Jan 12, 2008
I just published my most recent post moments ago. But since I started writing it on Wednesday and saved it in draft form, the pub date is wrong. And short of copying, deleting and then starting all over again, I can’t figure out how to correct that...
Jan 9, 2008
Say you’re a print media junkie, interested in seeing front page news from… Duluth, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Manitoba (yes, my hometown), Omaha, Nebraska or any of over 600 other international newspapers. You could go to the library, but chances are anything...
Jan 7, 2008
I had my first spam comment yesterday, in a version of Spanish that did not translate or make sense. I decided to delete it and changed the comments settings to now include word verification.
Jan 7, 2008
I spent much of my free time last year trying to understand and get familiar with the ways of the blogosphere. Truth is, I still feel like I’m just dipping my toes in shallow water and swimming way over my head at the same time.And that uncertainty is both...
Jan 1, 2008
Not too long ago, I took a three-day course on financial management for non-financial managers. For those of you who think that’s a signal to doze off, let me say that it was a fascinating seminar led by an accountant who was by turns lively and cautious. And,...
Dec 24, 2007
Twas the blog before Christmas when all through the ‘sphereMany creatures had posted the ‘worst and best of’ the year.The rants were all TrackBacked, Delicious to sharein hopes that St. Googleus soon would be there.When out in the geek-world a new...
Dec 24, 2007
Yes, I’ve been feeling it all month, as day after day breezed by and I didn’t post a single entry (till now).So I figured it’s time to come clean and say that I’m happily shedding that guilt (which, by the way, is a pretty self-serving emotion in the first place)....
Nov 25, 2007
First of all, I have a disclosure. I am an APR (accredited in public relation) and also the CPRS (Toronto) accreditation committee chair.And, as December 3 is the deadline for applications to the Canadian APR process, I thought I’d write a few words on why I feel...
Nov 25, 2007
Sometimes it feels like Canada is decidedly second tier. By that I mean there are often cool new products launched in the U.S. that aren’t readily available on our side of the border. We hear about them, read about them, see what they do. We covet them but just don’t...
Nov 12, 2007
November 11.When I was growing up in Winnipeg we called Remembrance Day: Poppy Day. And every year when it came around, my Dad would return from work with a poppy on his lapel. Often, he’d bring some home for us and I felt it was both a thrill and an honour to wear...
