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27 Oct, 2019

Weekend reading: October 27 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

It is great to see that, at long last, introverted members of a company’s team are being recognized as having potential. Just wish it was more the norm. #employeeengagment https://t.co/epILLdbPYO — Wayne Hendry (@ideakid88) October 27, 2019 How Drinking Less Solved a Lot of Problems, nytimes.com After 15 Years, Dream Mall Finally Becomes a Reality, […]

20 Oct, 2019

Weekend reading: October 19 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

“I’m a big proponent of lowering the voting age to 16,” said @rickmercer. To those who argue 16-year-olds’ brains aren’t fully formed he said, “I would argue, you could say the same about half of the House of Commons.” #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/0rRvsZz8O9 — Power & Politics (@PnPCBC) October 18, 2019 Colossal Carleton Blossom Astounds Biologists, carleton.ca […]

19 Oct, 2019

Fish feet

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: travel talk

The Thailand diaries continue! To read past posts in this series, click here. Lynn‘s comment on my previous post made me wonder if I was making our trip out to seem perfectly horrible. Yes, we got stuck on a hot train in Paris while we were practially fainting with fatigue and jet lag. Yes, I had […]


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My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.

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