Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
Dear Bank of America, Are you fucking stupid? Are you trying to go under? I just read your going to charge customers $5 to use their own fucking money. It is your privilege to be their bank. That’s right, a privilege! Customers in the US have more choices than those …
The street I live on, Gerrard, is a patch work quilt of roadwork because every year one of the utilities comes in, tears a section up and then replaces it. This lack of planning is costly because it wastes time, money and energy. The time and money of the companies …
So the writ hasn’t even been dropped and the political parties have started with the mud-slinging immediately. Personally I was surprised it turned ugly so fast but if nothing else this promises to be entertaining. First up was the moral outrage of the PC party which decried the Liberal promise …
Doug Ford has a vision for the waterfront including of all things a ferris wheel. While I was originally hopeful that Ford had envisioned something like London’s revitalized waterfront along the Thames (which also includes a ferris wheel) I realized he was thinking of something more like Chicago’s waterfront. Now …
I was thinking about circles and social media after reading Chris’ post. Google + gave me an opportunity to return to social networking after a lengthy hiatus. While I like the idea of circles, the IA in me struggles with how to classify people. For example, I originally organized people …
I am a big man. I have weighted as much as 250 lbs (a quarter ton!) at a time in my life. I am married to a big man, and find most big men attractive. And like most big people I have struggled against my weight all my life. And …
I am very disappointed by the recent vote to remove the Jarvis bike lanes. I find it mind-boggling that Rob Ford and his minions think removing bike lanes reduces congestion. Bike lanes encourage people to bike, the more people bike the less they are driving. The less they are driving …
The CBC reported that the TTC has sold the advertising rights, including the naming rights for the subway stations to Pattison advertising for 324 million dollars for the next 12 years. This reflects very poor judgement on the part of the TTC who have grossly undervalued the advertising properties of …
Look, we get it. Rob Ford has clearly announced his agenda will be pro-car, pro-pollution, pro-obesity and that is just…awesome. And it is equally clear that without three assistants, John Parker would be incapable of doing the job he loves so much (the one with “hot chicks“) like removing bike …