Unwanted Callers
I’ve been getting some strange phone calls lately and it turns out that I’m not alone. …
General
No Go Trains
The province’s train service is letting riders down again. …
Young Readers Beware
The Tale of Despereaux is coming to movie theatres and plenty of kids already know the story of the triumphant mouse. I, however, did not. And the beginning of the book absolutely slayed me with its inappropriateness for its target age group, 8 to 12 years old. …
Throwing Away The Kids
Years ago, Lance Secretan was a guest on my CHML talk show. We hit it off to the degree that we discussed producing a radio show together. Lance is an author and corporate ethics and excellence advisor. But when it came to crunch time, he was simply too busy for a little radio program. …
Shopaholics Anonymous
I recently confessed that I used to be able to spend an entire day in a mall, shopping for sport. A couple of girlfriends and I would start out early, load up as we saw fit, break for lunch and then with elbows pointed out for safety, get back at it. Sometimes we’d have to rent a locker to stuff in our stuff before we went and bought more stuff. We never, ever made runs to the car to put our stuff in unless we were leaving. With drivers circling the mall, especially around the holidays, opening your trunk, filling it up and then not leaving is a shopper’s no-no. We were kind to our fellow hunters by not misleading them that our prime spot was opening up. …
IBTs and Distracted Drivers
I love London. I would never compare it unfavourably to Toronto except in one area: its drivers. …
A Different Way of Giving
Forgive me if I’ve written about this before. Sometimes I’m afraid I may repeat myself with all that’s going on. Sometimes I’m afraid I may repeat myself with all that’s going on. …
A Sensible Handbag
9 times out of 10 the ads that come up on my facebook page have to do with dieting. “Try Oprah’s diet” “Lose weight the Rachel Ray way” “Learn the diet secrets of the stars” I don’t click on them because I already know the secret to dieting – take in fewer calories than you burn. DUH. …
A Cozy Holiday for All
Real Women Magazine is behind a fresh holiday drive for kids in the care of Children’s Aid. …
Requiem for a Flower
Thanks to the many emails I received about the unidentified plant, I know now that it is (or shall we say, was) an amaryllis. …
Sweet and Sour
Maybe it’s time we just tossed away all of this artificial crap we’re eating and if we need to satisfy a sweet tooth, we eat something sweet, containing good old fashioned sugar. Because trying to get around the realities of nature sometimes just isn’t worth it. …
This is Not a Paid Advertisement!
Hey decor-diva sisters and brothers, here’s a tip from a savvy shopper. …
Toronto Driving, Experienced By An Outsider
I chose to look at my morning commute into Toronto yesterday as an experiment. My Xtrail was in a petri dish and I was a scientist, observing the effect on it after mixing thousands of vehicles, impatient drivers and driving rain. Any other perspective would have made me blow a personal gasket. …
Lest We Look Like We Forget
I don’t suppose today is the day to crab about the lapel poppy, so I’ll just say it needs a redesign. …
Just One Of Millions
This morning, I signed up to become a 680 News Insider Club Member. …
Lovely Parting Gift
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. …
Time Passages
It can happen innocently enough, as it did with a bunch of us in the 680 Newsroom. …