by Sue Horner | May 9, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It’s garbage day in Oakville, and I’m feeling virtuous. Actually, things have changed around town and it’s recycling day. We no longer get garbage pickup every week and recycling every two; now it’s recycling every week and garbage every second...
by Sue Horner | May 5, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
For more than 25 years, M&M Food Market franchisees in 460 communities across Canada grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for Charity BBQ Day, raising money for research to find a cure for Crohn’s and colitis. For only $2.50 to $3 (more, if you were generous),...
by Sue Horner | May 2, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
My local newspaper has won all kinds of awards for “best community newspaper.” I like it. I like reading about local successes, what’s happening in the schools, what topics have readers’ shorts in a knot. I subscribe, even though many areas get...
by Sue Horner | Apr 29, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
After “Bitter Waitress” posted a comment on my rant about a restaurant not taking reservations, I asked her how she found her way to my blog. Her reply indicates, as if you didn’t already know this, that you just never know who is going to find you...
by Sue Horner | Apr 26, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You may be wondering how Jake, the dog known to police, is doing these days. I’m happy to say he is not looking mournfully out from behind bars. After our call from the Humane Society officer, I did indeed take steps that will weigh in his favour should someone...
by Sue Horner | Apr 25, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
After posting yesterday about a 66-word sentence, I came across Grammar Girl’s column on the same topic. Quoting Bonnie Trenga of Sentence Sleuth, she says about why you should keep it brief: “Your readers are following a path you’ve laid out for...
by Sue Horner | Apr 24, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
A colleague asked my opinion on a line in a client’s article this week. The colleague thought the line ungrammatical but the client insisted it was right. In the interests of privacy, I won’t show you the line here. However, I can tell you that...
by Sue Horner | Apr 22, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
As confessed here before, I am certainly not perfect. But a flurry of errors in ads, newspapers, a concert program and a sign makes me wonder if anyone cares/notices any more. Spotted recently: Diamond in the ruff (rough) Patsy Klein (Cline) Gift’s with purchase...
by Sue Horner | Apr 18, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
This week, a client sent me two tapes to listen to and turn into an engaging newsletter article. The tapes contained two different interviews with executives. One took the time to explain acronyms and seemed human, by oh my! The other! I can’t tell you how many...
by Sue Horner | Apr 17, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
From Encarta: “The total cost of buying, feeding and maintaining a dog the size of a Labrador retriever is, on average, equal to the cost of one Starbucks Espresso Frappuccino a day.” Lucky for Jake that I don’t spend much time at...
