I’m becoming increasingly impressed with the degree to which some public and private organisations are using social media to improve customer service. Case in point: the hydro pole in my elderly neighbour’s back yard had begun to tilt dramatically over the past year or so. So much so that my
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Trashy's World: This is beyond crazy…
The Minister for NRCan’s view on climate change? Meh. No biggie. “I think that people aren’t as worried as they were before about global warming of two degrees,” Oliver said in an editorial board interview with Montreal daily newspaper, La Presse. “Scientists have recently told us that our fears (on
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… I KNOW that the only poll that matters is the one held on E Day, but for Libs like me, this is encouraging: The latest Nanos tracking numbers reveal that national support for the Liberal Party is at 35.4%, just ahead of the Conservatives at 31.3%. Liberal support has
Continue readingTrashy's World: So. My conservative friends…
… ex PC PM Brian Mulroney… I guess he was a real asshole, eh? A lefty pig? Never agreed with everything BM the PM said or did, but I do respect the guy… especially in the context of the über partisan Harperites. So how about it, Cons? Are ya gonna
Continue readingTrashy's World: To clarify…
… Something about my post yesterday about ex PM Thatcher’s death… I admired her as a leader of conviction, as a woman who was a trailblazer for female politicians everywhere, and as a savvy politician. I would say the first and last points about some other conservative pols, as well…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Margaret Thatcher was a leader…
… if nothing else. And she helped to pave the way for other women who wanted to pursue politics as a vocation. She will be remembered fondly by her allies and not so much by her enemies. But she will always be remembered by history and by the British people.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Liberal leadership race – Joyce Murray for PM
As much as I’d like to believe that Joyce Murray can pull off an upset and win the LPC leadership, I cannot realistically expect this to happen. Trudeau has the momentum, the money and the supporters. And the hair. But… Joyce has the policy knowledge. She knows the files. We
Continue readingTrashy's World: Kim Jong-un…
… reading things… Probably written in English. (17) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Say what?
The Canadian government is OK with drought and all of the human and environmental tragedies that go with it? Really? What is Stevo thinking? We can get a higher price for water exports to countries with drought conditions? Admitting that drought is a problem might be seen as an admission
Continue readingTrashy's World: Shows in technicolour…
… that some members of the ReformCon caucus are regressive throwbacks to the 19th century. I’m sure they prefer “their women” to stay in the kitchen too. Freaks. (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Satire…
..or reality? You be the judge. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/nra-defends-right-to-own-politicians.html?mobify=0 (1) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: The danger of religion…
…the harm that Stone Age thinking has done and continues to do. Here is a great article penned by Neil MacDonald, who discusses a new book (Lawrence Wright’s investigative book, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief),that looks at Scientology and the power that it can wield in
Continue readingTrashy's World: Hit gun manufacturers’ cash flow…
… hmm… Not a bad idea. The Mayor of Chicago has sent a letter to the TD Bank, and other financial institutions to withdraw Smith and Wesson’s revolving line of credit. This request is intended to pressure Smith and Wesson and other gun makers to quit fighting against stricter automatic
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany…
… colder than Vic Toews at a homeless shelter edition. Robbie’s Follies… Will he stay or will he go? We’ll know this morning. ================================================================================== As I am apt to do once in a while, I lamented the absence of a party leader, outside the GPO, with the balls to start
Continue readingTrashy's World: Tuesday…
…shorts and sandals temps! (3) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Network television, and remembering…
… why I gave it up in the first place. I made a conscious decision quite a few years back to shun network TV. The interminable and juvenile ads bugged me and there really wasn’t anything on that grabbed my interest anyways. I’m not BIG TV watcher so am picky about what
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… the “Ah!”, edition. Saturday is Gun Appreciation Day in the U S of A! No, this isn’t an Onion article. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Like a million monkeys hammering in a million keyboards, something coherent might eventually pop out. Such is the case with the Ottawa Sun in this article which argues
Continue readingTrashy's World: Changed the temp unit of measure…
… To Fahrenheit to show my American friends how trippy Canuck weather can be. Yup. A 30 degree swing in 24 hours or so. It’s all good. (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: A classy move to honour one of the best…
… Musicians ever. Props to Granada, Spain for naming one of its squares in honour of the great Joe Strummer. Awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qcy0-7ngw (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: While I really don’t understand…
… why the Lance Armstrong thing has touched a sensitive chord for so many people, his coming-clean has inspired me to follow his lead and publicly admit to the following: – As far back as the mid 1970′s, I engaged in blood doping activities. While the performance enhancing effects of
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