Jill Murray
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Yesterday on BookMadam, I rolled around in gasoline, and then lit a match. Felt kind of tingly.
I both regret the way I said what I said, and I’m glad it happened anyway, because there’s more progress to be gained from speaking, even if it’s completely unsightly and feels, as the BookMadam herself put [...]
Continue Reading →Perhaps you are spoiled by the endless kms of bike paths and priority lanes at your disposal which, while not pristine, are in pretty good shape and made all the better by the fact that people generally don’t even try to park in them.
So, I dunno, maybe OTHER MOVING PEOPLE do not occupy a [...]
Continue Reading →I missed it when she first posted it, but wayyyy back in May, Smartygirl commented on the following statements by Michael Brossard, senior vice-president of marketing and development at Rona, the Quebec-based home improvement chain:
…women are becoming more involved in purchasing decisions. But even as Rona reaches out to them, Mr. Brossard says [...]
Continue Reading →I don’t have cable right now. I think I’ve mentioned this a few times.
So far, the biggest side effect I’ve noticed from not having cable is that I watch the two channels I do get with astounding consistency. No one is more up on the programming schedules of CBC and CTV than I am.
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Continue Reading →Sara no H has a great post up right now about annoying marketing terms, and how many of them she reluctantly admits to using on a regular basis.
I feel her pain, but what’s more interesting to me is the PS to her post, in which she mentions her love of [...]
Continue Reading →WTF?
MacDonald’s currently has the top Google search spot on the term “b-boy battle.”
They have a game where you battle lego-like b-boys and b-girls and are reminded that MacDonald’s is open all the time.
I’m not going to post a link, because it’s MacDonald’s and that’s what they want me to do, and I [...]
Continue Reading →You know, people out there are still fascinated and irritated enough by those milk commercials to search for them on Google. I know because it shows up in my stats, here at JillMurray.com.
When I spot those search links, I sometimes click them to who else is out there writing about the same things [...]
Continue Reading →Keeping in mind that by definition, “dread” is one of the emotions that make up “awe.”
My hosting company wins a special spot in the Gallery of Bad Advertising because they advertised 99.9% up time and friendly 24-7 tech support but you might have noticed, this site has been down five times a day [...]
Continue Reading →Tonight I did something I’ve never done before: I went into the legendary Starbucks across the street.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m fairly Starbucks-ambivalent. But tonight I had that headache that gets whatever it wants and the short soy latte from Starbucks fulfils one very specific medicinal need, and dammit if I [...]
Continue Reading →I have a small but annoying update to make to my tirade against those pathetic but annoying milk commercials.
My source who auditioned tells me that:
a) when she was turned away they told her they didn’t want female breakdancers. Just booty-shakers.
b) her friend was told that he wouldn’t make the cut because [...]
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