So, here it is, Boxing Day in Canada - with the sky still dumping white stuff all over a city definitely not prepared for it.  Every time I go outside, I whistle for the dog sled to get me to the corner!

We moved from up North to the Coast, and I admit that one of the main attractions of that difficult move was the idea that I would not have to ( Read more... )

Well, I finished the first draft.  Over 50,000 words, which is not as hard as it sounds considering the way I write ( Read more... )

 I give presentations/workshops - on writing Business Letters or Proposals, on Finding and Keeping Volunteers, on how to incorporate collaborative culture into traditional educational streams, on developing a board of Directors, on singing with children...

Basically on anything I am presently interested in OR something someone else wants me to ( Read more... )

I love these guys - their vids are awesome.  And everywhere I look, this is a huge problem (ok, that might just be a Coastal thing!)

http://www.commoncraft.com/dont-forget-about-zombies-plain-english

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtHwWReGU0>

I have to wonder whether these efforts will actually increase the ratio of young voters.  I think most people are not apathetic, but exhausted and frightened.

Caught in the headlights.

 TV Guide says:

Predictions: Life was another of those newbie shows that was on the bubble and has been juggled around a fair bit. This season, Life has a 13-episode commitment from NBC, but it has moved to a Friday night, 10 p.m. ET timeslot - which in TV is the equivalent of death. If viewers don’t tune in, this will probably be the last season.

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 As a Canadian, I have always watched American elections with amazement, and was a little snottily proud of not 'getting' the electoral system.

Thanks to CommonCraft (my favourite 'I get it now' site), I can no longer stick my nose up in the air, because now at least I understand the system.

Still think it is unnecessarily baroque and complex, ( Read more... )

Writers read risk being real.

He knew she did not like him. Dani Reese didn’t like many people. He could leave that behind.

3. If he had known In Plain Sight

He lied. When he told her why he was thinking about leaving the US Marshals Office, he lied.

4. The Infants in the Aspen Grove Bones

Zack stood in front of the whirring machines, appearing to be doing nothing but stare into ( Read more... )