If I ever entered into the world of greeting card writing, I’d never ever be as funny as the uncooked card people. They are what I’d term a scream. (Caution: many minutes of your life will be wasted surfing this site). In Edmonton, find uncooked cards at my favourite flower shop, Swish Flowers.
Archive for November, 2008
uncooked cards
Posted in shop local edmonton on November 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
photo essay
Posted in philosophy on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a beautiful photo essay by Philip Toledano. It is called Days with My Father, and it is pictures and words about Philip’s dad, who is 98 years old. Philip is a New York based photographer. Days with my Father is a lovely (but sad) piece about being a child of a parent who [...]
eat your words
Posted in continuing education on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am in the midst of taking a two-Saturday food writing course from Grant MacEwan. It is called Eat your Words, and is taught by well-known food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King. I’m immensely enjoying the experience. And while you might think that I’m old and too seasoned to take a course, it turns out that even [...]
post-washington trip
Posted in freelance writing on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to Washington DC last week for three days to canvass for the Obama campaign. I went down because I believed in Obama’s message. I hooked up with dual-citizen friends and we worked in Northern Virginia. We went to Obama’s last campaign rally in Manassas Virginia. And we celebrated hard at 11 pm EST [...]