Introducing: beautygeeks!

Janine Falcon, a former Canadian Living beauty editor I know and have worked with, has just launched her blog: beautygeeks!And whether or not you’re interested in beauty opinion, news and tips, I think you’ll enjoy Janine’s writing which is playful,...

The odds are in…

Since April 2nd, I’ve supped my share of rim-rolling Tim Hortons’ coffees, in hopes of coming up with…anything.According to the rules and regulations on the Rrroll Up the Rim website, my best chances were getting a food prize. Odds: 1 in 9.Here are...

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...

Live from Third Tuesday…

…it’s Inside PR.OK, it wasn’t a taping of David Letterman, SNL or the Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off*. But Inside PR listeners had a chance to get up close and personal with podcast at last week’s Third Tuesday Toronto (yes, it was on...

(Not) leavin’ on a jet plane

If you’ve been to New York recently and happened to be flying out via LaGuardia, you’ve probably experienced a delay.Occasionally it’s short, often it can stretch in to a couple of hours or more.And an advance call to your airline doesn’t...