Murphy's Law – A Documentary Film: Recent Episodes
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Top O’ the Mornin’ to ya folks! I hope this blog finds you well and healthy and doing your very best to get by in the black hole of time that is COVID. I wanted to share some news about an event that my dear friend, Kate Suhr, and I are putting on this very…Read more a LIVE…virtual show!
83.9 – That’s the average life expectancy of a woman in Canada. 83.9 years. Let’s round up to 84. It’s been a while since I’ve had to do math, but as far as I remember, half of 84 is 42. That’s how I old I turn today. If I’m average, I’m halfway through my life.…Read more 42 Jujubes
As a means of staying creative and connected during this pandemic, my dear friend, Kate Suhr and I, created a series of shows called The Verandah Society. The concept was a simple one; bring old-fashioned storytelling and music directly to people’s homes. Over the summer we were lucky enough to visit about eighty verandahs to…Read more A Traditional Christmas Breakup
Or, “what does a story about a verandah in the1930’s have to do with COVID19 social distancing?” (*free giveaway at the end – stick with me kids!) I have Tums in my medicine cabinet, I miss Blockbuster and I may have uttered a sentence the other day that began with “well, when I was growing…Read more Verandah Society Revisited
Oh Facebook! How strange thou algorithms art. Some days you innocently log on to Facebook and while you wait for your coffee to percolate, you scroll, semi-distractedly, through the comings and goings of your friends and acquaintances. Most days it’s a nice experience, a thumbs up here, a thumbs up there, here a thumb, there…Read more 1,825 Days
The day started out like any other. I awoke to calls from my father to “rally” and hurry up if I hoped to beat my sisters to the bathroom. It was a generic, top of the stairs warning to all three of us. None of us moved until we heard each other stirring, then the…Read more Roy Orbison and Me
September and October are busy months for folks working in radio. It’s ratings season. The time of year when we all try harder to earn your ear so we get a good report card, which hopefully translates to more sales, which hopefully means we all keep our jobs. What it sounds like to listeners is…Read more Mantracker and Thunderbunny
This turn of phrase catches me off guard. “She made a living, loving”. I stuff my sopping Kleenex between my crossed thighs and forage in the depths of my purse for a pen. I’ve never felt compelled to take notes during a memorial service before. I’ve also never heard anyone describe a vocation in…Read more She Made A Living, Loving
Remember how easy it was to make friends when you were a little kid? You had a built-in pool from which to form connections. At school you’d see the same kids every day, year after year, so you’d inevitably become friends with a few of them, if only due to your shared circumstances. Then there…Read more One F short of a BFF
I’ve worked in radio for about 14 years now, more than 10 of which have been spent co-hosting morning shows. It’s a weird little way to make a living; talking to strangers in their homes and cars, in the dark and early hours of the day. I currently work on three stations and have a…Read more Nan, Neil and some Lice