Archive for July, 2008
On The Job Sabotage
I’m fascinated by the Philadelphia TV anchor who’s accused of hacking into his younger, prettier co-anchor’s email out of jealousy. He was apparently so PO’d when he found out that she was making about $100,000. a year more than he was that he somehow figured out the passwords for 3 of her email accounts and broke [...]
Read More..>>Tid Bits For A Tuesday
Facebook is frustrating me today. I followed a friend and downloaded a new browser and the “new” facebook look and now I can’t get into it from anywhere else. Sigh! I’m going to revert to “old school” as soon as I get to my own computer.
Read More..>>Ridiculous Regulations
A US Federal Appeals court has only now tossed out a fine imposed on CBS by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) over the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” in the 2004 Superbowl broadcast. It was the nipple clamp revelation seen around the world although several of us who were watching the show didn’t even catch the commotion [...]
Read More..>>Our Province’s Tough Talking Sheriff
Much is being made of a transcribed telephone conversation between OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino and native protestor Shawn Brant during a particularly tense negotiation last year.
Read More..>>Proud of House Proud
I have to say I’m really, really happy with the way my Toronto Sun column, House Proud, turns out. I feel at home with this topic and I love my editor and the team she works with. I only wish I could post a link here. But I can post the column’s contents and tell [...]
Read More..>>Barenaked Lady in Trouble
Reaction has been mostly sadness over the drug arrest of Steven Page in New York late last week. Disbelief, too. Not that many of us know Page personally. I certainly don’t. But the fun-loving, clean-living persona sure did permeate my perception of the band’s members.
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