Top 6 reasons to micro-loan
I am a big believer in micro-loans. I have done a lot of reading about them and actively participate in loaning money. In celebration of my 100th micro-loan I thought I would share my top five reasons to participate.
Category: Thoughts
Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
FIFA bans head scarves
This picture saddens me. It saddens me because the fact that Iran actually has a women’s soccer team and they are not allowed to play with head scarves forcing them to choose between their religion and their passion. FIFA banned the Iranian women’s national team from an Olympic qualifier because of …
The ol’ helmet debate
A co-worker shared an old copy of dandy-horse, a Toronto cycling magazine. It was the spring 2009 issue and featured a debate between Geoff MacBride and Derek Chadbourne discussing the merits of helmets/no-helmet. I am very much a pro-helmet advocate. But only for me, I couldn’t give a crap if …
Sony PSN Breach: Fukushima of Privacy
Recently Sony shut down it’s PlayStation Network due to an intrusion into it’s customers’ personal information. Names, addresses even credit cards were taken. With 75 million+ PSN users affected, it is one of the largest breaches of confidential user information in history. As Chris Berry said to me, this is …
How the earthquakes in Tokyo helped the environment
On March 11th the 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sendai sent a tsunami which destroyed much of the coast and killed thousands of people. In Tokyo, the largest city in Japan and home to over 12 million people, the earthquake had a slightly different effect. It forced people to …
Earth hour scam
I captured this photo before I left for Japan. I think you would be hard-pressed to convince anyone with a lick of sense that Earth Hour is something other than a big advertising exercise. Hypocritical to say the least.
Problem with Earth Hour
inducWhy do we have an Earth hour? The earth is going to be here for billions of years, long after we are all gone. I guarantee it. If we pollute the world, to the point of no return and all human life ceases to exist, the planet will continue until …
Former Marine Advocate fights for Gay Marriage
New Hampshire has gay marriage. Now some republicans are trying to repeal it. He thinks they shouldn’t. How the Hell can anyone actually try to take away someone else’s right. Especially if they are claiming to be true Republicans and be for less intrusive government.
CRTC killing innovation
I had lunch yesterday with Chris Berry, and inevitably conversation drifted to the CRTC and usage based billing. Usage based billing sounds like a good idea on it’s face. Those who use it more should pay more, right? We do it with electricity and natural gas, so it’s not like …