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The weekend went well and we all had a good time. Pittsburgh was a very nice city, the people of Pennsylvania were very friendly, the…
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Pittsburgh or Bust
Tonight Tanya, my buddy Greg, his wife Sara and I are driving down to Pittsburgh for the weekend to watch a hockey game between the…
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Couldn’t ET Just Call Collect?
An article in today’s Toronto Sun tells of a Malaysian man who received a surprise from the local phone company in the form of a…
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Commuter Etiquette: Cell Phones
I wasn’t going to write about this because I wasn’t sure if it was an epidemic, or just an annoying-but-isolated occurrence. Sure enough though, it…
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A Rare act of Kindness and Trust
Rarer and rarer are selfless acts committed these days, but this morning I was the recipient of one that I just wanted to share.
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Congratulations Team Canada!
What a difference a week makes! Only a week ago, it looked like Team Canada was on its way to yet another disappointing showing in…
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Oh…Canada…
I don’t know what to say about this, except…thank God for our women’s team. Today many Canadians are walking around with blank looks on their…
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The Canadian Olympic Letdown
This past weekend marked the half-way point of this years edition of the Winter Olympic Games. So far, if you’re a Canadian (like me) the…
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An Olympic-Sized Blunder
I enjoyed my previous rant, it was very therapeutic and liberating, so I thought I’d give it another try. Boy did I find the perfect…
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Life Imitates Art…Once Again.
Once again, science has called upon its estranged sister art for inspiration. The result is some uber-cool, flashy technology that is bound to pull on…
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Turin? Oh?
I don’t normally condone violence, but the next time I hear someone complaining that people are calling the Italian host of the 2006 Winter Olympics…
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Commuter Etiquette: The Door-dodger
So, we’ve covered the Escalator Rule; I’ve told you what you should do when subway doors open; I’ve touched upon the proper use of ATMs;…
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The Minority Report
This past Monday, February 6 2006, Stephen Joseph Harper was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada marking the beginning of the Conservative…
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Flies on a Horse’s Ass, Martin Quits, The NDP’s Domestic Affairs and The Bloc Gets Shocked, Then Rocked
The votes are in and the people have spoken and in true Canadian fashion, we chose not to rock the boat too much.
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Blue rocks, mediocre, bites
Well today is the big day! Today, Canadians from coast to coast will vote to decide who will lead our great country for the next…
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Commuter Etiquette: The Human Speed Bump
In the last instalment of Commuter Etiquette: The ATM Rule, I wrote about the atraso de vida or the delay of life that plagues our…
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Commuter Etiquette: ATMs
Here is a little pet peeve of mine. You know when you arrive at Union Station in downtown Toronto, you get off the train along…
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Popular Yeehaw Puppet Slap
Be informed about the issues for the 2006 Canadian Federal Elections. Get the unbiased inside scoop here!