lost Losing It?
I’m as hooked on Lost as ever. It had me when a survivor from the initial crash was sucked into a jet engine in episode one. Yeah, it’s dark and so am I. But I’m wondering how far off the path of reality it will have to wander to tie everything together. …
Economic Musings
Descriptions of the state of the economy have already descended into cringe-worthy cliches.  Sure, we have troubles here, but it’s the US that really dropped the financial ball and is feeling the worst of the crisis. …
Updates on Things
In a previous posting I shared the supposed interest a producer of Steven and Chris (CBC-TV) had in profiling me on the program. They have my photos. I have no news! I have been too busy to check out the show myself so I have no idea if something was done in my absence or if they’re still considering it or… …
Saab Story, and Others
Saab has filed for bankruptcy protection. GM and Chrysler want eleven million squillion billion dollars … or else!  Harley Davidson had big lay-offs not long ago.   There’s only one solution! Go Zero! …
Designer Dudes and Me
The men who used to be known as the Designer Guys, Steven and Chris, now have their own talk show on CBC. …
On With The Show, This Is It!
Here are the contents of the news release I sent out to media this morning. It’s on, baby! …