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Relatively viral
This is the part where I explain how my last post, “What to do in the event you wake up Tuesday and Stephen Harper is still Prime Minister,” went viral. Clearly, having a short title is not crucial to viralocity. … Continue reading
I don’t even know these people
I can tell you the exact day and pretty close to the hour when I first read Nick Hornby. I was attending the annual English community celebration here in these parts of Quebec, something called … Continue reading
Tour this: #mywritingprocess
What do writers like even better than writing? Pretty much anything, when it comes right down to the actual writing. It’s like my youngest daughter: she likes the idea of books more than actually reading books. If we’re perfectly honest … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged #mywritingprocess, art, blog tour, Blogging, humor, writing, writing humor
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Wondering where the lions are for sale
Prince once sang, “Maybe you’re just like my mother/she’s never satisfied.” Well, Prince is a jerk, bringing his mother into it like that. Shame on you, Prince! After all the years she spent changing your purple diapers and telling you … Continue reading
Posted in Turn that radio on!, Writing
Tagged Blogging, brag, Bruce Cockburn, CBC Breakaway, humor, humour, life, McSweeney's, Prince, Purple Rain, satisfaction, writing
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In the sky! It’s the blog signal!
A month from now, I’ll be the guest speaker at the annual dinner of retired Sherbrooke Hospital nurses. I’m not bragging but around here, that makes me kind of a rock star. I never know what to talk about at … Continue reading
Posted in Family - whadya gonna do?, It Really Did Happen!, Reading? Ugh!
Tagged aging, Blogging, Gen X, humor, humour, middle age, zeitgeist
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Drinking Tips for Teens 