JAIMIE VERNON: IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

It’s been a really long year; one of my most productive years since about 2006 which will make it memorable in a good way rather than the last five years which I’d just as soon forget (and have taken to mentally block). My beautiful wife and I celebrated 16 years together. My son and daughter graduated middle school and high school respectively and have moved on to both high school and University in turn. I was given a great opportunity by a new Facebook friend, Todd Childerhose, to work a social media job at his company UpCountry.com – which I will forever be grateful for. I had one of my best friends in the world pay for my career retraining in the security industry.

Nadia Elkharadly: Q107 – What are they thinking?

I have to drive. A lot.  Luckily I have car that’s comfortable enough for the stupid amount of time I have to spend in it.  Somewhat unluckily, my car is too new for a tape deck, and too old for an auxiliary plug:  meaning I can’t plug my blackberry (which serves as my portable music device) to listen to my own personal soundtrack.  Therefore, I rely on commercial radio stations as well as cds to get me through my morning and afternoon commute.  Which brings me to my rant o’ the week:  WHAT IS IT WITH RADIO IN TORONTO?  Warning:  I am in no way professionally qualified to criticize radio programming.  This rant is brought to you from a place of crankiness due to lack of sleep, and extreme pickiness when it comes to music.