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“Nosey Parker”
I’m what my mother called a “nosey parker”. I like to know what is going on and I am interested in people so I ask lots of questions (drives my son crazy). My career as a recruiter could not be more perfect for me. I have to ask lots of questions because I need lots of information to do my job! However, it is important to ask appropriate questions to…
Some People Say…
When I hear this from a reporter, I wonder how many people are some? Who are these some people? Are they qualified; do they have the relevant experience to comment? Or are they as I suspect the typical “man/woman” in the street who is offering opinion without any basis in fact. Not that there is anything wrong with that but…
Ranger of the Great Park
I have been struggling all week to come up with a topic for a blog post. I considered Vaccines, Covid and my general irritation with various situations. And then this morning the news that Prince Phillip had died at the age of 99. Anyone who knows me well would know that I admired Prince Phillip or the Ranger of the…
D.U.O.A.Y.W.H.T.D.U.Y.
I’m very suspicious of slogans adopted by protest groups. I always fear they have been gamed out by marketing teams rather than the heartfelt sentiments of the individuals involved. “Make love not war” comes to mind as a wrong-headed slogan that caused many problems and didn’t do much to influence decision makers. Rather it branded anti war protesters as ill…
Kir, Spinach Salad and Expectations
Years ago, (if you read my blog regularly many of my stories start that way) my good friend D asked me to join her for lunch with a young woman recently transferred in from Toronto. She was the new reporter assigned to the Atlantic Provinces beat for a national news paper. We had lunch at what was then a hot…