Development and Recession: Looking Back To See The Future
Tonight is Friday and while I sit here occupying my time with readings, movies and Youtube, many of you are probably outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather with the company of…
Anthony Passaretti
Detroit Wants Robocop!
Movies, while providing a source of entertainment, also possess the ability to inspire us, move us and provide an example of the direction our society is moving in. Robocop among…
An Essay On Egypt
Fireworks blazing, people chanting and crowds form amid the sound of tank tracks moving into position. While many people watching the news are looking to Egypt with uncertainty, the essence…
Adult Assembly Required: Bottled Water
Like many out there, I consume a fair amount of bottled beverages, whether we are talking about my insane addiction to diet coke or my love of bottled carbonated Italian…
Our Strength Is In Our Differences
A letter from an unknown Canadian to the American people. While I imagine the majority of America is upset over the recent closure of thr government, I suspect that more…
Why Anita And All Other Women Deserve A Hug!
Girl Power! Women United! Oh wait…I should watch out, because there could be a feminist reading who just got really mad about a straight white male chanting a slogan they…
Adult Assembly Required: The Leader And The Boss
For all of you rednecks who voted Harper into power, wait…redneck really isn’t a nice term to use, maybe all of you sheep? No…it is more like, all of you…
Harper’s Empire 3.0
Have you ever wondered why restaurants, either fast-food or sit down, spend so much money telling you to be hungry and choose them as your provider of food? Step back…
Hello My Name Is…
Picture yourself at a party standing next to a man like Henry Morgentaler, chatting away about various topics and divulging in the cocktail party lingo that one might often run…
Hahahaha Clement Hahahahaha…Nice Joke!
Tony Clement to bring in performance reviews for public sector employees. “if your not performing, prepare to be out.” What a joke! I wonder if Tony Clement has some type…
Oh Poor Rob Ford…Oh Poor Toronto Buffets!!!!
While many people are still working on their beach bodies and taking care to eat right and live healthy, poor Rob Ford is suffering as a stress filled wretched soul!…
Someone Always Has To Die…
It has been a pretty busy week so far and this beautiful weather has been a much needed treat(ment) for the woes of working a stressful job and trying to…
The Great Academic Rejection of 2008-20??
…….. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20….. Do you know what this is? It is a count of the amount of days since my last job interview. A count that is used to monitor a…
A Reality Check For The Conspiracy Theorists, An Invitation To Anonymous.
There is something innately human found in pain and suffering. Something that brings our hearts to a stop and gives us the ability to look around and realize our own…
The Conservatives Are Afraid…As They Should Be.
What a weekend for Political aficionados around the country! We have the NDP essentially destroy themselves by changing what made them different and a glimmer of hope for change, all…
More Canadian Than A Canadian?
A new Target has recently opened it’s doors in my general area. Another one, which is even closer to me, is set to go public before June of this year.…
Canada’s Big Pissing Game: Ring Ring!
Ever think your paying to much for your telephone, cellphone, internet and TV? Well, you are. Sorry to put it blunt, but if your Canadian, residing in Canada and registered…
A Culture of Cheating Gets You Places
I was raised with the notion that by being transparent and working hard, you will not only get yourself places, but earn your keep in those places. Looking at the…
The Wynne Of Change
One thing has become apparent in the weeks after Kathleen Wynne was given the job of Premier of Ontario. The fact that political parties and overall partisanship will reach it…
Sweat Shops In The Heavens
I wanted to begin today’s entry with a picture I recently took, while helping a friend move. I did not take this picture to show how educational literature usually ends…