9th
February
2011
I’m a day early, and a few dollars shy, but let’s open with a quote taken from the Federal goverment website. The one that explains how a part of the money Canadians spend on every litre of gasoline is earmarked. The part that explains the GTF (Gas Tax Fund), which is a virtual piggybank, collected by piggy from the rest of us.
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20th
January
2011
And in breaking news, this week, American Idol begins televising the auditions for season ten. This is the second day, but it took me the night to get over the shock. No Simon. The ship has lost its anchor.
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10th
January
2011
During a recent real estate transaction, part of the pile of paperwork included an affidavit certifying that the monies used in payment were not the fruit of criminal activity. I can’t claim to know everything my employer (the government) does, but within reasonable limits, things were OK. I signed, and I haven’t had to answer before a court of my peers.
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9th
January
2011
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an older goat. There; an aside for today, stripped from a commercial for some faceless charity. I liked, so I made it my own.
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14th
December
2010
Is there a greed gene? Is that the explanation for the unprofessional, self-serving behaviour of the political class? Well, I’m glad I don’t have that one among my list.
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29th
November
2010
Forget about Smiley. Recycle your Spy vs Spy comics. The real world of espionage works in a very different way, now that we have the Internet tubes running from desk to desk.
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24th
November
2010
Here’s a tip: never mock someone else’s bogeyman, lest it be living in your cellar.
I’m old enough to know that there aren’t any monsters under my bed (no room, what with all the stuff I’ve stored there), but I do listen to my children. They’re older, so are their fears. And although a depressed economy, an educational system that doesn’t appear to meet their needs and the sudden onset of winter are enough to keep me awake at night, their fears are going in an unexpected direction.
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18th
November
2010
Oh, to have the unbridled optimism of our local mayor. Maybe it’s genetic (or pharmaceutical), but here is a man that can find something to distract him, any day of the week.
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4th
November
2010
One of those rules for living in a world populated by more than one is worth repeating. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Based on recent outbursts from our mayor, he missed that lesson.
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31st
October
2010
After the last couple of hours (spent watching TV), I understand how a person could be drawn to a life as a courtroom spectator. Apart from the moth to a flame image, I mean.
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