Gifted Typist

,,, just as nature abhors a vaccuum.
And the new CEO of telecoms company Bell Canada wins the gag-me-with-a-rototiller award for inane management speak
Announcing the lay-off of 2500 jobs, CEO George Cope said:
“It’s obviously most impacting to those pople who will not have work with us going forward.”
Huh, George? Most impacting? Going forward?
Don’t you mean: “it’s [...]

…you over hear your 11-year old daughter humming the tune of Led Zeppelin’s D’yer Mak’er.
It was a hit in ‘73 that predated my rock n roll listening days, but I did later find Zep and D’yer Mak’er became a fave and the album Houses of the Holy also became my fave. (Close tie with Physical [...]

See my Herald column here.
I clicked.
The clocked ticked. And tocked.
I clicked and clicked and clicked.
Then I got ticked.
I dumped the computer, rushed down to the ticket outlet, and Elton John was sold out.
The problem was the box that kept coming up saying “tickets not on sale.”
But they were on sale.
I’ve since been told by people [...]

Thurs, 24 July, is the anniversary of my birth.
XX years ago, and all that….
But this one is no biggie
No cause for big celebration or moving speeches.
No reflection on the landmark achievement of reaching XX.
No reason  to get excited or melancholic.
Just another year ticking by.
Sort of nice just to have a low-key day.

Emergency water ready. Check.
Lots of non-perishable food in cupboards. Check.
Spare batteries. Check.
Flash lights and radio. Check.
Emergency booze rations. Check.
Powered-up laptop for blogging in dark. Check.
OK Tropical Storm Christobal. Hit me.

See my Herald column here
Mosquitoes, horse flies, deer flies, moose flies and any other airborne insect that bites and gives me itchy welts.
They have no respect. You leave a door opened and they come in.
And then they start grazing your flesh and sucking your blood. Vampires!
But I have the ultimate weapon.
The fly swatter. And I [...]

To the indie heads amongst you, Elton John may seem a bit naff, like yesterday’s pop star.
And in many ways he is. He hit his zenith in the early 70s with hit after hit after hit. What a fine legacy he and lyricist writing partner Bernie Taupin have left behind.
I saw Elton John once at [...]

Everyone knows that SWF* is a standard lingo in the world of personal ads IMglish, but personal ads are swimming in IMglishisms, some of which you may know, others you may not.
It’s important to understand this special IMglish dialect lest you don’t find what you’re looking for, or worse, you end up with something you [...]

That is the question – at the cottage.
See my Herald column here.
Ditto to dishwasher, the blackberry and the TV?
Do you or don’t you – at the cottage.
Are modern conveniences interlopers that bring work and stress to a place that should be free of those things?
Or are they things that give you freedom to be at [...]

It sounds stupid, but it’s true.
When you haven’t done it in 20 years, relaxing is a learned behaviour.
I know other people do it. And I’ve heard it’s good for them. I’ve seen my cat do it. She’s good at relaxing. And relaxing is good for the cat, by all appearances.
But I’m not sure I know [...]

It’s been a tumultuous couple of weeks in GT-land.
Highs and lows all round.
Roller coaster rides aren’t good for enterprises like blogging. Not good for visiting my dear bloggies either.
But I’m finding my neutral again, as they say in pilates.
I’ll be around to visit all of you.
Thanks for staying with me.

US swimming sensation Dara Torres and is winning short-course events at the Olympic trials this week. But she’s doing more than that. She’s proving that the age barrier can be broken in a demanding sport like swimming.
At the age of 41, she is competing against elite athletes half her age. And she’s winning. She won [...]

I’m at the cottage.
WEather’s great – hot and sunny.
The kids are having fun, swimming, tubing, hanging out.
The beach is stunning this year, but the ocean’s still a little nippy.
The jelly fish have arrived. And the mosquitoes! They love me.
We’re getting the blinds up on the windows and getting TV set up for the Olympics this [...]

There’s nothing like a holiday to kick off the summer.
There’s beer, barbeques and fireworks, if the weather permits. People know how to do Canada Day when they’re in their own backyard, but when it comes to public celebrations, Canada Day always seems a little awkward to me.*
The trouble is that Canadians aren’t flag-wavers by nature. [...]