Category Archives: Lifestyles

Apple to ship iWine

Apple iWine will delivery cask wine to iTunes customers starting July 15, 2013 in the USA and Canada

a> Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon one of the first to offer in iWines 4 liter casks

“Apple iWine is, simply put, the internet delivery of select wines from around the world to 4 liter casks in your home,” said Cook.

“I can’t get over how convenient iWine is,” said beta tester Edith Marie, of Sacramento Ca.

“I don’t have to stand in that horrid cashier line up at the liquor store any more,” she added, “with all those wine snobs looking down their noses at me.”

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“We believe iWine will totally revolutionize the world,” Cook told the enthusiastic San Francisco audience “just the way the Apple iPod revolutionized how we buy and listen to music.” Continue reading →

Things I Love About PEI – The Canton Cafe

A Canadian Chinese restaurant dishes out great food and friendly atmosphere in downtown Charlottetown

Helen Tran, the Canton Cafe, a wide smile and she remembers your voice (S. Pate photo)

You won’t find posh seats or fancy wallpaper but inside the Canton Cafe is some of the best Chinese food on PEI served up by fantastic people who remember your voice.

Since 1967 the Canton Cafe has been the goto place for a mid-day, supper or late night dish of great Chinese food. They stay open until 2 AM and the late night traffic is busy.

The staff is always a treat to know, especially Helen Tran who has worked there for 25 years. Helen is the friendly face you meet and the friendly voice on the phone for take out orders. It’s real hospitality PEI style. Continue reading →

Leonard Cohen Karma and Kijiji

Leonard Cohen’s financial misfortune changed his Karma. Can it change ours?

Leonard Cohen on stage Halifax NS (Blackberry photo)

By 2006, Leonard Cohen’s lifetime financial assets had been devastated by his close friend and business advisor.

Leonard Cohen’s karma has changed since then, and he is spreading joy and humility to his audiences.

That spirit travels ahead of him, with him and after him. Leonard Cohen became part of my karma and I owe it all to Kijiji.

Travel that road with me for a moment.
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I Should Have Been A Weatherperson

My career would have taken off if I had been a weatherman in a wheelchair like Lieutenant Governor David Onley

David Onley digital journalist at CITY TV (photo digitaljournal.com)

David Onley was a weatherman with a polio disability for City TV who used a scooter on camera.

Prime Minister Harper liked Onley so much he made him Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Looking back I can see my career mistake was being a regular news journalist instead of a weatherman in a wheelchair.

The PEI Press Gallery hung me out to dry and the Prime Minister never calls me, even on a sunny day. See Media wrong in Pate-gate

Other than that, David Onley and I are pretty much alike – 60ish, male, polio survivors, journalists, and disability advocates. Continue reading →

How to get a Gibson guitar for half price

Buying a new guitar during a dealer promotion can double the cost. Buying an almost-new guitar on Kijiji is about half price.

April is Gibson Guitar Month promotion (Long and McQuade illustration)

Like me, you’re probably tempted by ads touting “April is Gibson Guitar Month”. You may end up paying double what the guitar is worth. Continue reading →

Remembering Canada’s Stompin’ Tom Connors 1936 – 2013

Stompin’ Tom Connors the Canadian, working-man’s rebel dies at 77

Stompin’ Tom Connors – 1936 to 2013

Stompin’ Tom Connors, one of Canada’s great folk heroes, passed away on March 6, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Peterborough Ontario.

His songs were about Canada, the places from coast to coast, with a focus on the working people from working towns in Ontario.

Stompin’ Tom was a fiercely patriotic Canadian in his songs and career.
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Cupcake sisters switch to Windows Phone

Popular DC Cupcake girls and TV personalities promote Windows Phone creativity and personalization

Sophie and Katherine, the Cupcake Girls using Windows Phone

Katherine Kallinis and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne of Washington DC are popular reality TV stars and they switched to Microsoft Phone 8.

For the busy cupcake bakers, the Windows phone allows them to stay connected and respond to creative inspiration. Continue reading →

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