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Status of my NEXUS Membership
It’s been almost six weeks since the incident with US Customs at Winnipeg James A Richardson Airport. In that incident, the officers took away my NEXUS membership card and told me my membership would be terminated.
Earlier this week I checked that status of my membership online – still says active. Hmm. I looked a little more into the appeal process. Looks like US Customs has to send me the details of my “violation” in writing and then I can appeal it. But I haven’t received that yet either.
Day Trip to the USA
Last Monday, February 15, was a provincial holiday here in Manitoba, Canada. I decided to drive down to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Why? Well, it was a nice day and I wanted to go for a drive (I find long drives in my beloved Mustang extremely therapeutic), I wanted a few groceries I couldn’t get in Canada and I was dying to know what it would be like to enter the USA after my experience less one month before.
US Customs Does Not Allow Conference Speakers?? – My Experience
Affiliate Summit West 2010 started this weekend in Las Vegas. I was honoured to be a speaker at this conference.
I knew the Winnipeg airport would be a little bit crazy, especially flying internationally. But I am a member of NEXUS, a trusted traveler program between Canada and the US.
Important note to the story: I changed my last name this past fall. Changing all my documents was no problem, but the folks at the NEXUS office had trouble getting everything updated. After a few visits in November, they assured me everything was updated. Today was the first time using NEXUS since doing that update.
I karate chopped a ninja on your car because that's how I roll.
Funny, pointless and a waste of time – does it get better than this?
Begin! Make sure you leave your statement in the comments.
Pick the month you were born:
January … I kicked
February … I loved
March … I karate chopped
April … I licked
May … I jumped on
June … I smelled
July … I did the Macarena With
August … I had lunch with
September … I danced with
October … I sang to
November … I yelled at
December … I ran over
PubCon: Raven Tools Demo
We’re having some technical difficulties but @RavenJon promises we will have a demo.
Jon is showing off his desktop background, a Henshaw original painting.
And now he just yelled at me to pay attention. In the mic. Hmph.
Jon explains how the tool got started, dealing with the tedious tasks and made it into an automated process. Now the Raven tools are growing and growing with lots of new features all the time.
Whether you’re agency or in-house, it can help you manage your campaigns and keep track of your sites, help with keyword and competitive research, link building, contacts, content management, social media monitoring, search engine rankings, Google analytics integration and more.
My Favourite Charity: Winnipeg Humane Society
I enjoy playing poker and this year I want to give PurposeInc’s Poker Tournament a shot.
DK is an awesome guy and has asked that, as a mandatory part of registration, players and guests blog about their charities of choice.
There are so many wonderful charities out there. So many causes and organizations have touched my life. Those charities and organization save lives every day, though breast cancer research, diabetes research, children’s hosiptal donations and more. My charity also saves lives, in a most different way.
My Review of STRUTS
Originally submitted at SKECHERS
Tall and terrific style comes in the SKECHERS Struts boot. Soft suede upper in a mid calf height cool weather dress boot with rounded toe, stitching accents and soft faux fur trim.
Beautiful and comfortable!
Sizing: Feels true to size
Width: Feels true to width
Pros: Stylish, Comfortable, Warm and comfortable, Attractive Design
Best Uses: Winter, Wear To Work
Describe Yourself: Comfort Driven
View On Shoes: I’m Into Shoes
Hey Air Travellers – Keep Your Shoes On
Hey good news for those who travel by air frequently, or even infrequently! Canadian Air Transport Security Authority issued a bulletin to front-line officers outlining the new policy.
Security officials can no longer require you to remove your shoes before passing through the metal detectors. This means no more scrambling to get your shoes off while holding up impatient people in line behind you. No more embarrassment over your mismatched socks or socks with the big hole that your toe pokes out of.
One exception and this should come as no shock to anyone – passengers heading to the United States. The standards set by Washington overrule the new Canadian policy.
Friday Afternoon
It’s 4:30 on Friday afternoon… about to close out a beautiful week of weather here in Winnipeg. Except that it’s pouring rain right now. I suppose we were due. Too bad though, I was hoping to try out my new roller blades this afternoon.
I’m posting on a new blog – The Tipping Glass. It’s a fun place of random posts with a few bursts of pure inspiration. Go check it out.
Another place I’m blogging regularly is at the Canada’s Web Shop Blog. No real surprise there since I’m the Director of Online Marketing.