It started with a bet between blogger Jeffrey Strain and his sister. Jeffrey said he could eat for a whole month on just $31. His sister said he couldn’t. He set out to prove her wrong and blogged about it. Interesting challenge, and some very interesting ways of beating the challenge. Check out Jeffrey’s blog.
I came across a short book about health today. It is called Minimalist Health: How to Focus on the Essentials. It is a free e-book, well designed and an easy 20 page read. Just click on the link 2 sentences ago. I especially liked the final sentence of the book. Please read the book and [...]
Wow! Talk about compact living. And very environmentally friendly. 84 sq ft. That is a small house.
I love this idea, and feel it is time for it to happen. See this article for details on the Tobin Tax. Here is a statement from a well known Ontario based union about it. June 25, 2010 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas and NUPGE President James Clancy will lead our Union’s delegation at the G20 [...]
If you are a soccer fan, you must be pumped. The World Cup is so close. I do not follow the sport closely, but I recently met a young man who does, and he has a blog that he is using to comment on all the action. Visit Bret’s Blog to read lots of detailed [...]
In honour of Stephen Harper’s fake lake, Tony Clement’s steamboat, and the billion dollar bill for the G8 and G20 Summits. Because it had to be done (with apologies to the Barenaked Ladies). For Jennifer Smith, singer, writer and municipal candidate in the town of Milton, the fake lake in the ever growing controversy over [...]
I love this commentary by Lorrie Goldstein of the Toronto Sun. Especially the last couple of lines. Indeed, when the s— hit the fan, these guys acted like Soviet apparatchiks, screwing the public for their blunders. Worse, they got away with it. or, how about this one? Wall Street traders … success was individual achievement, [...]
