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Wishing For A 48-Up for My Childhood Peers

Wishing For A 48-Up for My Childhood Peers

When I was in my 20s I saw a movie that really settled itself into my psyche – 35-Up.  It was a documentary which had been compiled over a period of 21 years, starting by interviewing 7-year old British children at a set of schools from different classes, i.e. socioeconomic backgrounds, about their future and dreams. The film maker, Michael Apted,  then reconnected with these children at 14, again at 21 and 35.  Originally it was just going to be a study of 7-year olds from a cross-section of Britain, inspired the Jesuit motto  “Give me a child until he…

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Bad Day for Clarks + Tech

Bad Day for Clarks + Tech

So as I was about to write and tell you all about how my father dropped his cell phone in a glass of whisky, this happened. Bad Day for Clarks + Tech — Originally uploaded by LexnGer I was going to make comments about dad's mishap like:  how he should treat the phone as if it had a hangover and give it a couple of cups of coffee, a couple of glasses of water, an advil and then take it for a swim in the refreshing river. how whisky voids the warantee (Gerry's joke) something witty about pickled cell phones.…

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Take Pride

Take Pride

One of the main reasons I enjoy Pride in Toronto is that we all have to freedom to go and be whoever we are however we are. We can be thin, fat, young, old, gay, straight, white, brown or even purple. Anything we want.  And people will accept us as we are. But it does take a lot of courage to step out on that street the first time with all of the pieces of yourself hanging out for people to see. Those piece of yourself which you’ve hidden away or apologised for or compromised into oblivion or were told…

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A Little Behind

A Little Behind

No, this is not a Booty Camp post, but simply an acknowledgement that I have a back log of stories, events and experiences to share with you. This is not even an standard "I should post more" apology post with all the self-inflicted guilt and stress that comes with it. This is a warning! Seriously, there is going to be a flood of content coming at you and I don't want to you to be surprised – unless of course it's delighted surprise. In which case, please leave a comment and tell me all about how delighted you are.  It…

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Solve For t

Solve For t

Have you ever wondered how much time, throughout our lifetime, we spend applying deodorant? Not that I’m suggesting, to anyone, that they stop. I’m just wondering.

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Xmas Traditions Meme

Xmas Traditions Meme

My mom arrives today and I’m feeling all Xmasy so I thought I’d inflict this Xmas meme on you.  You can blame it on DaniGirl As with all memes that come through my hands, I have taken liberties with the questions being asked, because, well… it’s my bl**ping blog and I can if I want to. There are so many ways to celebrate the season, and once a family gets locked into a certain set of traditions nothing can break the spell. How do you handle these ones in your family? 0. What do you call the holiday in December? …

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Something For Everyone?

Something For Everyone?

Yesterday I received an invite to a University of Waterloo alumni networking event yesterday.  (Pink Ties Rule!) The invite started with listing the following attendees:  President David Johnston;  The Hon. John Milloy, MPP Kitchener Centre and Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities;  the president of the Alumni Council, Bill Watson; and the deans from all six faculties.  Then it proudly announced “… there’s something for everyone!” Really?  Beyond hearing more about Waterloo’s new Knowledge Integration Program, (which isn’t on the agenda), I can’t really see anything that would pull me away from my already overloaded schedule. I wish people promoting events…

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An Attractive Day

An Attractive Day

I’m having an Attractive Day today.  One of those random days when for some reason people are nicer to me.  I’m getting extra attention, bigger smiles, and stopping traffic.  (Seriously, some guy actually was blocking traffic with his car as he craned his neck to stare at me. It was simultaneously amusing and creepy.) Now when I was younger, thinner and fitter, this was a more common occurrence, so common in fact that I didn’t really notice it. But theses days this kind of thing is uncommon, unexpected and to be frank, a delight. The down side is that it…

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The Smell of Hot Pavement

The Smell of Hot Pavement

The smell of hot pavement makes me crave a new skipping rope.  A brand new, pink plastic, skipping rope.  I can feel myself stretching it, my right foot holding it on the ground while I pull up as hard as I can on both handles. I can feel myself swinging and skipping and tripping and looking around to see if anyone notices. Hoping no one did.  Stopping to stretch the rope a little if there was anyone watching, as if the 1/4 inch give was what caught up my feet and not my winter of unused skipping muscles.  Stretch, stretch.…

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Avoiding Introspection

Avoiding Introspection

Avoiding Introspection — Originally uploaded by LexnGer Ger’s thoughts on the benefits of twitter are clear in this note he sent me… a twitter-type note in fact. Hey, I wonder if there is a market for paper-based twitter tools? I’ll bet we could create a demand for paper and pencils if we leveraged the current twittering trend and spun it right. Hey, we could even let people upgrade to premier users with journals and pens. Oh, this is a great business opportunity. But what to call it? Technorati Tags: twitter, ger, introspection, notes, business idea

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I Read My Email Upside Down

I Read My Email Upside Down

I’ve done it all my lifeIt make time feel funnyBut it minimizes strife. I’m sitting at my desk, going through my email and reading 3 nearly identical suggestions to the same query.  Don’t get me wrong, they are the same suggestions I would make, it’s just that I already know they’ve been made because I read my email Last-In-First-Read, instead of First-In-First-Read. That means I’ve read the last email in the conversation thread first… so I can skip reading those other emails.  If a reply is still warranted, I can send one reply to the entire conversation hopefully adding value…

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Lex The Roving Reporter

Lex The Roving Reporter

Straight from the Source – Do’s and Do Not Do’s of Blogger Relations By Alexa Clark (OneDegree.ca) [Photo by Mondo Lulu] More and more brands, marketing firms and PR agencies are turning to niche bloggers to get the word out about their new product or service. But are they doing a good job? What do bloggers really want? Alexa Clark, food blogger, … Continue reading on One Degree – http://www.onedegree.ca/ Are you going to the CMA’s Digital Marketing Conference this week? By Kate (MyNameIsKate.ca) We’ll also have a roving reporter from One Degree, Alexa Clark, on site as well. Would…

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