Have you noticed that in some offices there is a definite difference in efficiencies between the various admin staff that are at the same classification (and thus salary) level? Do the managers with the less efficient staff notice? Further. Have you noticed that the less efficient ones sometimes get the same promotions as the more [...]
Grandpa Richard has almost always had a good appetite, and eats almost anything and everything. If there were leftovers from supper, then someone could just put them in the fridge and I would happily have them the next day. My desire to not waste food got me into trouble from time to time. For example. [...]
Big public stink over the plan by Bell and Telus to charge for INCOMING text messages. Whether you read them or not. Globe and Mail had it as a front page story. Some comments from one columnist went like this. “But we are talking about one of the fastest growing addictions that our society has [...]
An apparent act of road rage has led to the death of a Milton, Ontario, man. The 2nd person involved in the situation has been arrested. The man who died compounded things by not wearing his seat belt. What a waste.
It is very common in Canada for a community to be short on doctors, especially in rural areas. In Gander, Newfoundland, they came up with a unique way of deciding which residents would get appointments with several new doctors. A random draw. Losers will continue to travel to other communities, or sit and wait in [...]
The old Indian chief sat in his home on the reservation, smoking his ceremonial pipe, eyeing the two U.S. government officials sent to interview him. “Chief Two Eagles,” one official began, “you have observed the white man for many years. You have seen all his progress and all his problems.” The chief nodded. The official [...]
Very interesting claims in an article today about the CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) union. Both the current president (Buzz Hargrove) and secretary-treasurer (Jim O’Neill) are retiring. There have been claims that there is a lot of internal pressure to choose a specific person to replace Buzz. Mr. Hargrove has claimed that he has not announced [...]
