On Fact-Resistant Humans
MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports. The research,…
2017
Tory Odd Couple Challenge Wynne.
A pair of losers could be Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s nemesis. Meet ‘The Kid’ and the ‘Big Guy.’ They just got back from the Soo were they took a solid…
Michael Harris On The Cheating Party of Canada
As I'm sure you know Andrew Scheer, the smiling religious fanatic is trying to give himself a saintly image.Or at least portray himself as an aw shucks, gee whiz, Jimmy…
The Marvellous Message of the One Love Manchester Concert
I must admit I'd never heard of Ariana Grande before the terror attack in Manchester two weeks ago.And neither had I heard of many of the young artists who performed…
Hello! Yes! Proceed! Oh, I don’t know. Goodnight.
I too could run the world if you would let me. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
David Khan elected to lead Alberta Liberals 100 years less a day after party’s last election victory
PHOTOS: New Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan, at left, in a hopelessly self-referential photo with your blogger. (Photo: Dave Cournoyer.) Below: Liberal leadership candidate Kerry Cundal, leadership dropout Nolan Crouse…
David Khan wins leadership of obscure Liberal Party
Photo: Liberal Party executive director Gwyneth Midgley and newly elected party leader David Khan (photo from March 2017). Calgary – In a battle of Calgary lawyers, David Khan defeated Kerry…
UK June 8 Election and How Framing might destroy PM May
Remember Don’t think of an elephant? Does the name George Lakoff ring a bell? Does the concept of framing a debate in political discourse remind you of something? If your…
Program-specific Google Analytics Dashboards
About a year ago I wrote about what could be included in a web report. It was somewhat general to be relevant in a number of cases. I’d like to…
The Emperor May Have No Clothes But Going Along Can Go a Long Way.
Aviation Week is not a magazine you would think of as anti-establishment – except, perhaps, when it comes to Donald Trump. The table of contents of the May 18th edition…
AdWords Search Certification
If you know anything about paid digital advertising, you likely know Google accounts for the vast majority (78%) of US search ad revenue. If you are doing paid search, you’re…
AdWords Display Certification
I recently passed earned Google’s AdWords Display Certification. While Facebook leads in display advertising (and has its own ad platform LMS I’ve also used), the massive scale, measurable performance, contextual…
AdWords Mobile Certification
Most Google searches are on mobile devices. That’s been true for nearly two years now. That means, in addition to the necessity for a mobile user-friendly website, you need to…
AdWords Video Certification
I recently took the time to put my skills and knowledge to the test and passed the AdWords Video Advertising exam. The test, in combination with AdWords Fundamentals, leads to…
Lessons I Learned About Happiness as a Disability Parent
My husband and I were alone with the doctor in the hospital playroom when she gave us the news about our six month-old baby son. “Never be normal” are the…
Mr and Ms Soapbox are in Quebec City
They’ve learned two important things so far: people expect you to keep the promises you made over 100 years ago and there’s no such thing as too much Maple Syrup…
Alt-Right Japanese-made SUV spotted on return to TO
Alt-Right wants to fire Kathleen Wynne. Vehicle driven, shockingly, by porcine old white guy. Oh, and snap election? Who does that benefit, exactly?
Advanced AdWords Knowledge + Experience (LunaMetrics AdWords 201)
Information sharing as a general rule As you may have noticed, I’ve started blogging again. I think it’s crucially important in a relatively collaborative field like higher ed. Nearly six…
Trump, Trudeau and Notley: North America’s Carbon Triumvirate
Green economy is booming. The price of renewable energy is falling. While climate changing fossil fuels remain an essential component in our current energy mix, all signs point to a…