Thursday, November 27, 2008

HNT - Almost A Rerun Post

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Lately, I've been busier than a one-legged man in a professional ass-kicking contest. Though in this case, the goal must be trying to k...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Shelf-Awareness Quotation Of The Day

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I thought it was neat that I made the "quotation of the day" in the daily e-mail newsletter from Shelf Awareness on Thursday Nov ...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

HNT - Let There Be Books

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A good part of my days these past few weeks have been about the Espresso Book Machine and the wonder of being able to produce perfect bound...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

How Do I Explain This To A Four Year Old?

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Ever since we took down the Halloween decorations, my son has been repeatedly asking me to get out the Christmas decorations. He is so exci...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

HNT - Speed Reading

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We haven't even put it into full operation yet (we're still learning how to use it, testing out different paper stocks and getting c...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Lest We Forget - A Pittance Of Time

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I blogged about this last year , but some things definitely bear repeating - particularly when they capture your heart and make you pause to...
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Thursday, November 06, 2008

HNT - RIP Michael Crichton

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Not much to say on this Half-Nekkid Thursday except how sad I am to learn of the passing of the brilliant Michael Crichton earlier this wee...
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Monday, November 03, 2008

First You've Got To Last

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You can do a lot in a lifetime If you don't burn out too fast You can make the most of the distance But first you need endurance Fir...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

HNT - Mark-O'-Lantern

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The other night, Francine, Alexander and I had some fun carving a couple of different pumpkins. Of course, I'm still not sure at what po...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Sweet Deal!

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WestJet recently announced that it will offer free flights on Halloween for guests with the last names Candy, Orange, Web or Webb, and Swe...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Long Live The Short Story

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Here's a fun and interesting concept that takes full advantage of POD technology. Let the reader choose from a list of available stories...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

HNT - The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Zander

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The other day, Francine picked up a Halloween gingerbread house that Alexander had been wanting us to buy for several weeks now. And on Mon...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Best Laid Plans

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Yeah, I know, it's an awesome book, but this post isn't about the novel The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis (which, if you haven...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Da Count - Freedom To Vote

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Voter turnout at this week's recent federal election in Canada was at an all time record-low at 59.1%. Yes, I know the entire election ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

HNT - Writer / Bookseller Exposed

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On October 15th, Episode 9 of " Getting Published with Mark Leslie " was posted on The Writing Show podcast. This series of ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

Da Count - The Smile On His Face

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Last night, Alexander and I went to see Thomas the Tank and Friends Live at Copps Coliseum . It was a fun show with music, dancing, and of ...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

HNT - Halloween Is An 11 Month Build-up

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Earlier this year (July to try to be exact), we spent a fun afternoon at Science North in Sudbury. It was a fun day, lots of learning and l...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Not Spooky Enough, Dad

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Oh boy. What have I created? The other day Alexander and I were doing one of our favourite things: looking at Halloween decorations and co...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Creative & Restless Spirits

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I created another short promotional video for the upcoming Haunted McMaster Ghost Walk and Author Extravaganza (see all the details about t...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Fun For The Cure

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Yesterday, Francine again ran in the CIBC Run for the Cure 5 K run in Burlington to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This yea...
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