… or is it just me?
Since moving to Toronto in 1985, every house or apartment I’ve either rented or owned has had an office, or at least a dedicated space for writing. One that’s properly outfitted, with a desk, a comfortable chair, a filing cabinet, storage for books and supplies, good light, everything one would need.
I have never sat, or worked, in any of them.
When I got to the part, in the book I’m writing, where my mom died I couldn’t write at home. It took me about six Continue reading
I escaped to Starbucks Saturday morning, in an effort to get out of my cleaning lady’s way. Well, in an effort to avoid the chores she’d have given me, if I’d stayed home. I 
had some writing to do, so staying home wasn’t an option anyway. I’d never have been able to concentrate with all the tumult and the noise from the vacuum.
When I first arrived it was very quiet. There were only about five or six other people. Shocking, really. It’s always packed in there. Not that I was complaining, mind you.
Got a yoghurt and a coffee and snagged a seat at the harvest table, which is my preference. More room to spread out. Didn’t take long before I was totally engrossed in what I was doing. Oblivious to anything going on around me. Unaware of anyone coming or going. Didn’t even have a clue what time it was.
Suddenly there was a blood curdling scream directly behind me. And I do mean blood curdling. High pitched Continue reading
“Steve’s passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place.
One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world is Apple. No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We share the great privilege and responsibility of carrying his legacy into the future.” Tim Cook, Apple CEO, October 5, 2012
Somehow, it seemed fitting that I follow yesterday’s post about discovering ‘who’ someone is through an obituary notice, with a story about 
Steve Jobs, who passed one year ago. Actually it was a year last Friday, October 5.
I was shocked when I turned my computer on, this past Friday morning, and clicked on Safari. The website homepage I was looking at was totally blank, with the exception of an empty video screen. Within seconds a wonderful, short memorial film about Steve Jobs started to play. A message from Tim Cook, the current Apple CEO followed the video tribute. You can read part of it, at the top of this post.
A year! It doesn’t seem possible. And yet it is. And I was just as shocked a year ago to hear that he had died. Strangely enough, I found out the same way. By turning on my computer. My Apple computer. Clicking on Safari, and seeing the message, and the tributes on the homepage.
Although why I was shocked, I don’t know. Continue reading
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