Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
There is an article yesterday about Air Canada beginning to charge a $25 fee for extra storm service. This is a plain and simple cash grab. Think about it. What times of the year are you liable to get caught in a storm….winter. So anyone paying for this extra service …
There is an article yesterday about Air Canada beginning to charge a $25 fee for extra storm service. This is a plain and simple cash grab. Think about it. What times of the year are you liable to get caught in a storm….winter. So anyone paying for this extra service …
So there was this story on the cover of the Toronto Sun this morning. Personally I think the paper is a sensationalist piece of crap and normally isn’t worthy of anything more than a passing glance and a snicker, but this story caught my eye. It is about Candido Barreiro, …
You have probably heard a lot of hype around this Earth Hour idea. It started in Sydney Australia by the World Wildlife Fund. Unfortunately it is a lot of hype around an issue that we can do very little about. Now before you go all eco-crazy on me let me …
There is the response from Volkswagon. It might be a little bit of a double standard to my reaction to Omega but it almost reads like, “as long as our office in China opperates according to our policy, we won’t interfere.” I also find China’s “One World, One Dream” a little …
I might be a little late to the party, but I just had to write something about “Into the Wild“. I saw the film this weekend with my sister and her partner. Both of them are consummate outdoors men and having spent my fair share outdoors we were all moved …
So far only one company has bother responding to my boycott, Omega. I got some automated replies, but so far this is only real response. Dear Mr Hamel, Thank you for your e-mail and for sharing with us your concern about the situation in Tibet. We truly respect your opinion; here is …
I know you are thinking, “ya Dave, like they care.” But the time has come for China to free Tibet. This latest round of protests calls into question China’s ability to act as a world leader and unfortunately unless people begin to put their money where their mouths or hearts …
My collegue and I were chuckling at the state of affairs in the US right now. Eliot Spitzer is about to get crucified and I can say, with a little bit of schadenfreude, is I am glad. The self-righteous are always fun to watch fall. The part that kills me is …
I just had to comment on this article in the New York Times magazine about Facebook and blood donation. I have real mixed feelings about this. While I would like to support blood donation, I can’t – I’m gay. I can’t contribute to this, because some policy maker decided that …