Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Sep 30, 2008
Its about flippin' time. The government's do-not-call registry is up and operating today, allowing you to block annoying telemarketers from ringing you at all hours of the day. I'm already signed up, because there's nothing more annoying for a fella that starts work at 4 a.m. and requires
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Aug 27, 2008
This nasty bacterial outbreak, mostly affecting Ontario, has now taken the life of a local, with an elderly person somewhere in Simcoe County dying from complications earlier this month.
Several people have now died, and many more sickened by what experts believe is tainted meat from Maple Leaf
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Aug 20, 2008
I've been watching the oil-sands development in Alberta for years, always intrigued by the tight-wire act of extracting fossil fuels from an unimaginable source, while still trying to claim the process is environmentally acceptable. It is, I have now come to conclude for myself, NOT.
Below is a
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
May 22, 2008
Women ski-jumpers are now prepared to take legal action to get themselves a spot in the 2010 winter Olympics in the Vancouver area. The IOC voted in 2006 not to allow women's 70 and 90-metre ski-jumping at the 2010 games. It may not seem fair to most, but I believe at this time, at this
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Apr 18, 2008
I don't know if Toronto will ever get an N.F.L. franchise. It would be great, but I'm starting to wonder if it will ever happen. The Buffalo Bills are trying to rape Toronto's love affair with American football, by moving one regular season game north of the border, which will no doubt be a
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Apr 10, 2008
Barrie Mayor Dave Aspden has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in relation to a trip he made last spring to China. But the question remains, did he do anything wrong when he went on the trip with some developers who paid part of his freight for the venture ??
While he may not be a
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Apr 09, 2008
What are your signs of spring ??
Ever since I can remember, radio announcer-types would always trumpet the first sign of spring each year as listeners called into the station with their robin-sightings. I'm not even sure robins actually leave for the winter. No, there are more tell-tale
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Apr 03, 2008
Sports Illustrated has come up with its list of the most 25 toughest athletes, with my boy, Tiger, listed as number one. Hard to wrap your head around that for most people, but I'm o.k. with it, depending on the definition of 'tough'. Tiger Woods certainly wouldn't stand a chance in the
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Apr 01, 2008
April fool's radio pranks..... YES.... or NO ??
After 22 years in this crazy radio business, I continue to struggle with this day every year. It has always been a lightning rod for radio morning shows, with weeks of planning on how best to 'dupe' the listener with a tall tale that will have
Posted by: Brian Wicks in Untagged on
Mar 18, 2008
What the hell is a blog ??
Sooooo, I've been informed that this new means of communication is really the cat's arse, and I should familiarize myself with how to write, and respond to, a blog.
To that end, please allow this to be my premier entry into the world of BLOGS. Webster's
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