Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Click any picture for a bigger view. It was a Ron-a-thon last Friday at Jolly Pumpkin. After leaving London, Ontario, Canada at about 1 pm and we hit Dexter, Michigan at about 5 pm just as Ron Jeffries was finishing up a days work. He gave me an hour of his time and by the end … Continue reading “Photos From My Visit To Jolly Pumpkin, Dexter, Michigan”
Flipping around the channels last night after the Red Sox creamed the Indians, I saw an item on Syracuse channel 5 news that was fairly shocking: City workers were fired for living outside of City limits. Here is the story in the Post-Standard: Eight of the 12 Syracuse city workers who were suspended Wednesday on … Continue reading “Canada Particularly More Free Than Syracuse Today”
What better way to end a grumpy day? For the first time this season, and the 10th as a Red Sox, Ortiz ended a game via a walkoff home run. This one came with Julio Lugo at first base, one out, Tampa Bay closer Al Reyes on the mound, and, perhaps most importantly, Delmon Young … Continue reading “The Big Papi Remedy”
You know, it is a great idea to set up something that sounds like an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It just has to turn out to be the best source of truth going. And Canadians are sooooo trustworthy. Dudly Do-right picked up a Canadian Federal government wage, right? Just like the people doing this: … Continue reading “The NuGovernment Loves Wikiality”
…or is it just an attempt to cross-breed whales and goldfish? This article about NBC’s 600 million blown in trying to converge something with something else is illustrative: Most embarrassing, an effort to increase traffic by introducing a syndicated television program, “iVillage Live,” resulted in a month-to-month drop in visitors to the iVillage Web site. … Continue reading “Why Does Convergence Fail?”
There is a new book in Canada called Lawyers Gone Bad which is causing a controversy within the law talking trade: Lawyers Gone Bad features the story of about 20 disgraced lawyers who faced disciplinary action for offences ranging from overbilling to sexual offences against children, to hiring thugs to beat up clients. In the … Continue reading “Lawyers Gone Bad”
There is a funny thing about the word ridiculous. Anyone that uses it in serious discussion makes me think of Don Rickles. Nothing in a serious discussion is “ridiculous”…yet… Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended his government’s decision to pursue free-trade talks with Colombia despite persistent human-rights problems Monday, saying it’s “ridiculous” to stop economic talks … Continue reading “Group Project: The “Ridiculous Position” Question”
Yes, your life is flying by. The end of June is the end of the first half of the year, the year you still think of in the back of your mind as new. Time to get another hobby or make a greater change. Update: freaky: Authorities said Thursday they are trying to determine who … Continue reading “Chat For The Last Friday Closer To 2006 Than 2008”
Always good to see someone not turn out to be a party hack. Especially interesting to see someone representing my old hometown of Truro NS take a stand like this: Mr. Casey said he and Gerald Keddy, another Nova Scotia Conservative MP, have met repeatedly with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in an effort to resolve … Continue reading “Good For Bill Casey”
For those of you who rightfully have no idea who Pat Binns is, you can relax now as he is once again someone with a bunch of bad ideas who is now without the power to implement any of those bad ideas. Ruk – who we popped in on at Dublin NH on the way … Continue reading “Did I Ever Mention How I Dislike Pat Binns?”