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Open Letter to Jian Ghomeshi

Hey Jian, it’s me! Lisa!  We did a radio show together many, many moons ago and you and the other members of Moxy Fruvous were hilarious, as usual. You borrowed a trophy from the control room and on live, national radio, you awarded it to me as your favourite radio host…of that evening!  I think it was a soccer trophy.  Anyway, there have been a lot of kilometres and lots of radio programs since then so I don’t really expect you to remember.  But I do. …

No Easy Task

Many, many months ago I was asked to write an article on open marriages and swinging by a magazine that went out of business before it could be published.  …

Critical Mass

The London Free Press printed a rather passionate letter to the editor this week that criticized my recent House Proud column as being “offensive” and other strongly worded language.  The column concerned asking a man to help with the household chores and it was based on my experience at home, published with the express consent and laughter of Derek, the man in question! …

Lipstick On A Pig

At least one broadcasting news hub is sending out emails and tweets calling the firing of 12 staff from CFRB in Toronto, “layoffs”.  The Toronto Star has also spun it that way. Don’t be fooled by this serious error. …

Wardrobe Amnesia

Back when I was waking up at the crack of stupid I put this phenomenon down to a lack of sleep.  But even though I’m getting better rest and living along with most of the rest of the world, I still have it: A difficult time remembering what I’ve recently worn! …

Something Completely Different

Today, for 3/5ths of my show, I’ll be broadcasting live from the John Labatt Centre during the London Knight’s last full practise before the Euro-Can Cup gets underway with game one tomorrow night.  Some of these guys are current Knights.  Some play in the NHL now and are coming back to support their old team.  The European Teams are from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  I’m not exactly renowned for my hockey insight but I’m a fan of GOOD hockey and that’s what I’ve seen in the OHL games I attended last season.  This should be fun!  I’m live 9-2 on 1039fm.ca. …

Wordsmithing

On our way back from a little trip out of the city last night, we talked at some length about appropriate and inappropriate words to use on the air. …