Mark Leslie's Blog

Mark Leslie is a writer, editor and bookseller who lives in Southern Ontario. In 2005, Mark joined the blogging bandwagon and started posting random thoughts and musings on writing, bookselling and being a father.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Da Count - october road

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One of the very few things you can count on is this: if Francine and I really start to enjoy what we feel is a quality television program w...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008

HNT - Fran & Mark

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I only have time this week for a quick pic from my digital picture archives. This one is a picture I took of Francine and myself using my P...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Not THIS Boy's Best Friend

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Shreddies cereal recently launched a new campaign in which they released their new " Diamond Shreddies " -- it's a really cute...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Need You Like I've Never Done Before

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For those of you quick on your lyrical feet, you might recognize the title of this post from the Beatles song - Help! This past weekend, a...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Well I Didn't Vote For You!

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I didn't make it to the next round on AM900 CHML's Talk Show Idol . I lost in what was very likely a tight race to the lovely Karen...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Da Count - Building Brick

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I'm currently at the bi-annual CCRA meeting today and tomorrow. These meetings switch between the "East" and "West"...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

HNT - Audible To The Naked Ear

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I was quite pleased to receive my subscription copy of Canadian Bookseller magazine today, particularly since this issue (Volume 2 - 2008) ...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

How Stella Got Her Growl Back

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Yesterday, Francine and I took Alexander to see a live stage show featuring Diego from the popular Go, Diego, Go cartoon. Diego Marquez is...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

That Wasn't Really Ten Minutes Just Then

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On Friday May 16th I was in the AM900 CHML studio for my ten minutes on air as part of the CHML Talk Show Idol contest. I brought with me...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Another Brick In The Wall

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It's like a Bart Simpson dream come true -- a giant steel claw smashing down the walls of the local public school. But I wasn't lau...
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Friday, May 16, 2008

CHML Talk Show Idol - Today at 2:00 PM

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Today is the day in this first round of AM 900 CHML's Talk Show Idol where I get to be in the studio and required to fill 10 minutes of...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

HNT - Third Anniversary

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This week Osbasso , creator of HNT (Half-Nekkid Thursday) celebrates 3 years of leading bloggers around the world in getting nekkid every we...
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CHML Talk Show Idol - Quiz & Rant

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Okay, so on this morning's quiz with Bob and Shiona (yes, a silent "i" like the silent "b" and "v" and ...
Monday, May 12, 2008

Talk Show Idol

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One of the reasons I started experimenting with podcasting a few years ago was because of a desire I'd had to host a radio program in wh...
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Friday, May 09, 2008

Da Count - The Box It Came In

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Last weekend, Francine and I bought Alexander a ride-on excavator, complete with a controllable scoop shovel on the front end. He's int...
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Thursday, May 08, 2008

In Search Of The Alpha-Getti Gobbler!

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For years I've been using a phrase borrowed from a commercial from two decades ago -- one in which three kids are sitting around a table...
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HNT - Birthday Suit

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This week was my birthday. In honour of that, I thought it would be appropriate for Half-Nekkid Thursday to post a picture of me . . . . . ....
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Alexander's "Way Back" Time Machine

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I booked a couple of days off for my birthday, making an extra long weekend for myself. Alexander always loves having an extra "family...
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Monday, May 05, 2008

The Fee Charging Agent and the Cud Chewing Cow

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The fee-charging agent And the cud-chewing cow Seem so much alike Yet are different somehow After a moment to consider I think I know now: I...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008

Daily News Profile

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I was delighted to learn that the editor of the McMaster Daily News was interested in doing a piece on me. I suppose since I've been ...
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