by Sue Horner | Dec 10, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Today would have been a travel day, in what seems like a lifetime ago. I’d have my bag packed, a batch of shortbread made, and would be (probably frantically) doing some last-minute work in the morning before heading to the airport for a Thursday-to-Sunday...
by Sue Horner | Dec 4, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
All the fuss about Tiger Woods this week (who is thankfully no longer the top trending topic on Twitter) just made me think this: If those who are already gorgeous, thin and rich — like Elin Nordegren and Shania Twain, for American and Canadian examples —...
by Sue Horner | Dec 2, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Here’s some more expressive writing. Love Letter is a public art project in Philadelphia consisting of a series of 50 rooftop murals painted by local and international artists. The project began in August 2009, and is described this way: The murals, which are...
by Sue Horner | Nov 27, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
So my American friends are today recovering from all that turkey, and many are heading out to the malls to start some serious Christmas shopping. I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! I’ve written before about Patti Digh, author of the wonderful and inspiring...
by Sue Horner | Nov 17, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
I lost another friend last week, this time to inflammatory breast cancer. It’s a particularly nasty form that often comes on suddenly, acting similar to mastitis (also an inflammation, usually related to breastfeeding), and spreads quickly. Her oncologist had...
by Sue Horner | Nov 8, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
From November 5 to 11, Canadians celebrate Veterans’ Week, remembering and honouring the veterans who fought in past wars and the soldiers who are still fighting for freedom. November 11, the day that marked the end of World War I, is both Remembrance Day here...
by Sue Horner | Nov 4, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
If you used Google today, you will have noticed the “l” looks a little different. In fact, it looks like a pair of legs — those bright orange legs belonging to Big Bird. The “doodle” celebrates the fact that Sesame Street is 40 this...
by Sue Horner | Oct 29, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
At a hands-on social media event sponsored by Communicators Connection (then called Halton-Peel Communications Association), I joined fellow members Donna Papacosta, Rob Clark and Joan Vinall-Cox in talking about and demonstrating how to use LinkedIn, blogs, audio and...
by Sue Horner | Oct 15, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
At a networking event given by IABC/Toronto’s Professional Independent Communicators (PIC), I shared why I volunteer, as did my colleagues Leslie Hetherington, Donna Papacosta, Barb Sawyers and Lee Weisser. PIC supports more than 100 independent communicators,...
by Sue Horner | Oct 10, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Time for a reminder to be careful out there, as we look at some of the recent errors spotted in our imperfect published world (because, of course, I am perfect and never make any myself)*: …the pictures of the bloggers…don’t wreak of the standard...
