The blog before Christmas (reprise)

A few years ago, I wrote an online ditty based on Clement Moore’s classic Christmas poem and I thought I’d update it a bit and share it with you again (with apologies to Mr. Moore).   As we head into the holidays, I want to thank all of you for visiting,...

Putting off the Ritz

There’s a Canadian federal election in full swing. Or should I say in full baby swing – as in fun if you’re in it, but other than that quite dull.It’s the same old posturing, spinning and name calling we remember in the past – only this...

The old joke I alluded to on Inside PR #106

Inside PR #106, taped before a live studio audience at Third Tuesday Toronto, is available for download. For anyone who listens and wonders about the old joke I alluded to, here it is:What’s the difference between advertising and PR? In advertising you pay; in...

They started a joke…

With apologies to the Bee Gees, but this joke didn’t start ‘the whole world crying’. It was more like a frustrated sigh of bemusement.It happened a week ago, on the stalwart CBC Radio interview show, ‘As It Happens’*. I was in my car and...