She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.

She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.

They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter storms this read more

They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter storms this year caused great demand across the country. Manufacturers are producing them as fast as possible.

I didn't feel comfortable taking the things that people were dropping off, but the people at Crossroads insisted I did. read more

I didn't feel comfortable taking the things that people were dropping off, but the people at Crossroads insisted I did. They told me that people brought those things there just for me and that they wanted me to have them.

We had a big turnout in Winnipeg but the point of this event is to showcase the Ricoh Coliseum to read more

We had a big turnout in Winnipeg but the point of this event is to showcase the Ricoh Coliseum to hockey fans in this city and the rest of Ontario. I think we'll sell out that beautiful building both nights (for the skills competition and game).

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When read more

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.

This is politics, raw and urgent,

This is politics, raw and urgent,

I want to hang my hat on my speed. I want to show I'm a legit 4.3 guy. And off read more

I want to hang my hat on my speed. I want to show I'm a legit 4.3 guy. And off the field I want the teams to know I'm always prepared -- studying, breaking down game film, learning the system, execution -- I'm all business.

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.