February 01, 2011
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Shukran, Dear Cairo

Brooding, smoky, dark eyed Cairo. I didn’t stand a chance with that shameless seductress. She had me at ‘Salam wa aleikum.’ Later, Khaled had me. After an evening of great food, laughing people and grinding belly dances – you almost…

January 28, 2011
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I Don't Share – Especially Not My Time

I’ve never been big on sharing, Pumpkins. The idea of some little brat pawing at my Barbie’s Valentino still makes me cringe. Never liked little girls. Now the skanks want me to confide my emotions – share with us, Ivanna.…

January 26, 2011
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Time To Lance A Boil

Yes, Pumpkins, I have it on good authority that Hugh Boyle is wandering around Britain boasting about “acting in a consulting capacity” to Air Atlanta Icelandic. Now, which one of you dear little gourds can tell me what recently launched,…

January 21, 2011
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What Is Mexico Going To Do About Mexico?

I heard a bouncy Brad Miron and a genuine Janine Chapman tell the CBC that everything’s going to be alright. Phew. Because I was worried there for a moment that empty hotel lobbies and piles of idle taxies in PVR…

January 19, 2011
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Time For Target Practice

Another low brow knock-off consumer hoover is aiming to win the hearts and minds of Canadians. I’m not referring to Arnie’s speaking tour which is more freak show than business. I’m referring to Target’s invasion – bringing more disposable lead…

January 14, 2011
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What's Wrong With A Little Loaded Rhetoric Anyway?

Americans can be a wacky lot, Pumpkins. Now they’re on about loaded discourse being at the root of violence. My goodness, if I can’t engage in some cunning lingual acrobatics when I’m a little loaded, you may as well shoot…

January 11, 2011
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Beware The Black Hole

Things are happening over at TUI Travel in the U.K. that call for the pointy eared services of an Enterprise officer. Apparently, dahrlings, there’s a black hole. Which is alarming enough – no one wants an annihilating mass caused by…

January 06, 2011
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Do Not Fear The 'L' Word

LOSERS!! There. I’ve said it, Pumpkins. I may be ex-barred from every hockey arena in Canada (like I go places that don’t have private salons!), but what needs to be said needs to be dealt with. We Canadians are, as…

January 04, 2011
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The Size Of It! The Size Of It!

By Zeus, what a way to start a brand new year! Harper’s new Hercules has landed. It’s 10% bigger than the older version, has a fully digital cockpit and a heads-up display panel. I say, Herc! Herc! There are…

December 29, 2010
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You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Well Pumpkins, another annus horribilus in the travel industry is drawing to a dramatic close, with Russian travellers laying a beating on hapless airline employees, Canadians languishing on the tarmac at JFK and what appeared to be early 19th century…