I love Canada but I question some of the things our country does…… it blows my mind that the Government is running adds encouraging the business community to hire an immigrant and not look down on a university degree just because its not from North America. All the while the GREAT country of CANADA is [...]

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You know what is cool? When I drove to work this morning the sun was rising (got in the car at 7:01)….. and when I leave the office today (plan to leave before 6 pm maybe 5 if I get lucky) the sun will not be totally set.
Today will be the first day that [...]

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So why do Starbucks® force me to try and order my coffee in their half assed Italian? They don’t even use Italian for all of the size options. Call me a fool but I don’t think Howard Schultz is a common name in Milan. Italy didn’t even come into play until 11 years after they [...]

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… check that…. my neighbourhood is like an ice rink and its not getting any better.
We had some snow in Toronto last week… the narrow streets in my neighbourhood got a decent amount, maybe 20 cm.  This wouldn’t usually be  a huge problem but we haven’t seen a snow plow or even a salter in [...]

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I’m currently sitting in the Newark airport waiting for my cancelled flight to take off. Well technically I’m waiting for the flight that I was re-booked on to arrive so I can take it back to Toronto.
I was supposed to be back in Toronto at 8 PM and now it looks like I won’t even [...]

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I hate running on a treadmill. I’ve done so 3 times this week… with one more planned for tomorrow morning. My only treadmill running has been when I’m traveling for business… usually I don’t know a good route or areas I should avoid so I just run on the mill.
Here is why I think the [...]

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