An Alternate View
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Reeee-session…
We live in a resource based community. The two major industries are pulp and gold. Mining, because it is an extractive industry has a finite life. When the gold runs out, the industry is gone. Our community has been anticipating… Continue reading
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I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more…
Daily we are hearing more and more in the news media that Prime Minister Harper is going to call a fall election. So here we go again with the expense and hype of an election before the term of the… Continue reading
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Some days are just fraught with frustration…
Isn’t there a Murphy’s Law about when you are already really, really busy that a thousand other things will need your immediate attention? This week has been much like that so if there isn’t a Murphy’s Law about it there… Continue reading
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Cell Phone rant…
I can’t believe my ears. I am watching the news and one of the lead stories reports Bell and Telus are going to start charging their customers not only for sending text messages but for receiving them as well. If… Continue reading
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The Cellular world is warped…
My cell phone bill arrived today. I examined each of the three pages carefully, as I do each month, to see what exactly the charges cover. And here is what I have concluded. Cellular companies are strictly in the business… Continue reading
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Tugging at the heart strings…
Today I received one of those e-mails that get forwarded many times that are designed to tug at one’s heart strings to cause something to happen in support of an idea or an issue or an action. I don’t often… Continue reading