Archive for July, 2008

En Guard

Friday, July 25th, 2008

As former Toro Editor-In-Chief Derek Finkle was on his way to the cottage for the weekend, he took the time to field questions from me via cell phone. I asked about his tenure as editor at one of the most sophisticated publications in Canada, his successful attempts to resist having interview tapes with Robert Baltovich [...]

Jim Carrey

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Is the anger and the anxiety that Carrey has had to battle all these years a source for his comedy?
“Yeah. Absolutely. People need motivation to do anything. I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation,” says Carrey. “Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate [...]

Tomorrow—Another Day?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

I wonder what’s been going on lately, and I have to admit that it might be more than a summer cold. This week, I’m going to have the make a decision whether to keep trying to achieve a goal, or to quit. Of course, I already know that my choice is already contingent upon a [...]