Get your tickets for Words and help me avoid looking like a damned fool

, July 26, 2011

Words, the Literature for Life fundraiser I’ve been telling you about, is coming to C Lounge on Thursday night. Tickets are $20.00 in advance, and I’ve got a bunch to sell. Would you like one? This event represents a bit of a landmark for our younger supporters and board members alike. For one thing, the […]


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AIDS Walk Update: Holding at 24% of my fundraising goal

, July 25, 2011

This year’s AIDS Walk for Life is just a few weeks away, and I’m currently holding steady at 24% of my goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Many thanks to those of you who have already donated in support of this great organization! If you’d like to join those who have signed […]


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Anyway, yeah, that’s what all the non-drinking was about

, July 20, 2011

As I mentioned yesterday in what my friend Ryan called a “casual nonchalant blog post,” my wife is pregnant. Meanwhile, as you’ll know if you’ve been keeping up with this blog or my posts on Twitter, I haven’t had a drink in a couple of months. Yes, the two are connected. To be honest, I […]


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Kate is pregnant

, July 19, 2011

We had an ultrasound yesterday, and Kate and the kid-to-be are doing fine. After sitting on this secret for weeks, it’s very good indeed to be able to share it. Wish us luck!


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Let’s see if Literature for Life’s Facebook page can get a hundred “likes” by the end of the day

, July 18, 2011

Hey, remember when I posted about Literature for Life and their various social media accounts? Well, I happen to know that one of our initial networking goals is to get our number of Facebook “likes” up to a hundred, and a quick visit to our page at the time of this writing shows that we’re […]


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AIDS Walk Update: Steady at 24%, plus other ways you can help

, July 18, 2011

With just a couple of months left to go until this year’s AIDS Walk for Life, I’m holding steady this week at 24% of my goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Many thanks to those of you who have already donated in support of this terrific organization! If you’d like to join […]


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Literature for Life’s social media links

, July 13, 2011

I’ve given Literature for Life a mention here and there on the blog this week, and you can bet I’ll be doing so a lot between now and their Words fundraiser in Toronto on Thursday, 28 July 2011. It’s been a real pleasure to work with this organization, and I’m really excited about the plans […]


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Get your tickets for Words and support Literature for Life

, July 11, 2011

Literature for Life, in cooperation with Lauren Shirreffs and the Gingerich Group, will host a fundraising event called Words at C Lounge on Thursday, 28 July 2011. Ticket and silent auction proceeds from the event will benefit Literature for Life’s core programming for young, marginalized mothers and families in the Greater Toronto Area. The event […]


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AIDS Walk Update: 24% of my fundraising goal achieved

, July 11, 2011

Many thanks to the great Paul Gagnon for his generous donation this week! With just a couple of months to go until this year’s AIDS Walk for Life, I’m glad to say that we’ve already achieved 24% of my goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. We’re getting there, but we’ve still got […]


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Another day, another dollar

, July 5, 2011

Yesterday, when I showed up for work, my boss asked me what I was doing there. He reminded me that because of some overtime we all put in back in April, we’d been given time off on the Monday after each summer long weekend. So I replied to a few emails, and I took the […]


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