People often ask me what the secret is to writing a book. I always say, there’s no secret, you just do it. You have to actually put in the time and the fingers to the keyboard. That’s the big secret! Â …
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This week’s randt has nothing to do with this website and everything to do with those that specialize in news coverage. Â As one of the administrators of our site at work I am privy to the unapproved comments and they make you give your head a shake. Â …
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I spent most of last weekend at Fanshawe College taking in a series of seminars and presentations designed to teach me how to teach.  There were a few dozen of us, some with teaching experience and some without, and it really astonished me in hindsight that a couple of other colleges unleashed me, and many others, on unsuspecting students with no training whatsoever! …
One of the things I love best about doing Brandt’s Randt every week is that it can give me a chance to talk about something that many people are aware of, but might not actually make the news. And that’s what had me randting this week. …
Brandt’s Randt – Foolish Fool Doing Foolish ThingsRead More »
Brandt’s Randt – Foolish Fool Doing Foolish Things Read More »
Of all the things I must do on the radio, weather is my least favourite. It’s rarely accurate and it’s full of guesses and subject to  interpretation. Environment Canada, our government’s weather service, supplies us with our forecast and to top it all off the writing is terrible. …
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More than 500 workers at Kellogg’s are losing their jobs in 2014 but they continued a tradition of generosity.  Good people.  Great story.  And worth a randt. …
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I’ve been surrounded by students lately! It’s intern-mania in London radio newsrooms right now. I’m impressed by the calibre of talent coming out of Fanshawe College. And now I’ve been offered the chance to help it grow. …
I just can’t believe that someone in charge of the welfare of children was dumb enough to think that an asthmatic child’s inhaler should be put under lock and key.  But that’s what happened last year at a Staffordville school and a student paid for it with his life.  So I randt. …
Brandt’s Randt: Stupid Dumb Idiotic Policy Read More »
I tried to total up the number of passwords I need to remember and I ran out of fingers and toes. Â Facebook, Twitter, Apple, work, home, gmail, hotmail, kobo, kindle…it goes on and on. …
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I’m privy to a lot of stuff that never actually makes the news. For example, right across the province there have been dozens of stolen cars in recent weeks right out of peoples’ driveways because owners have left the keys in them. Dozens.  Everywhere. …
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It was time to find out what all of the fuss was about. As a professional voice-over artist, I balked at joining Voices.com. Why should I, I asked, pay a subscription fee to join? Now I get it. …
The Swollen Glands, the Movember team that my Free-FM cohosts are part of, raised more than $4200 for men’s health this month. Â And today, Blair and Derek are waking up without scratchy, uncomfortable lip caterpillars. Â …
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