According to my favourite newspaper, President Obama has forced GM’s boss to resign. The White House says neither GM nor Chrysler submitted acceptable restructuring plans. Part of what is going on now is because the American people are becoming more and more frustrated with the way business leaders seem to get big pay cheques whether [...]
The atheists started the campaign by posting the ad “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” on buses in Calgary and Toronto. Now a group in Calgary is posting the ad “God cares for everyone … even for those who say He doesn’t exist!” on some Calgary buses. Although I definitely [...]
That is one of the Globe and Mail’s main points this morning. Should the people who helped run a company into the ground be paid a bonus to stick around and fix it?
AIG, a financial company that has been loaned billions of dollars by the United States government, says that they cannot stop millions in bonuses. Their lawyers said they would be open to law suits if they canceled the bonuses, which average over $100,000 per executive. What I’d like to know is this. What are the [...]
There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Both theories have failed their field tests.
Grandpa Richard is committed to a very healthy diet based mainly on raw foods. Foods like fruits and vegetables. Blackberries are definitely on that list. So what’s with the title of this posting? I am talking about the RIM Blackberries. Today on the way home from work I stood at a red light, waiting to [...]
The Canadian CRTC has proposed a new levy on Internet use that would be used to help support more Canadian content for the Internet. Here is a copy of a letter I just sent to several government representatives. I do not understand the logic for this new proposed Levy on the Internet to support Canadian [...]
I have been working for a government department for almost 7 years. People I know regularly ask what it is really like. Let’s face it, we have all heard the stories about government workers. My friends trust me, as I have a well earned reputation for honesty, and other traditional moral values. I am a [...]
BPA, a chemical that mimics estrogen, has been found in the pop from pop cans. These cans have a plastic like inner coating so that the pop does not touch the metal of the can. To quote the Globe and Mail, “… both Health Canada and the soft-drink industry played down the study’s findings, saying [...]