Tag: satire

Pet Influencers…Belatedly Learning How to Pet

Pet Influencers…Belatedly Learning How to Pet I am hopeless at marketing: technologically illiterate, too embarrassed to crank up the B.S. bazooka to fine mist, and too pressed for time to learn how to become a literary marketeer. I just learned that there is a marketing concept called Pet Influencers. https://afluencer.com/how-become-pet-influencer/   https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/6/18066056/dog-instagram-famous-pet-influencers https://afluencer.com/how-make-dog-influencer/   https://swaygroup.com/pet-influencer-marketing/..

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I can’t get no…family doctor

I can’t get no…family doctor   Being new to Ontario, my wife and I assiduously followed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan instructions and put our names on a waiting list for a family doctor. We learned that there are about 250,000 supplicants without a personal physician in our city alone. By the time we’re allocated..

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The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour 2024

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour 2024   My book titled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny is a candidate for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual Canadian literary award presented for..

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A few pops

A few pops   Returning to Canada after spending well over two years in France – and moving to a city where English is the predominant language – have been quite a shock to say the least! (So have the incredibly high prices here in Canada…but that’s a whole other story for another day.)  ..

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The real reason that we returned to Canada: My wife Anne missed Simons too much to remain in France

The real reason that we returned to Canada: My wife Anne missed Simons too much to remain in France.   Here is an excerpt from the story “Excuse My French” from the book entitled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny. Simons, a clothing and department store, is a Quebec and even..

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Weetabix: The Song

Weetabix: The Song My old friend Andy McClelland is a brilliant singer/songwriter. Recently Andy has taken some of the silly song lyrics and doggerel that I’ve written and turned this dross into some golden tunes. Our most recent collaboration is “The Weetabix Song” that Andy has created based on a satiric little piece that I..

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Recyclage du livre My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny en français!

Recyclage du livre My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny en français! Lancement du livre  Book launch Aujourd’hui, je suis ravi d’annoncer le lancement de la version française de mon livre. Today I’m thrilled to announce the launching of the French version of my book. Recyclage du livre My Time with You..

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The unhandy handyman’s lament: A song/La complainte du bricoleur malhabile

La complainte du bricoleur malhabile The unhandy handyman’s lament   Mon ami Andy McClelland, musicien professionnel hautement qualifié, m’a dédié cette chanson, mais elle aurait pu être écrite pour mon père.   My highly skilled professional musician friend Andy McClelland dedicated this song to me, but it could have been written for my father.  ..

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Instagram…a musical lament

Instagram…a musical lament Lyrics by Robert McBryde Music by Andy McClelland I’m a fledgling pseudo writer, Just a flash in the pan, A decrepit low tech geezer, But I’m told I need Instagram. My book has very few readers, I’m an also-ran, But young folks say that the solution, Is a presence on Instagram. They..

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Instagram…a lament

  Instagram…a lament   I’m a fledgling pseudo writer, At most just a flash in the pan, I’m a decrepit low tech old geezer, But I’m told I need Instagram.   My book has very few readers, I’m not but an also-ran, But young people contend that the solution, Is a presence on Instagram.  ..

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