Remember Dave Carroll? He is the musician who fought United Airlines over a broken guitar.
Well, his latest problem with United was lost luggage. And what was Dave doing when his luggage was lost? He was flying to Colorado to speak to a group of customer service executives.
Fortunately, his luggage appeared – 3 days later.
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Cute piece in The Toronto Star today by writer Rosie DiManno, about chastity and monogamy in today’s sexed up western world. Well, it’s actually about the challenges of having a world of monogamy and chastity.
Think David Letterman.
There is also the case of baseball analyst Steve Phillips who was fired by ESPN on Sunday night [...]
When they are not visiting their grandchildren, that is.
Well, playing with computers, writing for blogs, shopping, laundry, walking, cycling, going to social events or out on dates, and …
… in some cases taking in strange events. Events like the annual Zombie Walk here in Toronto.
I am not a fan of Zombie movies, but thought it [...]
How badly?
It is actually easy to do.
Spend less than you make, and invest wisely. The less you spend now, the earlier you can retire.
Our society seems to be based on, and NEED, consumerism. If you are not visiting the Best Buys and Leons of the world regularly, and coming out with 52 inch TVs or [...]
For Ontario residents who remember the days when the NDP was in charge, we may be seeing a return of “Rae Days”, properly renamed “Dalton Days”.
That was when public servants had to take 1 day off per month, without pay.
Since salaries represent about 80 per cent of the provincial budget and account for three-quarters of [...]
A lot more!
At the same time, why do entertainers, notably actors and actresses, make so much, and we nickel and dime police, firefighters, and nurses?
Well, at least a poorly performing actor will often get a pay cut. CEOs in Canada and the United States often keep getting bonuses no matter what their decisions lead to.
Rather [...]
As previously reported, Toronto area drivers tend to pay the highest rates in Ontario. It has now been reported that these insurance rates will be increasing by an average of 14%.
Why so high?
According to a Toronto Star interview of Leonard Sharman of Co-operators General Insurance Co., “The big cost driver in Ontario, and even more [...]
In a previous post, I talked about the sometimes incomprehensible comments on school report cards. Now comes a report that says that they will change. For the better.
See this article for more details.
Very interesting article about the decline of the American (as in United States of America) nation.
To quote said article …
“The American” is officially on the list of endangered species today, and unless we do something to save this vital species quickly, freedom will exist nowhere on earth. Doubt this statement for even a second, at [...]
The Canadian Government is attempting to pass a new law (Bill C-27) in regard to email spam. Industry groups are, of course, trying to water it down. Even to the point of it being close to useless.
For example. The proposed bill has a section about “implied consent”. What this means is that if you [...]
