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How many of these 10 St. Valentine Day Facts did you know? Men spend twice as much as women on gifts. The average man spends $130 on Valentine’s Day, while women spend about $70. Every year, more than 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate are sold across the country. Every year, around 9 million…
“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen “I believe that two people are connected at the heart, and it doesn’t matter what you do, or who you are or where you live; there are no boundaries or barriers if two…
The cupids at By George Journal present their ten favourite love posts for social media – enjoy (and share)! Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS. Contact: ChrisG.George@gmail.com Return to the menu for the By George St Valentine’s Wish
Here are a dozen social media posts of love to start the day. Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS. Contact: ChrisG.George@gmail.com Return to the menu for the By George St Valentine’s Wish
Here is a most fascinating lecture: Helen Fisher studies the brain in love Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies gender differences and the evolution of human emotions. She’s best known as an expert on romantic love, and her beautifully penned books — including Anatomy of Love and Why We Love — lay bare the mysteries of our…
Here is a list of the ten most famous love quotes from great-quotes.com: 1. “There is only one happiness in life — to love and to be loved.” – George Sand 2. “What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me;…
It may catch many by surprise, but the distinction of being the By George Journal’s pick as our country’s greatest love song must go to the legendary, singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen for his hauntingly romantic “Dance Me to the End of Love.” Most Canadians know of the iconic poet’s verse – but few…
The #1 Love Song was famously recorded by Elvis Presley in the mid-1950’s. It was adapted from the tune of “Aura Lee,” a sentimental American Civil War love ballad. Aura Lee was published in 1861 with music by George R. Poulton and words by W.W. Fosdick. This Civil War song later became popular with college glee…
What collection of romantic verse would be complete without William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet of love? Here’s Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day? Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease…
Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS. Contact: ChrisG.George@gmail.com Return to the menu for the By George St Valentine’s Wish
Love is in the air…. Here is About.com Guide’s exclusive collection of top 10 famous quotes from famous people, as compiled by Simran Khurama. “Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” – Mark Twain “Thou art to me a delicious torment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “If you judge people, you have no time…
Today, American country music icon Dolly Parton turns 75 years young. To honour her birthday, USA Today celebrated with some very special quotes from the lady herself… On having big dreams growing up in a small town: “I imagined it, I dreamed it, I worked for it, and God was good enough to let me…
Happy birthday to one of Canada’s fathers of Confederation, our country’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Take a look at the By George Journal archive of posts on this storied man. Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.
Each year, the By George Journal selects its top social media posts from its Facebook and Twitter activity. These are posts that we have heard back are striking and/or popular. In reverse order, here are the By George Top-10 Posts of 2020. Number 10 Number 9 Number 8 Number 7 Number 6 Number 5 Number…
In 2015, to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir John A., Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote a tribute commemorating Canada’s first PM. PM Harper wrote: Others had ruminated about Confederation but only he saw how to get it done — how to make the case for unity, how to rally common…
Upon Sir John A. Macdonald’s death, (the soon-to-be Prime Minister) Wilfred Laurier paid tribute to him in the House of Commons (June 8, 1891): “The place of Sir John A. Macdonald in this country was so large and so absorbing that it is almost impossible to conceive that the politics of this country – the…
Canadians celebrate Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday this weekend. In advance of this special day, By George is posting three of our favourite photos of Canada’s first Prime Minister. Arms crossed – confident A visionary With walking stick & fur lined coat (Photo credits: National Archives) Chris George is an Ottawa-based government affairs advisor and wordsmith,…
Sir John A. Macdonald is seen in this 1873 caricature as the heroic orator and leader Ulysses. With his remarkable face and colourful habits, our first Prime Minister was the favourite subject for many cartoonists of the day – all who held an admiration for the man. (Photo credit: National Archives) Chris George is an Ottawa-based…
In January 2019, CG&A Communications posted a string of articles to celebrate passing the 25-year milestone. Enjoy this stroll down memory lane. Media Release: CG&A Communications Marks 25 Year Milestone 25 Facts You May Not Know About CG&A Communications CG&A COMM 1994-1998 (the first five years) CG&A COMM 1999 – 2003 (the growth of the company)…
The Christmas season is normally a very social time. But perhaps not in 2020. So, through this season the By George elves provided merry sayings and seasonal facts and information to add a little extra cheer in our followers’ days. Here are the daily BGJ posts through December 2020. Now, take up a glass and…