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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 27px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SrAQCF7yE-I/AAAAAAAABLg/cUQR191LFuc/s400/workastica.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming Soon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594688067438190963-3381125471341222847?l=www.geronimocode.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/feeds/3381125471341222847/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8594688067438190963&amp;postID=3381125471341222847' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/3381125471341222847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/3381125471341222847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/workastica.html' title=''/><author><name>Peter Ehrlich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10191974687861745625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SrAQCF7yE-I/AAAAAAAABLg/cUQR191LFuc/s72-c/workastica.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594688067438190963.post-6331538087050579316</id><published>2009-01-10T18:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T20:38:24.377-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/radio-testimonials.html"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 27px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SvohDz5COJI/AAAAAAAABQk/UnyYEkAgnpg/s400/radiotestimonials.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402667052337084562" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/radio-testimonials.html"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 64px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SvojLs22C6I/AAAAAAAABQs/2iVgpRQl56A/s400/Picture%2B4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402669386911058850" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 3, 2009  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter:  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just wanted to tell you how great it was to work with you on the pilot for Your Relationship Radio. You came to me in my capacity as Creative Director of CHUM Radio armed only with your Toronto Star readers’ comments and a bare-bones idea for a show about our relationships with people, passions and everything in between. I thought it was a great idea then, and I think it’s still a great idea now.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your passion, hard work and confidence impressed me, and I was even more impressed as – over the next few months – you took that unique idea and turned it into a great radio program, with an ensemble cast that you organized, directed, led and motivated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  I admire your work ethic, commitment and creativity, and I was disappointed when – because of a change of format at the radio station – we could not keep working together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Let’s hope we can collaborate again in the future.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours sincerely,  &lt;br /&gt;Larry MacInnis &lt;br /&gt;Creative Director &lt;br /&gt;104.5 CHUM FM CP24 Radio 1050&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had the pleasure of working with Peter while Your Relationship Radio was in its beginning stages. He has a unique, creative and gentle spirit which make him a pleasure to be around.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have read many of his articles and they are so personable and magnetic, you will feel as if you already know him. This is how I felt when I first met him - we were already good friends.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He is destined for success and I would recommend Peter for anything!  To put it plainly, Peter is AMAZING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tonya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feb 22, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just wanted to send you this email to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed listening to Your Relationship Radio.  You have great insight and Liza Fromer and the rest of your cast are so intelligent and funny.  I look forward to next Saturday morning.  Perfect show to have a coffee with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 18, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just discovered your show and I love it!  Listening to Living your dreams helped me sort out some of my own issues, so thank you.  Special thanks to psychotherapist Lori Dennis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours truly,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tracy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all know it’s a serious word out there and we need to laugh more.  I want to thank you for two shows in particular, our relationship to pets and comedy and laughter, because, I laughed a lot.  And that’s something that I need to do on a Saturday after a long week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594688067438190963-6331538087050579316?l=www.geronimocode.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/feeds/6331538087050579316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8594688067438190963&amp;postID=6331538087050579316' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/6331538087050579316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/6331538087050579316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/radio-testimonials.html' title=''/><author><name>Peter Ehrlich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10191974687861745625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SvohDz5COJI/AAAAAAAABQk/UnyYEkAgnpg/s72-c/radiotestimonials.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594688067438190963.post-9061451994152971274</id><published>2009-01-01T10:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-18T06:25:35.159-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/about-peter.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158809902384445810" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5fGRg9keXI/AAAAAAAAAhY/VVTnI9QZzmQ/s400/aboutpeter.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/about-peter.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160744304114957970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R56lmg9kfpI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/4avfdP49hKg/s320/director.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter is a passionate writer, broadcaster, marketer and traveler.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter has written for Canada’s largest newspaper, The Toronto Star and the world’s largest men’s portal, Askmen.com.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He discovered later in life that he can actually write and loves to write about human nature, relationships and parenting. His work has had a profound effect on his readers, in some cases life-changing, while on occasion, his words have brought couples back together again. His writing has been blogged around the world from Australia to Viet Nam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter has been invited by Newstalk, CFRB1010 to create, write and produce his own radio talk show. His show, co-starring Liza Fromer, Teresa Pavlinek and a cast of thousands is set to launch in March 2011.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He has served as Marketing Director for the Arts Foundation of Greater Toronto, Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School and The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Orchestra.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With regards to public service, Peter has served as a special assistant to Councillor Jack Layton at Toronto City Hall. He has produced Messiah for the City for United Way of Greater Toronto clients with Musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for twelve consecutive years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter is an uber-committed father to his wonderful twenty-year old son Noah. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter is an avid amateur archaeologist, paleontologist and antique collector. As a matter of fact, nothing in his living room post-dates 1937.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He has studied Arctic and Antarctic exploration and has traveled extensively, once living with a tribe on a remote island in the Fijian island chain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He lives in his favorite neighborhood in Toronto, the Annex. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594688067438190963-9061451994152971274?l=www.geronimocode.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/feeds/9061451994152971274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8594688067438190963&amp;postID=9061451994152971274' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/9061451994152971274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/9061451994152971274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/about-peter.html' title=''/><author><name>Peter Ehrlich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10191974687861745625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5fGRg9keXI/AAAAAAAAAhY/VVTnI9QZzmQ/s72-c/aboutpeter.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594688067438190963.post-130075511033595473</id><published>2009-01-01T10:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-07-10T10:33:33.906-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/welcome.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158805152150616386" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5fB9A9keUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/mBE4Y3Vf5JY/s400/geronimocode.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Welcome to my website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My website is called The Geronimo Code because “Geronimo” is what life seems to require us to shout out whenever we take that courageous leap of faith into the unknown in order to move forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid must have howled something akin to “Geronimo” when they leapt into the river. They jumped not knowing how deep the water was, but likely had a pretty good idea that they’d survive and live to face challenges of tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My approach to writing, work, communications and life can best be defined as a (wise) “leap before you look”; because often the only safe thing to do in life is to take a chance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594688067438190963-130075511033595473?l=www.geronimocode.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/feeds/130075511033595473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8594688067438190963&amp;postID=130075511033595473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/130075511033595473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/130075511033595473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/2009/01/welcome.html' title=''/><author><name>Peter Ehrlich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10191974687861745625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5fB9A9keUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/mBE4Y3Vf5JY/s72-c/geronimocode.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594688067438190963.post-2962542383013739265</id><published>2008-01-01T10:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-11T08:56:18.406-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geronimocode.com/2008/01/endorsements.html"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 27px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/Svofl8iWl_I/AAAAAAAABQc/VA_TDl2_Wms/s400/marketingtestimonials.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402665439750166514" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 64px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/SujGTEryGhI/AAAAAAAABP8/MjWGpWC4RkA/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397782184380733970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 3, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just wanted to tell you how great it was to work with you on the pilot for Your Relationship Radio. You came to me in my capacity as Creative Director of CHUM Radio armed only with your Toronto Star readers’ comments and a bare-bones idea for a show about our relationships with people, passions and everything in between. I thought it was a great idea then, and I think it’s still a great idea now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your passion, hard work and confidence impressed me, and I was even more impressed as – over the next few months – you took that unique idea and turned it into a great radio program, with an ensemble cast that you organized, directed, led and motivated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire your work ethic, commitment and creativity, and I was disappointed when – because of a change of format at the radio station – we could not keep working together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let’s hope we can collaborate again in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Larry MacInnis&lt;br /&gt;Creative Director&lt;br /&gt;104.5 CHUM FM  CP24 Radio 1050&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/Sui9Vz3IXHI/AAAAAAAABPo/ypIE0s1lQzY/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 27, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for coming down to our fundraiser to interview our featured speaker and renowned academic, Sir Ken Robinson.  Charitable organizations such as Outward Bound depend on compelling stories to tell their story, and your piece in The Toronto Star hit the mark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I’m at it, I’d like to thank you for your previous contributions as Director of Marketing at Outward Bound Canada.  During your tenure you launched our first national catalogue and website; quite an improvement considering our only marketing piece at that time was a single 8x10 piece of paper folded into four!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a result, enrolment increased by 20% and inquiries by 80% within one year. Because of your groundbreaking work we were able to build on your success and consistently reach our audience throughout Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for being part of Outward Bound Canada and let’s hope we have an opportunity to work together again in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dave Wolfenden&lt;br /&gt;Executive Director&lt;br /&gt;Outward Bound&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c1K2YJIgI/AAAAAAAAANQ/LOXAjQ3ahtQ/s1600-h/mail-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145139559805821442" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c1K2YJIgI/AAAAAAAAANQ/LOXAjQ3ahtQ/s400/mail-7.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;With impossible timelines you managed to get our communications out right across Canada. I think they call it value for the money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was impressed by your enthusiasm, the way you worked with all of us here and with corporations involved with the program. Your professionalism and success in bringing such major corporations as Canadian Tire, Loblaws, Carlton Cards into the program to offset costs was a real asset to us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, I want to thank you for going so far beyond any contractual commitments we had with you in making your contributions of time and effort to our campaign. I think they call it value for the money! Thanks Peter. I am looking forward to working with you on many projects in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep well, and take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jack Layton, (past Chair) White Ribbon Campaign&lt;br /&gt;Leader, New Democratic Party of Canada&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R4mCXWYJJuI/AAAAAAAAAXg/HdoOiUwQ7qk/s1600-h/enbridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154794586157688546" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R4mCXWYJJuI/AAAAAAAAAXg/HdoOiUwQ7qk/s400/enbridge.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;To Whom It May Concern:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;I have worked with Peter Ehrlich over the past two years and am pleased to write this letter of reference on his behalf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;As the community investment manager for Enbridge Gas Distribution, I look for sponsorship opportunities that are unique and innovative. Peter is a master at thinking outside of the box and crafting projects that are truly unique. We first worked together on an arts initiative called Music Meets Canvas which combined the music of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Orchestra and the creative genius of Canadian artist Joseph Drapell painting a canvas on the stage of Roy Thomson Hall. This event also involved Master of Ceremonies, Richard Ouzounian, arts critic for the Toronto Star, acclaimed actress Martha Henry as the narrator and introductory remarks by Moses Znaimer. It was Peter's incredible ability to bring together an incredible array of talent that made this event such a success. He also spent a considerable amount of time to comply with my request that the concert be accessible by young people who wouldn't ordinarily have the means to attend an arts event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Since then, Peter and I have collaborated on the Toronto Star's Newspapers in Education project "Stand Up, Speak Out, Do Something". This program provides a free resource to teachers in the form of a curriculum for grades 5 - 9, encompassing several major themes on community building - civic engagement, volunteerism, environmental stewardship and leadership. As the main consultant on this project, Peter offered many ideas to make this a dynamic and exciting learning tool that would resonate with teachers and students alike. It was Peter's idea to link the workbook with some specific initiatives including a student led food drive supporting food banks across southern Ontario and a tree planting event spearheaded by the City of Toronto.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Peter shares my passion for community building and making a difference. He works diligently to ensure that the end product is of superior quality. He is very generous with his ideas and his time and follows through on his commitments. I am pleased to have worked with him on the projects described above because the bar is always set high and Peter enjoys achieving the unthinkable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;I hold Peter in high regard and recommend his abilities as a project leader and consultant. Please feel free to call me if you require and further details or clarification.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Yours truly,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Darlene Gunness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Manager, Community Investment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Enbridge Gas Distribution&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c1pmYJIhI/AAAAAAAAANY/hFXYiU1_8yQ/s1600-h/mail-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145140088086798866" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c1pmYJIhI/AAAAAAAAANY/hFXYiU1_8yQ/s400/mail-8.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I have known Peter Ehrlich for the better part of 5 years. Off and on we have been involved in a number of programs together, all of which were extremely successful.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Peter has been and continues to be, a pleasure to be associated with, in my dealings with Peter, I have found him to be enthusiastic, energetic, truthful and focused in his commitment to seeing a program to fruition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Frank Salerno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Campus Readership and NIE programs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto Star Newspapers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;416-869-4551&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c14WYJIiI/AAAAAAAAANg/T4kFtGy6FQc/s1600-h/mail-9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145140341489869346" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c14WYJIiI/AAAAAAAAANg/T4kFtGy6FQc/s400/mail-9.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Congratulations on the success of Ivory DadWalk for the White Ribbon Campaign. As the proud title sponsor of the event, we want to thank you, first of all, for presenting this great opportunity to us, and secondly, for your efforts and hard work to make Ivory DadWalk as big as it can be and as best as it can be. You have done a fantastic job getting corporations and people involved and excited. Having you as the champion of the Ivory DadWalk, I feel very confident that the event will only become better and bigger each year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;It has been a pleasure working with you. Your great enthusiasm is something I will always remember. I look forward to having the opportunity to work with you again in the near future.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thanks again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Mei Mei Chou, Procter &amp;amp; Gamble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2MWYJIjI/AAAAAAAAANo/zIixFTiOtP4/s1600-h/mail-10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145140685087253042" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2MWYJIjI/AAAAAAAAANo/zIixFTiOtP4/s400/mail-10.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Dear Darlene,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;This thank you is long over due but heartfelt just the same. I want to thank you for the support that Enbridge gave to the Stand Up, Speak Out, Do Something! Program. As you may well know the campaign raised over 7000 pounds of food in 20 participating schools. A wonderful undertaking that, and one that you and Enbridge should be proud of supporting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;It was a pleasure working with you on this and I want to especially say what a joy it was to have Peter Ehrlich’s involvement. His passion and commitment clearly drove the endevour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I look forward to working with you again in the future. Thank you for helping to keep hungry people in Toronto fed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;The kindest of regards and best wishes,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Jim Russell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Director of Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Fundraising and Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Daily Bread Food Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2kmYJIkI/AAAAAAAAANw/jWuvSGCiHug/s1600-h/mail-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145141101699080770" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2kmYJIkI/AAAAAAAAANw/jWuvSGCiHug/s400/mail-11.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2nWYJIlI/AAAAAAAAAN4/UzUkdLNiYNU/s1600-h/mail-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145141148943721042" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c2nWYJIlI/AAAAAAAAAN4/UzUkdLNiYNU/s400/mail-12.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;To Whom It May Concern:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Peter Ehrlich is currently putting together “Golden Wings”, an exciting new venture that would showcase the outstanding talents of Robert Desrosiers with the musical forces of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Mr. Ehrlich is a creative, out of the box thinker whose initiatives present well-known artists in new and invigorating combinations. He masterminded the creation of “Messiah for the City”, an annual event that brings members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir together to perform excerpts from Handel’s eternal masterpiece for less well-off citizens of Toronto. The conductor, Noel Edison, the orchestral musicians and the choristers all donate their time and artistry in the magnificent surroundings of St. James Cathedral.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;The marketing campaign created by Mr. Ehrlich for the TMC’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem in November 2000 was insightful, innovative, and successful, showing his awareness and understanding of the marketable essence of the art form.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Eileen Keown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;General Manager&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Orchestra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c3F2YJImI/AAAAAAAAAOA/6oOsmN71cZM/s1600-h/mail-13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145141672929731170" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R2c3F2YJImI/AAAAAAAAAOA/6oOsmN71cZM/s400/mail-13.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left;" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto Symphony Orchestra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;To whom it may concern,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Peter Ehrlich in his capacity as the Executive Producer of the Messiah for the City concert held December 16th, 2000 at St. James Cathedral. This concert was a cooperative effort of the Cathedral, The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Members of the Toronto Symphony. The objective was to give a gift of a Christmas music concert to some of our city’s most disadvantaged citizens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;During my time on the project I found Peter to be a good team player, well motivated and able in his role. He is both a good communicator and animator. In our planning sessions he was able to focus and lead our group to the desired conclusion. Peter made himself freely available to the members of our ad-hock committee, and was a valued resource throughout the production process. More than that Peter delivered on the day of the concert. He was able to provide the support we needed and deliver the Audience that made the whole event a success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I was pleased to have been invited to participate in the Messiah for the City Concert. I believe that a large part of the success of our efforts was due to the active participation of Peter Ehrlich. I would be pleased to be involved in future projects with Peter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Chris Walroth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Production Manager&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The Toronto Symphony Orchestra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://peterehrlich.blogspot.com/2008/01/endorsements.html"&gt;[Back To Top of Page]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br 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I have tried over the years to explain to my husband what he gave us, my daughter and me. I hope reading this he will finally understand. He was the best father I could have wished for my daughter and changed her life immeasurably. He lifted all the guilt I felt having a failed marriage. He was the gift of life for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vicki&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 16, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for being a contributor on Single Dad Life.  Your articles on Dating and Sex have become a favorite for my readers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Navigating these topics, along with the issues of living the life of a single father, other writers tip toe around the issues. Your writings go right to the heart of what really matters most to single dads, and single moms as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only do your articles consistently bring an overwhelming response, but I have actually received emails thanking me for bringing up certain issues. Your writings are helping these fathers deal with the difficult roller coaster ride of the life of a single dad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were recently recommended as the best single dad website by the divorce expert on About.com.  I believe your articles are a major reason for this accolade.  One of your articles was featured and highlighted on the website as well as the newsletter for this forum.  Even more impressive, the divorce expert is a divorced single mom!  Now that is what I call respect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks again Peter for helping make the website a success. You have shown me what it means to be a true professional.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Highest regards,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barry Kahan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Founder &amp;amp; Editor&lt;br /&gt;SingleDadLife.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 25th, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Re: Teens and the 'home haven' hypocrisy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree 100%! I have had many arguments over the years concerning the "degree of responsibility" parents should hold for harm that comes to their teenager while forbidden to enter their home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We always told our daughter to come to us with anything and even offered to go pick her up ANY TIME she needed to come home. Thankfully she never needed to take us up on that offer but I feel that her sense of security and support may have helped her make the right decision to say no when she was tempted. In my teen years, (I am now over 50) parents most often used the phrase "I don't ever want to catch you doing whatever". So what did we do? We did our best not to get&lt;br /&gt;caught!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope many parents of young teens or soon to be teens get this message. In today's society being locked out of the house overnight can have more tragic consequences than a cold sleepless night on a hard wooden bench.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Glenn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 25, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Peter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know I always enjoy your columns. I especially love how you are willing to tackle the hard problems -- loneliness, the joys of single-parent sex, the realities of "Holy-cow-now-my-kids-are-having-sex" -- manage to hit the right combination of seriousness, humour, and reality just about every time. Well done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a single, childless woman in my late thirties, my particular section of the dating pool is thick with single dads. Reading and remembering your words has helped me to understand them better, put myself in their shoes, and temper my own expectations as a result. So I wanted to say thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please keep up with the fabulous, helpful job. It's appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regards,&lt;br /&gt;Jill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 25, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boy are you going to get it for this one!  Hang onto to your stance tho', I've seen the results you speak of in disenfranchised kids.  But there's another part in the spectrum of bad parenting, and it's all too prevelant...those who don't give a damn as long as they don't know - and&lt;br /&gt;often the reason is their own self involvement or substance abuse.  No wonder our kids are so messed up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jan Pinney&lt;br /&gt;(Still reading you)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Peter Ehrlich takes on some very tough topics and makes them palatable without sugar coating them. Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, he gets to the heart of a subject with candour, colour and a healthy dose of humour. He pulls no punches, making a good read guaranteed."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leslee Mason, Writer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If you're looking for a bold, genuine voice, look no further than Peter Ehrlich. And did I mention controversial, as well as juicy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;As a blogger who has posted Peter's articles regularly, I'll be the first to say that his writing collects the most comments around."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Rachel Sarah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Single Mom Seeking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;San Francisco, USA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I haven't stopped crying since I got my first email from him at 10:00 this morning. It's now 2:00. Do you have any idea how much money I have spent in Mascara this week??!!! This whole thing has been very powerful and very moving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Sherry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;(This note is from one of the families who came back together to talk, because in some way, they used my column as a catalyst to start talking again.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="EC_role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;Your writing about being a single dads is uplifting and inspiring. Rather  than blaming and complaining, your writing encourages single parents to look at  how they can improve themselves as parents of children and as single people  seeking new relationships. You move beyond the cliches about single dads  and write sensitively and supportively for people who are coping  with difficult situations. I appreciate your writing because it  shows that you've been there, that you care about helping other single  parents and their children and want to make a difference.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span id="EC_role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span id="EC_role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Elliott Katz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span id="EC_role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Author of Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants: Timeless wisdom on being a  man&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Thank you for your timely and relevant article, "Kids Deserve Straight  Teeth and Success At School."  I immediately emailed it to my husband, who  endured "the war of the Roses divorce" that lasted over 3 years and cost each  party more than $60,000 in legal fees. Yes, that's a lot of dentistry!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I guess in between gnashing teeth, these two can somehow discuss  straightening them?  :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kindest regards,&lt;br /&gt;--Jody&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I gave your article to my Ex and he read it at my place just before he took the boys to school. He didn't say a word and then left. I got an email from him later this morning and he thanked me for showing it to him. I realized that he left without saying anything because it made him cry too. Back and forth we've sent some very open and honest emails. The healing has begun!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Sherry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;“Peter, I love your articles. Is a bit like listening to my thoughts aloud.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Norma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Calgary, Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I have maybe only once in my life written to anyone in response to an article that I have read.Yours made me "Laugh out Loud" and I just had to say that you’re dead on!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I myself have been a single parent for a while now, widowed actually, but I have several single parent friends of both sexes and we all have a chuckle if not an out right howl when we share our experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thanks for the article!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Karen A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hello Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I got a hoot from your article yesterday. I especially enjoyed the part about others being happy for you when you do eventually have sex. (Or even if there is a chance that you may be heading down that road!) You seem to hit the nail on the head on many aspects of single parenting and are able to put it into words for the average Joe. I guess that’s why you are a writer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I’m sure you have a lot of loyal readers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Cheers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Debbie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto, Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hi,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thanks for writing that. I used to work for the Distress line way back and loneliness was the no. 1 problem I encountered. I understand completely about going to the grocery store for company but I just wanted to add that loneliness can be very real even in relationships such as marriage--ironically.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I thought you had a lot of guts writing that column.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Maria G.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hello.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I'll bet you get lots of "I don't usually do this" letters but since I have been seeing your column in the Toronto Star I thought I should write and tell you how much I gain from reading your insights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;As a new traveller in the world of single-parenthood I am astounded by aspects of myself that I couldn't seem to get a handle on. I've never been so shaken by the simplest things - the sight of the kids pulling out of my driveway with their dad to stay at their "real" house, the fear of yet another legal envelope arriving at the door, the inevitable "missed" school correspondence...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Your articles do put things in a perspective that shows me that others survive, even thrive, in this life, and yes, when you have a good "working" relationship with the other parent life is so much better. This knowledge that others are wading in these murky waters shouldn't make me feel better but that's human nature I guess! Thanks for your humour and modesty and practicality. I know there are others like me who put down the paper and nod in agreement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Brooke&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Been there! Doing that! (looking for company in grocery stores of all places, thought I was the only one!) Thanks for your article, it hit home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Y.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hi, re: "It's too Easy To Wallow in Loneliness," October 1,2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Dear Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I really admire you for being so forthright and open about your feelings concerning being a single dad and feeling alone at times. I'm sure you must have received numerous emails from people talking about their own experiences.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;It is rare for a man to be so expressive, especially in an article that will be read by so many.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Although I read this article 11 days ago, I keep thinking about it. Why? Perhaps because you were so amazingly honest, and I obviously must identify with some of your feelings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thanks again for your sincerity in the article, and also your chutzpah in letting your readers know the real you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;It struck a chord with me and I'm sure with many others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Roberta &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hi Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I just "noticed" your column a couple of months ago while reading the Star.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I enjoy each you write and agree the court system may be partial to the mom. I am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;the proud mom (single) of two boys whose ex has chosen not to really be a part of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;their lives, much to my disappointment. I think the courts are too hard on the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;wonderful fathers out there who are good fathers and want to be there for their children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;However, I especially enjoyed your column in todays paper. You put a smile&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;on my face as it all rings very true.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I look forward to your column every second Monday in my Star.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thank You&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Ruby &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;“Just caught up with your article....you did the subject justice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I wonder how many men, who wished they had more contact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;with their children, read your article and took that tentative&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;step....thanks to your heartfelt encouragement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I think you might have swung the world a percent of a degree&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;with this one!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Good work Mr. E!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I’m enjoying a hot cup of coffee this morning and reading your article, nodding and smiling in familiarity. Thank you for starting my day with such a good laugh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Kind regards,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Gary &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto, Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hello Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thanks for your uplifting and empathetic article on 'single parenting' sex. Such it is... being a doting single parent. For your future articles, I'm not sure if you will be investigating quality single parent social networking and dating services in the GTA, but those sorts of leads would be most appreciated and potentially useful, not to mention, at least anecdotally&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;entertaining for all concerned.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Also, sind Sie wirklich 'Ehrlich?' It certainly does appear to be that way, based on your frank observation of single parentdom. :)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Cheers,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Renee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto, Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hello Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I have never been moved to respond to a newspaper column but I thought today's piece was so funny (and true) that I had to convey my "Two thumbs up" for your acute observations. And you are right, overall it's not so bad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;David&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Toronto, Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;You have done it again! You have written an excellent article addressing a situation my ex and I have been going through. I have forwarded to him in hopes it will be a positive influence. Most of the time we are fairly good with each other but recently something happened and the escalation began.... Here's to hoping we get back on track.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thank you, Beth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Hello,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I think it’s important to let people know when they have made an impact on you. I’m guessing you must wonder sometimes how your work is received. This is the 2nd article of yours that has hit the target for me. As you’re making a living you are also helping me to live my life!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Have a great day, Beth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Dear Mr. Ehrlich,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I loved your article “Children Bridge divorce’s War Zone” especially at the end where&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;you say that “once you willingly have a baby with someone else, there is always love – somewhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I believe that the love gets lost along the way and is sometimes replaced by a hate that consumes the soul.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;We bury the love and passion that we once had for each other. When your ex wife saw your tears (for her) and you saw her love for your son … there was a spark of recognition …(like wow! he/she doesn’t really hate me after all) …the love came out from under the hate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Your story touched me because I am in a long term relationship that has seen many ups and downs. I have wanted to leave on many occasions but my daughter keeps me here. I look at her and I love her more than life itself. He loves her too. I know this sounds very strange but I love the way he loves her because through his love for her, I know he loves me too. And through all our disputes and grievances, she is the glue. We love each other but sometimes we are blinded by our selfishness. She is the symbol of our love that reminds us when we have forgotten.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Deep down, you still love your ex-wife but there are a thousand and one reasons why you’ve decided you can’t. I believe that love is never-ending. We can’t turn it on or off so we can bury under a mountain of heavy trash and when our heart get heavy and starts to ache we use that pain as a weapon against the things we love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I love happy endings, especially the part where your heart has been “freed from the shackles of extreme prejudice” and now the love can flow out and touch the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;What a great story!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Best Regards,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Leanette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Peter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Thank you for your kind words. But we the readers should be so honoured. Your articles are very well written, funny, revealing and refreshingly honest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;You give us access to your innermost self and thoughts. We get to have a peek into your window and I am sure that a lot of readers will see themselves through your eyes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I enjoying reading fiction but I find real life stories extremely fascinating!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Leanette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;This e-mail has been very hard for me to write, I guess because it's close to Christmas. I wonder if deep down inside most of us, in this club, feel the same way about our former spouses as you so emotionally described.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;This morning, I was sitting in one of the many waiting rooms at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, waiting for my Dad, when I came across your article. I silently wept when I read it. It summed up my feelings exactly, and I am so happy for you that you had the opportunity to demonstrate your feelings in a way that was noticed, particularly by a third party, the Nurse, "Who Gets It". I don't want to know about how that event played out, because I am feeling like in some cases, we rarely get any recognition for our feelings towards our Partners, because it is overshadowed by the "he-said, she-said" negotiation process that we all participate in.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I have an acquaintance whom I sit beside in one of my support groups, that was in a similar situation whereby It took an event for them as well, for him to get a "Second Chance" at repairing his relationship. I am so happy for him as well, but it still just adds to the weight I carry around wishing the same thing for me. Not an hour goes by that I don't think of my family, and my Ex. I have had the opportunity to have married two great women, and in both cases, life seemed to get in the way, and while I watched, I was completely helpless as each of them emotionally left me. I tried and tried for a second chance with each of them, but felt discarded each time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I sit in my darkened apartment with kids coming and going, but waiting for the call that never comes. With each year that goes by, I get scolded by various therapists, for not being able to let go. So, many of us suffer in silence hoping for an event where we may be needed, and able to demonstrate how we really feel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Sure we will recover, we are survivors, but the emptiness caused by the absence of love from them and the children is sometimes more that we can bear. I would crawl over broken glass if she would call me and ask for something from me, other than money of course, which is never a good conversation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Those of us discarded Dad's "Who Get It" and don’t harass, or hurt, or abuse, our loves, are proud of you for your actions when you went to her in the hospital for her sans any Marital Politics.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Well Done, great article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://peterehrlich.blogspot.com/2007/12/writing-testimonials.html"&gt;[Back To Top of Page]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geronimocode.com/"&gt;[Back To Home]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594688067438190963-8633732172063277013?l=www.geronimocode.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/feeds/8633732172063277013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8594688067438190963&amp;postID=8633732172063277013' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/8633732172063277013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8594688067438190963/posts/default/8633732172063277013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.geronimocode.com/2007/12/writing-testimonials.html' title=''/><author><name>Peter Ehrlich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10191974687861745625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5kVEw9kekI/AAAAAAAAAjE/CYNWUBL3XC8/s72-c/writingtestimonials.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594688067438190963.post-7105509299409553945</id><published>2007-12-26T18:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-08-31T15:24:02.948-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://peterehrlich.blogspot.com/2007/12/contact.html"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f7oIjxN2fVs/R5fBnA9keTI/AAAAAAAAAg4/L-yyiydvXHw/s400/contact.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158804774193494322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I invite you to write me. 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