About Me
Journalist and teacher that can speak to anyone, but despises whining.Recent Entries
Good People Do Exist and I Just Met One
This infrequent blogger just had to share this happy tale about a person most of us despise -- a parking control officer.Unknown to me, my wedding ban... read more
A Brother Has Left Us
The last time I blogged was in January about a close friend who was into terminal cancer. It won, and the world lost "Hungarian George" this weekend.I... read more
Being Strong for My Best Friend
(While this starts out on a grim note, it does end on a positive note.)Back on Dec. 8, 2005, I posted an article about the loss of my best friend to c... read more
A Hug to the U.S.A. from Canada
On the eve of U.S. Thanksgiving, this Canadian-born journalist extends warm wishes and thanks to our neighbors to the south.(In Canada, we use British... read more
Remembrance Day, Veterans' Day
Their selflessness isn't very apparent today.Peace to their souls.... read more
I Kissed a Horse on the Lips
Yup, I've kissed a horse on the lips, and not on a dare.My sister, Blogsterella, urged me to post this after a phone call where she learned about my r... read more
An Article On Quiet I Wish I'd Written
This appeared in the Canadian national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, on Friday, March 3. Each weekday, they publish pieces written by the public on t... read more
Winter Olympics In Sarajevo
The Winter Olympics are under way in Turin, and once again, my diary and archives remind me of another Olympic observance 12 years ago this month, w... read more
Sarajevo Anniversary
My diary tells me that it's been 12 years since I was living in war-torn Sarajevo. I spent almost seven weeks there as a journalist and broadcaster at... read more
Sending Sausages To New Orleans
I make sausages as a hobby, and for a bit of side income from local restaurants. Yes, it's an unusual hobby, but my friends are a lot more interested ... read more
