Monthly Archives: July 2004

Blogging Conference in Toronto

relapsed catholic may have moments where she wants to move to the US, but she sure has her finger on the pulse of what is going on in the blogosphere. Cool. A blogging/journalism seminar in Toronto on August 3rd. Walk … Continue reading

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“A” listers

A fair number of god-bloggers have disagreed with me over the past few years about my stance that there aren’t “A” list god-bloggers and my belief that there shouldn’t be. I’d not thought in terms of “A” listers until I … Continue reading

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Canada’s children

Last October Canadians were alerted and concerned about the abduction of 9 year old Cecilia Zhang of Toronto. Stranger abductions are rare in this country, and the police launched an international search. It was first thought Cecilia had been kidnapped … Continue reading

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A listers and Aspen

I’ve been on the phone for over an hour with my ISP and I’m not a happy camper. So, when I do manage to get online and head over to Buzz Machine, a post catches my attention that doesn’t lift … Continue reading

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Another flood

I got hit again with another pr0n blitz today. I was out and about, logged in to check the blog and watched comment spam flood in. Of course I hit high C. It’s a normal sense of rage and helplessness … Continue reading

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Blogs and leadership conventions

US political handlers pay attention to blogs in a big way. And pundit bloggers for the most part want them too. It has been tried in Canada – a Conservative Party candidate had a blog up within hours of announcing … Continue reading

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Canada’s weather

I agree with The Heresy about the extremes in Canada’s weather. LT says that the Canadian prairies experience a temperature range of about 100 degrees over a year. Weather is the number one topic Canadians use to connect with others … Continue reading

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Sam and Larry

I received this email from Rudy Carrasco of Urban Onramps. Bene, thanks for sharing about my son’s situation on your blog. Would you mind sharing some of your brother’s story with me? This is hard, but I want to know … Continue reading

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