From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Olympic Ceremony Coverage and a Very Proud Canadian

by Rosalind Gardner on February 13, 2010

in Personal Musings

The Olympic ceremonies have just concluded and as much as I was thrilled to see Wayne Gretzky light the final torch, the most moving moments occurred for me during the reading of this poem by Shane Koyczan. Click more to get the words to Shane’s poem.

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No Blogging from the Beach for Me

by Rosalind Gardner on February 12, 2010

in Personal Musings

I just got back from a 19-day trip to Hawaii, during which I spent a grand total of 2 hours online — not by choice, or, at least not initially. The first place at which we stayed, a vacation rental by owner on Kauai, had advertised the accomodation as having an Internet connection. They lied. [...]

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Got Google Buzz?

by Rosalind Gardner on February 12, 2010

in Thoughts on Business

I’m just back from my first trip to Hawaii – most of which was spent in Internet-free zones, and upon checking my Gmail for the first time in nearly 3 weeks – I discover Google Buzz, Google’s mashup of Facebook and Twitter. I’ve already read some comments in which folks are complaining that they can’t [...]

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My First Trip to Hawaii

by Rosalind Gardner on February 12, 2010

in My Travels

I’m just back from my first trip to Hawaii. Along with our camping buddies David and Pam, and Pam’s mom, Joan; Ed and I spent the first 10 days of our Hawaiian holiday in a vacation rental by owner (VRBO) property called the Mango Plantation, located in the Moloa’a Valley on Kauai’s North Shore (just [...]

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