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Workplace Humor
It has been a while since I had a post devoted to some lighter images. That was my plan for Monday, and as I started to write some captions/commentary, a much different post took shape. So let’s try again and pretend today is Monday. Can you do that? You’ve had the weekend off work, you […]
Working Today?
For most of us Monday is the start of a new work week. Many of us would rather be somewhere else. However, since money doesn’t grow on trees and groceries aren’t free, we head into work each day. Some days more cheerfully than others. I have always maintained that if work isn’t fun more days […]
A Win For The Little Guy
I must admit I am surprised. Canada’s biggest grocery chain has backed down on its’ decision to lower its discount on expiring food. I had thought they would ride out the bad publicity. The company announced the decision Friday, though it won’t take effect immediately. I guess they want to use up the new stickers […]
Death Of A Terrorist
It’s Flashback Friday. Today’s post first ran on January 19, 2015. I saw the report about the death of a Canadian terrorist last week, first online then, the next morning, in my newspaper. I read the whole article instead of just skimming, noted some interesting details and that was about it. I thought about doing […]
The Price Hike
I saw the stickers before it hit the news. I was not impressed. Living across the street from two major grocery stores has allowed me to be somewhat cushioned from the rapid inflation in food prices over the past couple of years. Despite overall price hikes of ten per cent (and 20 or 30 per […]
What Privacy?
I wrote this post in 2016, but apparently it was never posted. I have no idea why. Canada has some of the highest, perhaps the highest, cell phone rates in the world. Getting a phone is fast and easy, as long as you have money. Getting a cell phone in Iraq is quite another story. […]
The First One
The first real storm of the winter has started. It’s Tuesday afternoon and I have been shoveling already. There’s another 15-20 centimeters on the way. Snow isn’t the problem. It is the freezing rain and ice pellets that are coming overnight. The online “snow day predictor” tells me there’s a 99% school buses will be […]
The Technician
I wrote this post in October last year, but got sidetracked and didn’t post it. Today seemed like a good time to correct that error. Don’t you hate technology? Even more, don’t you hate calling tech support? You know they can’t help you – but hope springs eternal. My internet connection died, and with it […]
Big Bucks
I think I am supposed to be outraged at the disparity. How can they justify the money? A new report says Canada’s top 100 CEOs make, on average, 246 times what an average worker does. Or to put it another way, a half an hour into the new year they had already made more money […]
Starting Fresh
Calendar dates are just arbitrary numbers. As Carolyn Arends sings, “every day is New Year’s Day.” But we don’t always approach things that way. 2024 is a clean slate. How will you spend the year? I saw the new year in the way I have for more than 30 years now. My wife and I […]
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