Trying to quit? Smartphones make it difficult
You claim you’re trying to quit. You sneak off to furtively indulge in just one more. You check your pockets often to make sure you have your secret vice with you. In the old days (the Dark Ages, as my kids would say), you’d be a smoker. These days, you’ve...Splitting hairs
So IABC has renamed their annual international conference. It’s now going to be called the “world conference,” to “better reflect the organization’s global reach and mission.” Um, sounds like pretty much the same thing to...Share the love – comment on social media
(Updated September 2017) A colleague in one of my networking groups, Rob Clark of The Elusive Fish, once likened social media to being at a party. He suggested that just as we would at a party, we need to get out and talk to people. Blogger Jean Gogolin (found through...Reaching for a word
Did you know that there is a column in The Atlantic where Barbara Wallraff posts reader requests for words that don’t exist but should? What a delightful idea! Word Fugitives gathers suggestions for things like “a husband’s uncanny ability to ask his...
No glamour left in the air
Remember when flying used to be glamorous and exciting? You’d look forward to your trip. Flight attendants were cheerful and helpful, and gave out blankets and pillows so you’d be more comfortable. On long flights, you’d get a hot meal chosen from a...Some favourite work things
So Elicia MacKenzie has been crowned Maria von Trapp (in the show, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?) for the upcoming Toronto production of the Sound of Music. Good for her! I did not see a single episode, nor have I watched any of American Idol or Canadian...Reporter tries too hard
This has been bugging me since I read it in Monday’s Toronto Star: “…the 26-year-old Arizona resident broke his tour maiden at Glen Abbey yesterday.” Shades of 13th-century virgins being despoiled! I suppose the reporter was trying (with a...A great metaphor gives a new look at your liver
A column in today’s Toronto Star had a great way of describing the liver’s function: “Almost all of the nutrients you eat have to pass through the the liver before moving to the heart for generalized distribution. Your liver decides what gets kept...