Archive for May 2010

The Challenges of Fatherhood

How do you deal with a son that crashes a brand new $180,000 Porsche through your garage door? Find out by reading this story in the Globe and Mail. Well worth the read. gr

No Auditor Allowed

Yes, there is logic to their refusal, but I think it is a HUGE mistake for Canadian MPs to not allow our auditor general in to see the books. I have written both the Prime Minister, and the leaders of the other parties. I suggest all Canadians do the same. (see article at Globe and [...]

Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade

I am sick and tired of this constant bickering over gay rights, etc. I sent the following email out this morning to the 4 leaders of our major political parties. To: the Leaders of our Country cc: my local MP Why does a successful event need free money? Personally, I ask, with the mess in [...]

Ontario Fails To Recycle Electronics

A one year old program designed to recycle old electronics is failing to meet goals. The Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) — a private agency created by provincial regulation — gathered only 40% of the 42,000 tonnes of toxin-laced equipment it was originally supposed to collect. OES has a goal to keep millions of computers and [...]

Newest e-Reader

Kindle, iPad, and more. This market is starting to grow nicely. It still does not have my perfect device. At least I do not think it does. I want one that can display/play computer files in the following formats txt doc pdf jpg wmv mp3 mp4 flv As far as I know, the only really [...]