Truly awful writing takes skill; here’s some inspiration
Everyone can write, can’t they? But it takes real skill to come up with truly awful writing, like that celebrated by the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. This is almost as much fun as the Oddest Book Title of the Year contest. But instead of just finding...
Twitter signs he’s just not that into you
In the movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You” (seen on the plane on the way home from San Francisco), Drew Barrymore’s character laments the sorry state of communication with the opposite sex: “I had this guy leave me a voicemail at work,...
Drowning in insurance papers
My car insurer claims it is working on “greening” its operations, and not a moment too soon. I’m drowning in paper. True, I laid a number of changes on the company over the past two months. I bought a new car that had to be added to my existing...Canada Day fun
In honour of Canada Day and our 142nd birthday today: A catchy and clever rap; we know that you wanna be Canadian! Canadians share our 100 favourite Canadian things. Hmm, a lot of food listed (back bacon, poutine, maple syrup, butter tarts…). I love that Google...
What I learned selling my car (it’s not my thing)
My short career in car sales has ended, and thank goodness for that. As my Honda CR-V’s 10th birthday approached, I planned to buy a new car. I did my research, checking specs and prices online, and narrowed my choice to a couple of cars that offered good...Twitter vs. blogs
Have you noticed lately that the bloggers you follow are posting a little less frequently? For me, there’s a direct correlation between deadlines looming and a slowdown in both reading and posting to blogs. I’m disciplined about working when I have to be,...
More SF highlights
The 2009 IABC World Conference in San Francisco was a whirlwind of learning opportunities and social events. (Great promotional clip for it here.) Here are some of the highlights: Brian Dunn, COO and soon to be CEO of Best Buy: Down-to-earth, personable, enthusiastic,...
Sue’s excellent SF adventure
Back from the 2009 IABC conference in San Francisco (it’s a week ago already!) and I’ve finally found a few minutes to blog about it. (If you’re visiting from Les Potter’s blog, welcome! Be warned you’ve arrived at the PotterHorn mutual...