Archive for April 2010

With a Piece of Grass

The title of this post is taken from a quote in an article in The Toronto Star. The article is titled Markham’s ‘food belt’ proposal on the line. The full quote is: “My children don’t want to buy a condo, they want to buy a house with a piece of grass,” added Langdon. What is [...]

Oh How We Love Our Fellow Man

So much so that we cannot even press the emergency strip for them. A 79 year old man was mugged on a half full Toronto subway car. No one helped. No one even pressed the emergency yellow strip that is so prominently displayed in every car. Nope. That’s about 25 or 30 people who all [...]

How To Raise Funds For Charity

I would not follow the lead of most of the Canadian based NHL teams. Seems that most NHL teams in Canada need to spend as much as $65 in order to raise $100. Sure, that is a profit of $35, but that is a terrible percentage. The really good charities aim for 20% expenses, not [...]

No School, No Car, No Consumerism

Did the post title catch your attention? This is back to the minimalism topic from a week or two ago. Another interesting post today from Everett Bogue. His is, in turn, based on one by Leo Babauta. To quote Leo … We’ve gotten fat, tired, sick, deep in debt, disconnected from our kids and other [...]

Is Multiculturalism in Canada a Good Thing?

This one is a real hot potato, so I am not going to say anything. I will, however, refer you to this item in the Globe and Mail. I urge you to do some research for yourself and if you have a link to a well done counter point to the above article, please send [...]

Love Gone Bad

Interesting that our love for another human can turn to hate when the other person breaks off any relationship. Read this item about a man who chemically contaminated a co-workers workspace after their affair ended. What do you think about that? Leave a comment. gr

Best Parking Job Ever

Did you hear about the lady who accidentally hit the gas pedal as she was parking and drove over another car? Then she left without reporting it. She has had her day in court, and was found guilty. Read more details here.