Have you picked up the May issue of Zoomer magazine yet? In my new regular column, “Why I Live Here,” you can explore the city of Guelph through the eyes of Guinness record-breaking weightlifter Walter Urban. He may be strong, but he has a soft spot for this community, and he’ll tell you why. I’m [...]
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Blog News, and the Lowdown on a Town
Posted in Awards, Print articles, Websites on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Big Fun, Loud Snores, More Good Deeds
Posted in Online articles, Websites on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Who can’t benefit from a bit more fun? My new online article, “5 Ways to Have More Fun in Your Everyday Life,” will put you on the road to feeling groovy in everything you do. Joy and laughter make us more productive in our jobs, more successful in our relationships, and more accepting of ourselves. [...]
Guest Blogging and Testing Blood Glucose
Posted in Online articles, Websites on May 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve started work on a new series of diabetes stories on Best Health’s website. Check them out as they get posted over the next few weeks. If you have an interest in science (or a new diagnosis of diabetes), then this first article, all about how a blood glucose meter actually works, will certainly grab [...]
Math Fun with Your Kids
Posted in Awards, Print articles, Websites on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Who says arithmetic can’t be a thrill? My education story, “Sum Fun,” appears in the new March issue of Today’s Parent magazine. The article offers plenty of ways you can make math fun for your small-sized students. In other news, my 50 Good Deeds blog has been selected as a finalist in the national 2011 [...]
A Blurb About My Blog
Posted in Websites on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to some terrific publicity (Reader’s Digest, CTV and CBC Radio), the number of visits to my 50 Good Deeds blog hit its highest level in the month of December. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the first five months as author of this lighthearted blog about acts of kindness. Most gratifying have been the comments and feedback… [...]
In Reader’s Digest for December
Posted in Online articles, Print articles, Websites on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What makes us good? Pick up your copy of the latest issue of Reader’s Digest to read my feature, “The Science of Being Nice,” which shares evidence that helping others actually helps us. Why are experts saying evolution favours individuals who do good deeds? The article also includes anecdotes about some pretty special acts of [...]
‘Tis the Season… Flu Season, That Is
Posted in Online articles, Websites on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Achoo! Cold or flu? That’s the question that’s addressed in the first of my new series of online articles for the flu season. You can read the story by clicking here. Have you been keeping up with my new blog about acts of kindness, at www.50gooddeeds.com? It’s updated roughly twice a week, so there’s always [...]
Just Launched!
Posted in Media appearances, Websites on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Regular readers to this news feed know that I often write about acts of kindness, and about my campaign to do 50 good deeds in 50 days. My essays about this personal project appeared in Reader’s Digest and Canadian Living. Now I’ve just launched a new blog to celebrate good deeds and to share news, [...]
