Archive for July, 2008

Swedish Chef

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Steve here. My girlfriend came home from a two week vacation and I was updating her on everything that had happened while she was away. Of course, since I broke my toe right after she left, almost nothing had happened, because I’d barely left the house. But I did talk to a Swedish woman.

I told […]

So Crazy It Just Might Work

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Hmm, a politician saying something that makes sense. This is so crazy it just might work. Have a look.

Charging For Texts

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Hello, Steve here. So two of the big cell phone carriers in Canada are going to start charging for incoming text messages. The public howls in dismay. I haven’t heard this much complaining about the government cutting social programs for crying out loud.

Not that I agree with the cell companies. My cell bill has […]

Greed Is Good

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Henry here. In Oliver Stone’s 1987 film Wall Street Gordon Gekko declares: “Greed is good.” That is quite a different fix on greed to the historic attitude of the church. Greed was always considered by the church to be one of the seven deadly sins. It wasn’t good, it was the fast track to Hell.

When […]

Happy Canada Day!

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Happy Canada Day:)