Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
I am a big man. I have weighted as much as 250 lbs (a quarter ton!) at a time in my life. I am married to a big man, and find most big men attractive. And like most big people I have struggled against my weight all my life. And …
I am very disappointed by the recent vote to remove the Jarvis bike lanes. I find it mind-boggling that Rob Ford and his minions think removing bike lanes reduces congestion. Bike lanes encourage people to bike, the more people bike the less they are driving. The less they are driving …
The CBC reported that the TTC has sold the advertising rights, including the naming rights for the subway stations to Pattison advertising for 324 million dollars for the next 12 years. This reflects very poor judgement on the part of the TTC who have grossly undervalued the advertising properties of …
Look, we get it. Rob Ford has clearly announced his agenda will be pro-car, pro-pollution, pro-obesity and that is just…awesome. And it is equally clear that without three assistants, John Parker would be incapable of doing the job he loves so much (the one with “hot chicks“) like removing bike …
I am a big believer in micro-loans. I have done a lot of reading about them and actively participate in loaning money. In celebration of my 100th micro-loan I thought I would share my top five reasons to participate. It’s not charity. I know this seems like an odd statement …
This picture saddens me. It saddens me because the fact that Iran actually has a women’s soccer team and they are not allowed to play with head scarves forcing them to choose between their religion and their passion. FIFA banned the Iranian women’s national team from an Olympic qualifier because of …
A co-worker shared an old copy of dandy-horse, a Toronto cycling magazine. It was the spring 2009 issue and featured a debate between Geoff MacBride and Derek Chadbourne discussing the merits of helmets/no-helmet. I am very much a pro-helmet advocate. But only for me, I couldn’t give a crap if …
A co-worker shared an old copy of dandy-horse, a Toronto cycling magazine. It was the spring 2009 issue and featured a debate between Geoff MacBride and Derek Chadbourne discussing the merits of helmets/no-helmet. I am very much a pro-helmet advocate. But only for me, I couldn’t give a crap if …
Recently Sony shut down it’s Playstation Network due to an intrusion into it’s customers’ personal information. Names, addresses even credit cards were taken. With 75 million+ PSN users affected, it is one of the largest breaches of confidential user information in history. As Chris Berry said to me, this is …