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Hey there loyal readers!  Good to see you coming back to the ol’ blog and now I’ve completed my Journalism portfolio for all to see!  Whew!  Lotsa work man I’ll tell ya, and I have to admit, it really took … Continue reading →

Howdy all!  I’ve been away for a while (actually quite a while) because I’ve been so busy working two jobs SEVEN days a week as a result.  Whew!  These days I’m working an average of 61 hours a week and … Continue reading →

So here I sit, toiling in utter obscurity, as a lowly dock worker in my home city of Calgary. I have to say that I have been avoiding writing in my online journal, which has become my only outlet, since … Continue reading →

A song came on the radio today that caught my ear, as great tunes usually do on my new-found favourite radio station, AMP Radio in Calgary, that caused me to think about the past few months of my shredded life. … Continue reading →

What is it about these tattoo-laden chicks that gets me a goin’ in all different directions? Most of them sexual directions (pffft!  of course!) but what about the rest of the connotations they leave behind?  That dark-girl quality?  That cry-for-help … Continue reading →

Howdy all. Yep, I’m back after a VERY long hiatus from a deep and dark place where I seemed to have lost myself. Losing oneself is that which I have heard happen to others but never really experienced and had … Continue reading →

by Carl BR Johnson So the old Herald building is coming down in Calgary to make way for a bigger and better building called the Herald Square – a 56 story building to boot.  This new building will turn out to … Continue reading →

by Carl BR Johnson One of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had thus far as a Journalist was covering the victory party/media circus that ensued at the Barley Mill with Joan Crockatt after her election win, in the Nov. 26 … Continue reading →

Fracking may spell doom for Alberta’s economy if the Obama administration pushes ahead with this technology, says Ald. Gael MacLeod. “These new technologies like ‘fracking’, which will allow the Americans greater self-reliance on natural gas,” she said. Fracking involves the … Continue reading →

1CalgaryCentre has been lighting up the social media airwaves in an attempt to create a stronger left-leaning platform versus the mighty conservatives who have ruled Calgary’s centre district since 1968. Brian F. Singh, co-founder of 1CalgaryCentre, has virtually single-handedly, been … Continue reading →