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there’s no need to hurry when i’m makin’ up my mind – part 2

Remember way back when I made that post about Jason Mraz and said that I’d be doing a follow-up? Well, in light of his recent wins (Plural! Yay! Much overdue!) on Sunday night at the Grammys, I figured now was a good time to bring it all back around. Yes, Mr. A-Z has, after over read more »

to haiti, with love

As of today, we are one day shy of the two week mark since a devastating earthquake shattered the already fragile nation of Haiti. Drowning in unrelenting poverty and ravaged by years of political instability, Haiti barely had a leg to stand on without the help of such a catastrophe. Then, as if to add read more »

I think this post has something to do with being true to yourself

In my attempts to be a better person for my dog/in general, I’ve recently started reading a book called Cesar’s Way by Cesar Millan, star of National Geographic Channel’s The Dog Whisperer and a personal hero of mine. While I’ve been a longstanding advocate of Cesar’s techniques for rehabilitating dog and training people, this has read more »

The schooling of Stephen Colbert

On my very last day of work at Free The Children, we were presented with an incredible opportunity. A new trade bill was being introduced in the US banning the import of goods produced by child labourers and none other than Stephen Colbert, host of the Comedy Network’s (Comedy Central for our friends south of read more »