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| Took in Leafs v. Penguins Game Crosby Invisible, Leafs Dominated |
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| How They Lifted Boat out of Water |
Sunday, 27 October 2013
The Bond Update
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Senator Duffy
I'm not a fan of PM Harper. I think despite being physically weak, he is a bullying ideologue that favours partisanship over what is good for his country. He silences scientists and promotes dirty oil above all costs. In do not believe he is an honourable man. He is also a poor steward of our economy.
I actually believe Mike Duffy's account of his dealings with the PMO. I believe that they told him to take one for the team and sacrifice his caucus seat for the Conservative brand.
Where Duffy loses me is when he claims personal integrity. He claims that he was told that he broke no Senate rules by claiming that PEI was his primary residence. That it was ok to claim housing expenses to live in Ottawa even though it was his home for decades. That he believes he should not be thrown out of the Senate because he wants to promote the interests of his beloved PEI, an island that does not support his appointment. We all know that Duffy was not appointed to support PEI. He was appointed to the Senate to travel the country and support local Conservative candidates. To use his notoriety as a biased journalist to support the conservative brand. We still have not heard an explanation for paying a friend $65,000 for minimal services rendered. What would his beloved Brain Mulroney think about accepting money without providing a service in return?
While an alleged non-partisan political host Duffy ass kissed the Conservative party under Harper with unbridled enthusiasm at the expense of journalistic integrity, to the point that Harper rewarded him with a Senate appointment in appreciation.
It is such sweet irony that in the end that the appointment of a man lacking in professional and personal integrity would come back to bite Harper in the ass.
I actually believe Mike Duffy's account of his dealings with the PMO. I believe that they told him to take one for the team and sacrifice his caucus seat for the Conservative brand.
Where Duffy loses me is when he claims personal integrity. He claims that he was told that he broke no Senate rules by claiming that PEI was his primary residence. That it was ok to claim housing expenses to live in Ottawa even though it was his home for decades. That he believes he should not be thrown out of the Senate because he wants to promote the interests of his beloved PEI, an island that does not support his appointment. We all know that Duffy was not appointed to support PEI. He was appointed to the Senate to travel the country and support local Conservative candidates. To use his notoriety as a biased journalist to support the conservative brand. We still have not heard an explanation for paying a friend $65,000 for minimal services rendered. What would his beloved Brain Mulroney think about accepting money without providing a service in return?
While an alleged non-partisan political host Duffy ass kissed the Conservative party under Harper with unbridled enthusiasm at the expense of journalistic integrity, to the point that Harper rewarded him with a Senate appointment in appreciation.
It is such sweet irony that in the end that the appointment of a man lacking in professional and personal integrity would come back to bite Harper in the ass.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Lifetime Developments Customer Service
An update on the Lifetime Development customer service fiasco. I have still heard nothing from them. Their website for the project has not been updated in over two years. The website claims the project is in the pre-construction phase in spite of the fact that construction started over 2-years ago. Compare that to the Minto project my friend invested in. They have regular updated photos of the construction site posted on their website. They provide customers with updates on the progress of construction.
I blame myself for not doing the research before investing in the project. Maybe my blog will help other people. As for people that invested in The Bond, at least they have my website to view regular construction updates.
I blame myself for not doing the research before investing in the project. Maybe my blog will help other people. As for people that invested in The Bond, at least they have my website to view regular construction updates.
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Lake Ontario Googan
If you are a fan of Wicked Tuna you know the term Googan. It is an amateur boater, or weekend boater that doesn't have a clue what they are doing. I freely admit that I'm a Lake Ontario Googan. I just completed my first year as a boater. I captained The Irish Brawler. To say that it was an adventure is an understatement.
We had two incidents of man overboard, one incident of a beer cooler overboard and we lost Bereza's monkey towel to the deep. I hit the cement pillar behind my boat slip at least a dozen times. I banged into the dock on at least as many occasions. My boat was like a bull in China shop, like a pinball in a machine. My biggest error was when I failed to retrieve my anchor before leaving an anchorage. This error damaged the drive in my boat. There is basically a hole in my boat. Luckily the Brawler is now on dry land and that my bilge pump did its job. We had to take the Brawler out of the water a couple of days early before we risked burning out the bilge pump.
I want to thank my new friend Dale who lives at the marina. Dale looked out for my boat all summer. Dale is the youngest boat captain at the marina and we admired the endless stream of ladies that he hosted on his boat.
Despite the rookie mistakes I still made incremental improvements in my boating skills. I think it will take one more full season before I'm fully confident as a boater. It may take several years before I'm a decent captain. It was a great summer. By my rough calculation I had at least 80 different people on the boat. All the members of my family were able to enjoy a cruise, including my Mom & 80 year-old Dad.
During the season we were able to upgrade the sound system, the anchor, GPS and VHF radio. We learnt endless improvements to enhance the boating experience. Next year will be even better.
One interesting fact is that we were never more than a half mile from shore. Almost all of the boating was in the City of Toronto waters. Next year we will venture further. We will also include some fishing.
We had two incidents of man overboard, one incident of a beer cooler overboard and we lost Bereza's monkey towel to the deep. I hit the cement pillar behind my boat slip at least a dozen times. I banged into the dock on at least as many occasions. My boat was like a bull in China shop, like a pinball in a machine. My biggest error was when I failed to retrieve my anchor before leaving an anchorage. This error damaged the drive in my boat. There is basically a hole in my boat. Luckily the Brawler is now on dry land and that my bilge pump did its job. We had to take the Brawler out of the water a couple of days early before we risked burning out the bilge pump.
I want to thank my new friend Dale who lives at the marina. Dale looked out for my boat all summer. Dale is the youngest boat captain at the marina and we admired the endless stream of ladies that he hosted on his boat.
Despite the rookie mistakes I still made incremental improvements in my boating skills. I think it will take one more full season before I'm fully confident as a boater. It may take several years before I'm a decent captain. It was a great summer. By my rough calculation I had at least 80 different people on the boat. All the members of my family were able to enjoy a cruise, including my Mom & 80 year-old Dad.
During the season we were able to upgrade the sound system, the anchor, GPS and VHF radio. We learnt endless improvements to enhance the boating experience. Next year will be even better.
One interesting fact is that we were never more than a half mile from shore. Almost all of the boating was in the City of Toronto waters. Next year we will venture further. We will also include some fishing.
Harper's Balanced Budget Law
Stephen Harper is dropping in the polls to below 30% and he is closer to 3rd place than first. In response his Throne Speech outlined his plan to gain back the trust of the Canadian public. Harper's faux fiscal conservative credentials were tabled by the government. His latest entry is to bring in legislation outlawing deficits except during exceptional circumstances. I guess exceptional circumstances would include all 8-years of the Harper government where he continues to run record deficits. Harper's first deficit occurred a year before the recession when he squandered massive Liberal surpluses. Apparently it is ok for Harper to run deficits but not future governments.
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