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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Link of the Day: Toronto Botanical Garden

, July 18, 2011

I did a wedding on Saturday night at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, which I have to admit I hadn’t heard about prior to being hired to do the gig. It’s up at Lawrence and Leslie, and it seems like a great hidden gem worth exploring on a day that doesn’t fall in the middle of […]


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Link of the Day: No Magic Goat

, July 14, 2011

Injury Free Nova Scotia, which is “a provincial community-based organization committed to eliminating preventable injuries” in the province, just launched No Magic Goat, a hamfisted but well-meaning attempt to make Maritime teenagers more aware of the dangers of drinking. “Ever wish you had a magic goat at your disposal?” the site asks. “She’s cute and furry, but […]


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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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You ought to read “Paper Radio”

, July 13, 2011

Damian Rogers is a Toronto-based poet who was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. I’m normally not much of a poetry reader, but I recently got my hands on a copy of Paper Radio, the collection Rogers published in 2009, and I’m rather glad I did. Paper Radio is a collection of short […]


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Link of the Day: The Mass Ornament

, July 13, 2011

Last week I posted a link to a campaign called People for Good, a light and fairly pleasant ad campaign encouraging people to do good deeds in their daily lives. I got a reply from a fellow named Mike, a “cinema studies specialist” and blogger at a site called the Mass Ornament, who argued that […]


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Currently enjoying the “Wipeout 2097″ soundtrack

, July 12, 2011

Wipeout 2097 was a racing game released in 1996 for the original PlayStation and other platforms. The game got some decent reviews, and it’s considered by some to be the best racing game available for the system at the time. The soundtrack, however, is even more representative of its time – and in spite of […]


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Link of the Day: First Book Canada

, July 12, 2011

First Book Canada is an organization driven by the simple goal of providing new books to children in need. They are “determined to see that all children, regardless of their economic conditions, can achieve more in school and in life through access to an ongoing supply of new books.” I got to know about First […]


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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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