sooo… here is a plug for one of my other businesses. I run SNB Consulting Services. We help consultants, authors, job seekers and small business owners learn about Social Media with a very hands on approach. This means in person seminars, some where I’ll even encourage attendees to bring their laptops so we can get started immediately.
Read MoreBookcamp Vancouver 2010
BookCamp Vancouver 2010 was a rousing success and well worth the rush hour commute to get there and back.
Read MoreWriter’s Block
I think I have writer’s block. Not that you’d ever notice. I’m so busy I don’t have time to write.
Read MoreThe bad Dad year Continues
I thought we were in the clear. My business partner’s Dad died (lung cancer) yesterday morning. That was the cycle of three, three Dad’s gone in the past year…or so I thought.
Read MoreOne Month Later
It’s been a month since Dad died. I still can’t utter the words without welling up a bit even though it feels like a bad dream and not part of my everyday reality.
Read MoreExplosions and Being Human
Yesterday was blow-up day and today seems to be (at least so far) recovery.
Read MoreI Have A New Theme Song
Well, one to add to my list – but it’s a short list. So far there are only two that spring readily to mind worthy of being my ‘theme. The first is an oldie, Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. The second is from the movie Footloose, Holding out for a Hero. My new addition started poking into my consciousness during my “OMG will I make it in time” flight home last month. Just two lines from Jewel’s, Hands.
Read MoreI’m Published Again
A few days before I left the East Coast, I received notification that one of my writing prompt pieces had been chosen for the “The Best of the Boards” in the September issue of the Toasted Cheese Literary Journal.
Read MoreNew Normal
I used this phrase just after Dad died to update my Facebook status. It read something like’ we’re adjusting to find our new normal’. I’m amazed at the response it’s received.
Read MoreAir Canada Compassionate Discount
Dear Air Canada, Why even bother to pretend you have a compassionate rate?
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