So last night night Zuimei and I went to Lee. For those who haven’t heard it is chef Susur Lee’s other signature restaurant – the cheaper one. I wanted to take Zuimei out for a fancy dinner before he left back for China and so I asked around the office. …
Dave at thickslab wrote a post on the TTC strike. And I thought rather than argue away on his blog. I would post a response of my own. Dave was making the point that many people want to take away the TTC’s right to strike by making it an essential service. Dave’s …
I was just looking at other people’s profiles in Kiva, to see what other sorts of people donate, and their personal websites are all happy with photos of children and penguins (don’t ask) and sunsets and kittens. Mine is about bitching about the government. Man, I gotta get happy.
Some days I really HATE this country. I really do. I wish I could seize power and throttle it into some common sense. The Federal government has moved to block the release of a refugee claimant who claims he has killed four people. This is a good thing. However, They …
Zuimei is on his way home right now. He should be asleep in a hotel in Japan on a layover. I will see him in less than 24 hours. This long-distance shit is….shit. Anyway, how many people have a photo from the first time they met their lover. I do.
The TTC is on strike. Once again the city is held hostage by a bunch of whiney babies. Where else can you get a job that pays as much as a teacher without any education? An oil field perhaps? I would lvoe to do a study showing the direct correlation …
My experience with TD has experienced further FAIL when the mailing label they had on their website had the wrong postal code. I can’t help but wonder if it was intentional. I ordered the Powersupply on the 8th, takes 2 weeks to arrive, doesn’t work, try to mail back, take …
I am a devotee of Seth Godin. I have seen him in person at SES Toronto, read lots of his books and subscribe to his blog. One of the things I took away from Seth’s writings is the importance of customer service. Two of my past employers have had excellent customer service …
I just watched the new Al Gore presentation on the climate crisis. I think that is will be the issue that all future generations judge us on. We need to get more and more vocal about it. While the global issue seems like an insurmountable obstacle, the start has to begin …