Jun 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
On Saturdays, one of my simple pleasures is going to the local library and reading the Saturday papers. My favourite is the Globe and Mail, because of the smart writing and insightful arts coverage. But my friend John, a retired career advisor, also reads the Saturday...
Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
American poet Billy Collins believes poetry should be out rubbing shoulders with the rabble: “When you get a poem on a billboard or on the radio or on a cereal box, it happens to you so suddenly that you don’t have time to deploy your anti-poetry deflector...
Jun 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m excited to report that my first guest blog post went live today, on Kellie deRuyter’s website. Kellie is a certified coach who teaches her powerful marketing system to new and seasoned coaches. She’s a dynamic and dedicated coach and an all-round...
Jun 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Some people need noise to concentrate: background music, the hiss of an espresso machine, the latest rotation on their personal listening device. Not me. I need quiet — and I don’t just mean the soundscape. I need visual quiet too. This is why web apps like the...
Jun 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I fell under the wheel of some deadline pressures and a friend suggested I stop this Blogathon madness. “A couple of posts a week is enough,” she said sympathetically. “You don’t need to post every day.” In that moment, I realized why I’m doing the...
Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sir Patrick Stewart, aka Captain Jen-Luc Picard, was a special guest at Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas, last month. During a Q&A, audience member Heather Skye thanked him for his 2007 Amnesty talk on domestic violence. She then asked him, “besides acting,...
