Variations on a Theme
In the world’s smallest surprise move ever, Telus announced this week that they too would be moving toward Usage Based Billing (UBB). Their argument? “It’s only fair that people pay Continue Reading →
Month: April 2011
Confounded Shaw Part Deux
When the issue of UBB first hit the fan, I nearly lost it. When it looked like it was going to go through, I started actually reading CRTC rulings. And Continue Reading →
The Secret is in the Feeds
Wednesday, I tweeted this: And I got back responses from several people that surprised me ranging from not having a clue what RSS is to blatantly stating they had “no Continue Reading →
Celebrity Surprise
As media-savvy as I consider myself, there is one concept I always fall for: “celebrities are stupid.” I think maybe it’s my acceptance of the idea of the “conservation of Continue Reading →
Mixed Bag of Poems
This week, I wrote a couple of haiku for a BlackBerry PlayBook contest through Twitter (hey, even if reviews aren’t great, I’ll take one for free.): compact, convenient communication device Continue Reading →
WhoOsh
That’s the sound of my week disappearing under my feet. Even today, a day off, seemed to vanish. In part, due to the ridiculous location of the cabin air filter Continue Reading →
Creepy Rabbits…
I’ll bet most of you are familiar with the all-time creepiest of rabbits from Donnie Darko (“Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?” [two beat pause] “Why are you Continue Reading →
Haiku Trio
April 8-9-10 Haiku for poem-a-day; a summary of my last three days: meeting with my peeps history and future thoughts as libraries change yard sales and road trip shopping for Continue Reading →
word soup
Word soup is what my mother told me would happen if I kept talking so fast words jumbled up like a game of pickup sticks but more difficult to Continue Reading →
Funny story
Storytelling is an art, really, but it is one of the most accessible. We all tell stories from the time we are young, recounting our day at school or our Continue Reading →