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SUMMARY:William J. Thomas - Author
DESCRIPTION:William J. Thomas – His most recent book “And That’s Why I Love Small Town Living!” a quaint and touching collection of stories set in a simpler time. \nWilliam Thomas finds humour in everyday incidents \nJim Cameron introduced guest speaker William Thomas\, a Canadian author\, scriptwriter with two Gemini nominations and a nationally syndicated humour columnist whose weekly columns appear in the Niagara daily newspapers as well as the Hamilton Spectator. He is also the senior writer for Canada’s Forever Young. \nWilliam said that he has spoken to more than 40 Probus Clubs and entertained the large turnout with some tales from his many speaking appearances where sometimes things did not go as planned. He listed the top 10 things Canadians fear including the fear of public speaking. \nHe provided some humorous examples of the behaviour of men which he wrote about in his book “Guys: Not Really Bright and Proud of It.” He also talked about funny incidents recorded in his book “The Dog Rules (Damn Near Everything)”. \nWilliam\, who at one time had his column appear in nearly 50 newspapers across Canada\, talked about other humour writers he has known and respected including Arthur Black. William said that he has become a voracious reader and emphasized the importance of reading and suggested that younger people may be causing themselves harm by spending so much time on screens. \nWilliam brought along copies of his latest book “And That’s Why I Love Small Town Living” that relates personal anecdotes from his life in Wainfleet\, Welland and Port Colborne. He autographed copies for fans following his presentation. \nDuncan McLaren thanked William on behalf of the club for his entertaining talk. \nTo view William’s presentation video click here.
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LOCATION:Lions Hall\, 732 Niagara Street\, St. Catharines\, Ontario\, L2M 7W7\, Canada
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