by Sue Horner | Sep 4, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Not everyone is singing happily along with those Staples Business Depot commercials, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” I hate this time of year. I’m sad to see the end of summer, my favourite season. It has such a defined end (Labour...
by Sue Horner | Aug 2, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
My dog is known to police. I found this out from a hanging door tag left by the local Humane Society while I was out. “Please call the officer below re: incident involving ‘Jake’,” it said. Uh oh! While I was away one weekend, Jake had stayed...
by Sue Horner | Jul 11, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
While catching up on my reading after being away, I ran across an interesting article in Saturday’s Toronto Star. In “The tyranny of residual media,” freelance writer Ryan Bigge talks about the iPhone and how consumers chase the new and improved. As...
by Sue Horner | May 23, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
One of the enjoyable aspects to working in a home office (and there are many!) is the loyal dog snoozing at my feet. He makes sure I get some fresh air at noon so I get back to work with a clear head, and he’s just good company. Of course, there are times when...
by Sue Horner | May 14, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
After a recent trip to Las Vegas, I didn’t come home with a suitcase full of money. The good news is I didn’t leave a suitcase full of money behind, either. Here are my tips for having fun in Vegas, whether you gamble or not,: 1. Have a plan. Get a map of...
by Sue Horner | May 4, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Last night at a meeting of IABC independent communicators (AIP), a colleague mentioned the Reuters news item that said: If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would...
