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Entries from December 2009

The Stephen Harper I Met

December 31st, 2009 · Comments

This story is a few years old but with all the recent “Conversation with the Prime Minister” specials airing in the last week or so, I thought I’d chime in with a story I have regarding our current Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper.

We’ll have to go back to 2006, a magical time where Pirates of [...]

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Tags: Misc

Oh, what a decade…

December 30th, 2009 · Comments

But is it a decade?
I was thinking, remember back in 1999 when people said that the next millennium wasn’t due to start until 2001?  Does the same thing still apply?  And have you met someone that’s tried to pull that card on you?
I think it’s all kosher, decade of the 00’s or double O’s are over.  But [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

People that take things too literally

December 28th, 2009 · Comments

The other day I encountered a woman that took the phrase “come by anytime” almost too literally.
She won this contest and was to come by anytime to pick up her prize by our receptionist “anytime”.
I work In a downtown office building so for starters you’d think that they’d get the picture, right?
I enter the building [...]

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Tags: The Trouble With...

Why New Year’s in the Best Holiday

December 27th, 2009 · Comments

The other week at work, I got into a mini-feud with this girl in this other department.

Technically I’ve lost since I’m in the very, very, very, very small group that not only doesn’t like Christmas but actually prefers New Years.

However in the heat of the “fight”, I would up sounding like an immature jerk who [...]

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Tags: Misc

U.S. Congress has passed a bill thats just life changing.

December 23rd, 2009 · Comments

The U.S. Congress has just passed through a bill that’s life altering.
It is waiting passage in the Senate but soon it will be federal law that all commercials on television must not be louder than the program it airs in.
Yes, readers from America that’s what your tax dollars are going towards. They shoulda tacked [...]

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