Gifted Typist

What about the idea that those four women are actually depictions of four gay males? I’ve been told by a gay friend that this show has a huge following in his “community” because it presents an accurate portrayal of the lives and psyches of gay males. It’s well known that the writer of the series, [...]

OK, I admit it. I am no longer an American Idol virgin. I watched the show this year beginning-to-end. And I must say, I enjoyed it, thanks in no small part to the excellent and hilarious post-show deconstructions of BeckEye and Chancelucky. (And of course, Michael Johns who’s demise came far too soon.) But when [...]

Go to my Herald column here. What would you rather do: “throw a party” or do “some entertaining?” Would you rather see your host relaxing and having fun, or shuffling around attending to people’s needs? Would you rather herd into the kitchen and drink beer from the bottle? Or be seated in the living room [...]

Brand hype is nothing new. Think Apple, Halo3, Sex in the City. Yoga wear is nothing new, either. It’s great for kicking around the house and things like, well, yoga. But the lululemon phenomenon is curious. Sure, the iconic brand appeals to young girls and young women still in the process of forming their identities [...]

I’ve downloaded a Theme Switcher plug-in. This allows you to choose the skin you like. Look in the sidebar. I’ve inserted the php code at the top in each theme. Click on a theme and you can see my blog in the various different skins I’ve tested this week. I’m not sure if this will [...]

See my Herald column here. In my town they’ve banned lawn pesticides. And that’s a good thing IMHO. But this ban has had a strange knock-on. It’s given rise to a whole movement of dandelion pluckers. These people are like the Rambos of Suburbia, out there stalking down the little yellow enemy and ripping them [...]

This theme is Working Girl. It could also be called Working Typist. I have to admit that it does represent a certain typist of your acquaintance crunched over sitting up straight at a keyboard all day long. (Only my desk is not so neat). A certain 11-year old daughter has been over my shoulder this [...]

Go to live column here. The musical legend Bob Dylan is coming to town and I scored a couple tickets online . But it wasn’t pretty. I knew they’d go fast, so I set up a little command centre at the computer. At 9 am on Saturday morning, I started dialing and loading the website. [...]

Well, you convert it into a bar and grill, of course. Or at least that’s what they do here at Flippers..I’d heard of this place but didn’t really believe until I spotted it with my own eyes one day. It is located about an hour and a half’s drive from my house. Luckily I had [...]

The other night I was merrily reading Adventures of Tom Sawyer to the little typists. It’s good stuff, very funny and a great read. But then I stumbled upon THAT word. I stopped and made the snap decision to read the word out loud. Then, all hell broke lose. The little typists were shocked and [...]

Back in the 50s a man called Gräfenberg said he discovered the Holy Grail of female sexual pleasure. He modestly named that spot after himself: G-spot. Then in the 1980s another man called Stewart said he proved the G-spot was a myth: G-spot not. In 2008, yet another man called Jannini said that some women [...]

In my continuing effort to satisfy the 100-Things meme challenge issued by the Bad Tempered Zombie, here is a list of the books I’m reading. I’m not a one-book-at-a-time sort of reader. I don’t feel I need to finish one book before starting another. There is freedom in dipping into this book or that one [...]

I am at heart a hibernating mammal. Between the months of January and April, the instincts in the lower back part of my brain instruct me to do the following 1. Find cave 2. Bed down 3. Sleep for three months, give or take a week depending on the weather. It’s unfortunate that I seem [...]

Not to spoil the fun, but the party’s over, people. The local CBC radio station launched a 10-Reasons-to-get-Letterman-to-Nova Scotia contest after local gal Ellen Page appeared on his show. It was all sort of fun until the politicos and branding people hopped on board. Then things started to get embarrassing. Premier MacDodo pitched a YouTube [...]

Good news. Terry O’Reilly is back on the public airwaves with his excellent radio program Age of Persuasion. This is the third season for A of P which airs on CBC Radio 1 Saturdays 11:30-noon. A of P explores the power and techniques of media, public relations and advertising in culture and politics. The shows [...]