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Dead Chicks
You ever harp on the past and keep revisiting things you just can’t change? I’m certainly guilty of holding on too long, whether it be to a piece of copy I’ve already submitted and can no longer change, or to a relationship I know has run its course. Why is it so hard to let [...]
READ MORE »Layton’s Last Words to Canadians
July 25, Jack Layton stepped down from his leadership of the New Democrats in order to battle cancer. While it was hoped this would be a temporary setback, Monday it was confirmed that he had succumbed to the disease. Layton was 61. After his death, his wife, MP Olivia Chow, released Layton’s final words to [...]
READ MORE »I may not understand your Google + circles, but I want in
I haven’t quite figured out what Google circles are for, but not wanting to be left out, I’ve joined anyway. This is likely how most of these social media applications get started, right? We all want to jump in and be part of the next big thing, the second it becomes available. But why is [...]
READ MORE »Think About It
While recovering from Strep throat this week, I spent countless hours in bed nestled between my two dogs, laptop on lap-top, watching old Fleetwood Mac concert footage. In my medicated haze I could barely remember my own name, let alone song titles, so I checked out Wikipedia’s Rumours page for a list of songs I [...]
READ MORE »Resimay
I run a copywriting company, so you’d think someone applying herein would take the time to spell check, but I’ve received some applications which make the spelling below seem downright sophisticated. Though sadly, none of my applicants have ever sent a headshot like this one….
READ MORE »Embracing the Un-embraceable
When I was a carefree twenty-something finishing up my degree at McGill University, I met a like-minded spitfire from Chicago named Jenna. She and I came into each other’s lives through men, as our college-age boyfriends were lifelong friends. Over the years we moved on, leaving behind our studies, the boys who introduced us, and [...]
READ MORE »So Long, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Taylor died today at the age of 79. She was a movie star, yes. But she was also a person to be admired. She was an AIDS activist, and a true survivor; in her career, in her terms of her health, and in her personal life. Here’s a little tribue to Elizabeth Taylor narrated [...]
READ MORE »Earth to Canadians and Americans living on the East Coast: IT SNOWS EVERY WINTER.
I’m just going to say it, I think the entire East coast is nuts. How is it that every winter there’s some sort of panic when more than 1 cm of snow falls? People on the news are acting like it’s armageddon. They won’t leave their homes, schools are closed, businesses are closed… Earth to [...]
READ MORE »Play time puppy style
My pups blow off some steam in the living room when it’s too cold to play outside. Notice how Luca, the wheaten, who is four times as big as Palmer, adjusts herself so they’re equal playmates. Love my puppies!
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