The New Job

As my four loyal readers already know, I recently changed jobs. So, after three weeks in the new post, what do I think of my new position? It’s different. When I worked in the Music Department, I was part of a pretty big team. I interacted with about 15 to 20 colleagues on a daily … More The New Job

The Video Release

A couple of months ago I wrote about the orchestra doing the “Believe” video with Suzie McNeil. Well, the video is ready, and you can view it here. I may be a little biased, but I think it looks great. The orchestra looks really good, and I’m a sucker for the patriotic clips. Now, head … More The Video Release

Christmas Follow-up

It looks like the Ottawa Citizen reads my blog. They ran this article about Christmas and Costco mere days after my post on the same subject. It turns out some people really do buy Christmas trees in July. For some reason, I picture these same people with homes full of cats, racks of collectible spoons, … More Christmas Follow-up

Christmas in July

I’ve written about this before, but what the hell is up with retailers these days? Maybe it’s just me, but stores seem to be using different calendars than the rest of us. First it was the “End of Summer Sale” at American Eagle on July 5th. Is it too much to ask to be able … More Christmas in July

Gimme Gimme Gimme

I stopped by Toys ‘R Us last week while I was out with Aidan. We walked around for about 10 minutes, and he probably said “I want that” roughly 43 times. Cars, books, Transformers, bikes, Play-doh – it didn’t really matter what it was, he just wanted it. I thought “Oh my God, my son … More Gimme Gimme Gimme