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inching forward? not certain (never mistake action for progress) moving, however; still alive like an amoeba housed in a Petri dish aimlessly floating across a sea of time really signifying nothing but the fact that I move inches onward Chris George
In 1979 when the Joe Clark government fell on a non-confidence vote on respecting the budget, less than nine months in office: “Long enough to conceive, just not long enough to deliver.” On Question Period: “The usual lot of noise not signifying very much.” “Mr. Speaker, I am glad the honourable gentleman finally got around…
it can all be summed up by something entitled: untitled that’s it – so far there’s been too many blank pages, empty words and wasted days discouraging but for that inside voice that commands me to: start where you are. use what you have. do what you can. Chris George Chris George has released…
Another deal and I’ve lost count of how many times that Jack of Spades has been flipped; to think that playing solitaire to beyond midnight might bring answers is sheer lunacy. Better a set of Tarot cards or a Ouija board, or casting down bones out across the table, for I am dazed watching…
It’s like deja vu all over again – as my life is turning out to be one big cliché. I am continually trying to prove that you’re only as old as you feel. And I don’t feel my age, yet the mirror on the wall tells a story or two… I stare into bloodshot eyes,…
Age 50 is a milestone; another of life’s markers along the way. At this time, I find myself at the side of a road, taking the time to pause and reflect and I glance neither back at the asphalt traveled, nor ahead where this trail leads. But I’m wholly distracted by ants, darting every which…
The river rapids are swollen, gushing with Spring’s anticipation; my gaze sweeps upwards beyond the falls and spray. I’m elevated, suspended somewhere above the rocks, the deafening noise and the surge and the fury. I’m hung there, numbed senseless by my creative drought, whilst the clapping echo of the pregnant Mississippi dances through my…
Here is “the epic” collection of political jokes from the campaign trail. By George is re-publishing its political jokes and quotes book with many more jokes and feature sections so that we can laugh all the way through the nightly news. This 150-page-plus e-book is bursting with funny guffaws, “shaggy-dog” stories and sideways jokes about…
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– So it’s a calculated move? – Sorrta: the vineyards were fine for the wineries but a working soul can wither in the Niagara sun We chose to leave the magnificent web we had spun, leave behind the comfort, contentment of the Briarfield lair to jump into “the next phase of our lives” into the…
Sorry, there’s no inspiration here. There’s deliberation and cursory reviews, some light criticism and cynical observations, and heaping servings of borrowed thoughts (even some regurgitated pulp from dated, unconnected ideas written years ago). But no insightful pronouncements, no brilliance, no profundity. Sorry, there’s been no epiphany today. There’s only scribbles and lifted quotes dropped…
Each nightly vision swirls about my head, as I sleepwalk through my days, mumbling through greetings and conversations, looking for some spark to ignite and energize, to slap me awake from this weariness that seems to bewilder me so. Yet, I’m hopeless to express in so many words my quest for an original idea…
It’s my mission: I am looking for a simple answer to enjoying the very essence of life and the ones I love; to not be burdened with a day’s tiresome trivialities, those meaningless details and happenings that cause troubled sighs and sleepless nights. May I, in taking one deep breath, let loose those weights that…
In case you missed this festive e-newsletter, enjoy Our 2019 Christmas Wish – By George
When sending your e-mail well wishes in the weeks leading up to Christmas, why not add an e-book to your merry missive? It is easy and inexpensive to attach a By George publication to your electronic greeting. We have seven e-book publications available as PDF files and offer on-line payment through PayPal. For as little…
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and action.” – as quoted by American business leader Harold S. Geneen. This truth is borne out by the actions of Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) is this demonstrative tale as told by the Plutarch. Alexander the Great was leading his army homeward…
We are frequently asked about CG&A COMM services. What is it that you do?! Here’s a brief explanation of our public relations offering. Advisers We provide discreet PR and government affairs counsel. We manage critical issues and implement information campaigns. We coach clients on how to express themselves with more authority and greater…
CG&A Communications celebrates 30 years. To commemorate the occasion Chris George reflects on the company’s development. This is part five of a six-part series, 10 selected highlights from the years 2014 – 2018 when the firm relocated to Almonte and re-established itself in Ottawa. Having moved to Almonte in 2013, the most significant development…