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Choosing to rise above mediocrity

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 29, 2011

I just finished watching “Public Speaking“, a documentary about Fran Lebowitz, directed by Martin Scorcese.  Admittedly, I knew nothing about Lebowitz until I saw the film and now I’m very interested in her work.  In this movie, she’s quoted as saying that there’s too much democracy in culture, not enough democracy in society.  She talks [...]

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I walked and walked and walked.. and woke up.

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 16, 2011

Last night, I had an intense dream.  The kind of dream that leaves you wishing it had been real.  The opposite of a nightmare.  We don’t have a word for a really great dream, do we?  Hmm.  Anyway, because it wasn’t real, it made me sad.  It was a dream about someone I loved.  Alright, [...]

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How to get me to NOT donate to your charity

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 13, 2011

It’s summer weather in downtown Ottawa.  It’s been a long, long week.  I’m walking home with a heavy container of cat litter in one hand, my handbag strapped over the shoulder and a bag of groceries in the other hand.  The only thing on my mind is, as my dad would say, “home, James”. So, [...]

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