Baconfest
The King of Bacon has been crowned. Long live the King! …
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Brandt’s Randt – Please Use Your Wet-Naps!
The 1,000,000th photo of a kid with ice cream all over their face sent me over the edge! I love kids. Kids are messy. Stuff happens. But it’s not adorable, like many parents think. So I randt. …
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The Cheese Stands Alone
Media went nuts last week over a gossipy story released as an “exclusive” to QMI – Sun Media – but a few of us wouldn’t touch it and I’ll tell you why. …
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Brandt’s Randt – A Familiar Refrain
I simply don’t believe in outdoor cats except in the two cases I specify in this randt. And I will randt you why! Â …
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Life On The G List
Last week, our local daily’s online poll question was, have you ever Googled yourself? It has been years since I plugged my name into Google so just for kicks, I did and I was surprised by what turned up. …
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I’m on Fire For You
Thursday was one of the weirdest work days I’ve ever had, and that’s saying something! Â …
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Brandt’s Randt – No More Technology
I’ll surf the web on my smartphone, read a book on my Kobo, pay my bills on my desktop but there’s one technological advancement I won’t accept. I’m drawing the line! And so I randt. …
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Brandt’s Randt – It’s About Words
I’ve said it before. Language evolves. It usually evolves because mistakes get accepted.  But there are two standouts right now that really bug me. And so I randt! …
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Brandt’s Randt – Taking Threats Seriously
This is not to lay blame but as a call to action. To wake up. To be aware. To risk looking foolish in case it’s nothing. Because it might be something. …
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Less-Than-Friendly Competition
It’s possible that you’ve noticed a love/hate relationship between newspapers and radio stations. Â At the papers, many believe radio newscasters merely rip off their work and put it on air. (There is basis in fact for this, which I’ll get to later.) At radio stations, there’s a belief that papers will go out of their way to overlook the whole medium and not name a specific station if they can help it. Â This is also sometimes true. Â …
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The Perils of Social Media …And Life in General
A thoughtful journalist friend recently posted to Facebook a viral YouTube video of a teen playing her guitar and singing.  The girl is very attractive and the featured aspect of the video is her ample breasts that wiggle with every motion of her arm.  My friend’s question was, is it exploitation if you do it to yourself? …
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Brandt’s Randt – Just Stick to the Plan
It annoys me when famous people say they’re retiring only to make a comeback. Especially if they’re super wealthy. Just get a sailboat or take up painting or something! Â Therefore I randt.
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