October 15, 2007

O Canada!

Its official, people think I'm from Canada. Three times over the past two weeks I've been asked if I'm Canadian. Is Connecticut close enough to the border to pass as Canada? Apparently I "don't have a harsh American accent." Interesting.

I've explained to all these folks that they can tell if someone is from Canada if they pronounce "about" as "a boot" - its that Scottish accent peaking through.

One woman who mistook me for a Canadian apologised repeatedly because she knows how insulted Americans become if they are called Canadians. Really? Frankly, I never think about Canada. How Central North American of me.

October 12, 2007

Run Al Run!

Reading that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize gave me chills and that's not because of global warming. It is because he is taking leadership into action. Run for President Al!

October 11, 2007

Being Decisive

I meant to post this on the Career Goals: Take the Lead blog. You can read it there.