Television Viewership Still Rising; Reading Too?

Television and Internet viewing versus dwindling attention span… I was stunned to see that television ogling by Americans, who are over 12 years old, has continued to rise despite the Internet. A census bureau study, published in the USA Today of June 25, 2008, said...

Tennis Wimbledon 2008 Winners

The grass may have slowed Wimbledon down, but the epics kept coming. As with virtually any Wimbledon fortnight that I have known, there was a bit of rain to slow down the event. But, this year, the ‘new’ grass which was introduced in 2001 just seemed to...

Holidays – Taking a Blog Break

Just to let you know that I will be out of blogging commission for the next ten days. Happy belated St Jean the Baptiste day (Quebec – yesterday) and, in advance this time, happy upcoming Independence Day (USA). Feel free to dig into some old posts (and comment...

Euro 2008 semi-finals — half the expected teams

The ongoing Euro Cup 2008 is showcasing a new set of teams and cast of players, specifically in the form of the never-say-die Turkish team and the pesky Russians. There have been a number of ‘disappointments’ (depends on your perspective, of course)...

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