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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Random thoughts on a CFL standard
I know a lot of CFL teams have at least one “football 101” day for women to learn about football. Today, as I was explaining some of the basics of the game to a friend, I wondered why they don’t … Continue reading
Sponsorship Questions
I’ve been invited to attend the She’s Connected Conference in Toronto in September. I’m really excited to go because I want to learn how to make my blog and Twitter and Facebook accounts more relevant. In the last few days … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Essentials, BB7FanNight, BlackBerry, Blackbery, Bold 9900, branding, Conference, dilemma, Endorse, ethics, headphones, honesty, hotel, Iphone, life, money, Random, ROCNATION, SCCTO, ShesConnected, Skullcandy, Sponsorship, Toronto, vitamins
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Swimming with beavers
This post got eaten. I’m going to blame the beaver at the cottage. Maybe he’s shy and didn’t want the notoriety that being on my blog would bring. I’m not sure why it got deleted but I’m trying to recreate … Continue reading
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Tagged beaver, birthday, commute, cottage, dock, dock spider, Haliburton, lake, raft, relax, spider, swimming
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Bye Week
So it’s the bye week for my team the Toronto Argos – I’m going through withdrawal even though there were 2 very good teams playing football this week. The Bye week means that we’re halfway through the CFL season – … Continue reading
Cottage
I love heading to the cottage. Not the drive but just the act of actively getting away from it all. It’s not that I don’t love life in Kitchener but I feel more relaxed at the lake. I’m generally doing … Continue reading
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Tagged city, communication, cottage, country, disability, driving, escape, family, Hailburton, Kitchener, lake, life, nature, retreat, Waterloo
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Only Children…
Some recent news articles have made me think about my status as an only child. My mum, asked me a few months ago whether I felt left out because I was an only child. I didn’t then and I don’t … Continue reading
Venturing into Enemy Territory
Every fan of a CFL team needs to go on a road trip with their team at least once in their lifetime. It may not be feasible to go and see your team in every CFL city but hopefully you … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged African-American, alcohol, Argos, Bernie Custis, CFL, Cleveland Browns, fans, football, Hamilton, quarterback, Ticats, Toronto
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Sexism and the CFL
Look, I’m not new here. I get that football is a male dominated sport and that some teams like Toronto and Hamilton have an amazing rivalry going. I get the good-natured ribbing that goes on between the fans of the … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged CFL, cheerleader, Cobourne, football, Hamilton, Sexist, Ticat, tweet
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Why I love the CFL
I am a football fan. I like pretty much any football – Canadian, American, college, junior, heck even midget and pee-wee. I love the strategy and tactics of the game. Football is a giant chess match played with rather large … Continue reading
