Monthly Archives: October 2008

I did the math on organizing a writing contest and wondered if I was sitting on a hidden goldmine; should I turn my struggling career from writer to writing contest organizer? First, I need a snazzy title, something like “The … Continue reading →

When the Canadian Dollar reached over $0.90US last year, I bought lots of US dollars convinced that our loonie was overpriced and could never sustain this high. Then of course, that oily loonie soared to $1.10US at one point and … Continue reading →

Now that the dust has settled on the federal election and hurricane season is almost over down south and the carnage on the financial markets has subsided to a “Ho, hum – so what did the TSX drop down by … Continue reading →

On past election mornings, be they federal, provincial or municipal, I used to rouse my household. “Come on – we’ve gotta go and vote!” “Why?” would ask my sleepy 18+ year-old sons, who always had more interesting things to do. … Continue reading →

There is a fear out there, balanced by a countervailing reality. The fear is that our workforce is aging and knowledge skills are being lost and all efforts should be made to retain mature workers and ease them into retirement … Continue reading →

A writer John B. tried for years to get noticed in the field of literature. Alas, there was so much content floating about in the literary world at the time that he could not attract anyone’s attention. Then he went … Continue reading →