A Clown On Fire
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Deconstructing Fear
Venture Communications CEO Arlene Dickinson wakes up with a healthy dose of hope and a hint of fear. A leading Canadian business figure, Arlene uses fear as motivation. I have tremendous respect for this woman, at least, her public persona: Arlene leads with integrity and heart, actively supports charities, and seems like a genuinely decent human being. … Continue reading
The Ever So Watchful Eyes of WordPress
Eight months ago, Le Clown met with alumni bloggers Sara, Madame Weebles, Roller Giraffe and Jen Tonic, and created The Outlier Collective. This new blog was going to be the independent and fringe answer to the Freshly Pressed nod. At that time, we as a collective were somewhat bothered by the often very beige content … Continue reading
Bring David Dixon the Freshly Pressed Nod – Addendum
A follow-up on our December story on Sir David Dixon: our friend was Freshly Pressed! All is now right with the world. If you haven’t read it yet, take a short trip his way, and enjoy. The post is here. The post is here. The post is here. The post is here. The post is here.
Blogroll Inductee – Society Red
The Great XMAS Blogroll Induction Extravaganza – Day 3. Also, the Apocalypse. A Note from Le Clown: Dear Carnies, today is the end of the world. I’m writing you these last words from work… that’s how much work ethic I have. My kids are home with my wife… that’s how clever I am. We’ve skipped … Continue reading
Blogroll Inductee – The Mercenary Researcher
The Great XMAS Blogroll Induction Extravaganza – Day 2. Le Clown is not keen on turnips, unless their marinated, or go by Denise. Le Clown does not care for Shigella, nor about peeps living with Coulrophobia—that mythical phobia of clowns—but he sure loves to read a well crafted post about His Magnificence™. Rutabaga, today is XMAS … Continue reading
Blogroll Inductee – Bill McMorrow
Today begins The Great XMAS Blogroll Induction Extravaganza. Each day until the end of 2012, one lucky blogger will enjoy a life-changing experience: a permanent place on my blogroll. The fortunate ones will be granted an exclusive and gleeful avatar linking back to their site, for which I have commissioned The Middlest Sister…… Nah, I’m just fucking … Continue reading
Bring David Dixon the Freshly Pressed Nod
Two weeks ago, Maggie from Someone Fat Happened wrote me this email: Le Clown, how do we get David Dixon Freshly Pressed? I didn’t have the answer. The next best thing to do was to ask our story wranglers the same question: Michelle and Cheri, how do we get Bring Me the Head of David … Continue reading
La Becca on Fire, by The Indie Chicks
We are ending A Becca On Fire with a testimonial from the eloquent Chiara Mazzucco, editor-in-chief of The Indie Chicks. La Becca™, Le Clown hopes you have enjoyed your week… and what a phenomenal [freshly pressed and being picked by the WordPress peeps as a Freshly Pressed favourite] week it was for you. Cheers to you, my dear friend. … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
New Year’s resolutions? Not for Le Clown—you’ve been warned, preemptively. You will not read a holiday Le Clown post prompted by my friends at The Daily Post. What should you expect from Le Clown when he is thinking about 2013? This post. Happy New Year! 2012 A stellar blogging year, said Le Clown. Since February, … Continue reading
Le Circus Is In Town
Reblogged from Wendy's Works: “Be a clown, be a clown, All the world loves a clown.” These are lyrics from a song sung by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in the 1948 musical “The Pirate” and (insert large, secret number here) a shifload of followers of the ever popular blog A Clown On Fire agree. … Continue reading
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