The Saskatchewan Roughriders were getting killed by media and fan criticism after an 0-3 start. Last night, about an hour after beating Montreal, receiver Jason Clermont posted this on Twitter....

“It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

President Theodore Roosevelt

First Impressions

Just overheard a funny conversation. My friend Wayne Lamb who does afternoons on Country 100 said he met a couple from Australia at the Craven Country Jamboree. These folks saw so many Pilsner Beer flags on the jamboree site they thought it was the provincial flag of Saskatchewan.

Ha!!

Mobile? You bet!!

Get this. According to a new survey the majority of smartphone/tablet users say their mobile device has replaced a traditional alarm clock (61.1%) and a GPS device (52.3%). 4 in 10 smartphone/tablet users say their mobile device has replaced a digital camera (44.3%), a personal planner (41.6%) and a landline phone (40.3%).

The old brick has come a long way hasn't it?

Good advice!!

I read this today on Mike O'Malley's blog. He is a radio consultant who works primarily with country stations, but this is good advice for all formats and all communicators.

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