There was some back and forth in the Toronto Star last week about outdated language in reference to people with disabilities. A column by Kathy English noted that former Ontario MPP Gary Malkowski, a long-time advocate for those who are deaf, took offence at a Star headline that used the phrase, “falls on deaf ears.” [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Hey, freelancers are an option too
IABC’s January CW Magazine includes an article called “In, Out or Somewhere In Between” by Peter Eschbach (IABC login required to view this), in which he discusses how to structure a communications department. He says: “When considering possible staffing models for structuring your corporate communication function, your choices typically range from the extremes of establishing [...]
Are you up or down?
Some colleagues were recently discussing words and phrases and how they change, and how often the change involves opposites. For instance, you used to be “up for” something if you were eager to do it, or “up on” something about which you were knowledgeable. Now you’re “down with” (or down wit’) something, or you’re just [...]
A great book title
Isn’t this a great title for a book? “Does this clutter make my butt look fat?” by Peter Walsh. Although I expected to book to deal with clutter, the sub-title (“An easy plan for losing weight and living more”) indicates otherwise. Walsh was apparently a clutter expert on The Learning Channel’s Clean Sweep show and [...]
8 things you might not know about me
Donna Papacosta tagged me with this, which is surprisingly hard to come up with! Here goes: From grade 2 to grade 7, I lived in Granby, Quebec, most famous for its zoo, the largest in all of Eastern Canada. From our house, you could hear the lions roaring at lunchtime. Although I hated it, I [...]
Eat, drink and be merry
Happy New Year! So here we are in the aftermath of the famous “holiday season.” It feels like the last two weeks have been spent doing nothing but eat, drink and be merry, which is great fun but not too conducive to jumping quickly back into a productive routine! After all the Christmas chaos (dinner [...]
