Why Earth hour is a colossal waste of time

You have probably heard a lot of hype around this Earth Hour idea.  It started in Sydney Australia by the World Wildlife Fund.  Unfortunately it is a lot of hype around an issue that we can do very little about.  Now before you go all eco-crazy on me let me …

Another boycott response.

There is the response from Volkswagon. It might be a little bit of a double standard to my reaction to Omega but it almost reads like, “as long as our office in China opperates according to our policy, we won’t interfere.”  I also find China’s “One World, One Dream” a little …

Learning Experience

Five years ago I tried to start a business with a former co-worker and friend. The idea was to create an online dating website for Ukrainians. They are the 3rd largest ethnic group in Canada. I designed the site and built the front end, Roman did the paperwork and Chris …

Into the Wild

I might be a little late to the party, but I just had to write something about “Into the Wild“. I saw the film this weekend with my sister and her partner. Both of them are consummate outdoors men and having spent my fair share outdoors we were all moved …

Responses to boycott.

So far only one company has bother responding to my boycott, Omega.  I got some automated replies, but so far this is only real response. Dear Mr Hamel, Thank you for your e-mail and for sharing with us your concern about the situation in Tibet. We truly respect your opinion; here is …

FREE TIBET or I boycott Olympics!

I know you are thinking, “ya Dave, like they care.”  But the time has come for China to free Tibet.  This latest round of protests calls into question China’s ability to act as a world leader and unfortunately unless people begin to put their money where their mouths or hearts …