Yes, bowties are cool. And December 3rd is a special day for me.

I was standing in the bedroom, in front of the big mirror. And I was seething. Frustrated. Angry. I looked down at the purple-patterned pieces of cloth clutched in my hands. My pre-tied bowtie that I’d been wearing on and off for 8 months had fallen apart

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Can bookkeeping be warm and fuzzy like your favourite puppy?

I wasn’t always owned by cat(s) (as I am now). That’s me and Smokey, our current cat, in the picture. He chases me onto the couch in the afternoons for nap time. I don’t have much of a choice in the matter. If you’re owned by a cat, you know what I mean.

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What’s the connection between my Lunch, Rocket Science and Bookkeeping?

12 noon, Friday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. Time to come out of the sunniest basement in Thornhill to deal with the Pooh-style rumbly in my tumbly. The one slice of leftover frozen pizza was a good beginning – but wasn’t enough. So I grabbed the Big Giant Pasta Pot and a few minutes later had enough macaroni for lunch (and a few more meals).

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Don’t want to get lost in your bookkeeping? Here’s an easy way to avoid that!

“I think we’re lost. I’m going to turn left here. It’s not the street on Google Maps, but I think I missed that one”. Yes we were lost – no strike that – we were having an adventure – in Hamilton (ON) a few months back.

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CPA confession – I don’t do taxes. Am I crazy? No (And here’s why)

Yes, I’m a CPA. Got the framed certificate and everything. No, I don’t do taxes. It’s a clear strategic and practical decision that I made when I started my practice. Like Tevye says “Sounds, crazy, no?”

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Should Accountants be terrified of AI?

Everyone’s talking about AI. And some people are saying that accountants and bookkeepers should be terrified of AI. 5 years or so ago….Intuit’s QBO and other cloud-based accounting software introduced what they called “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) into their software. The gurus and thought leaders in my industry freaked out.

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This online accountant says “There’s no freakin’ way I’d do this to you!”

“I can’t believe they said that”, Gail said. “That’s just so wrong!”. We were in the car, headed for Walmart to pick up some ice cream for Gail’s birthday cake.  Earlier that day I had read an email. I was gobsmacked when I got to the end.

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