CRTC, UBB, Shaw & Me
First of all, I want to make it clear: I do not have an issue with users of almost any service paying a fair market value for what they use Continue Reading →
Category Archives: rant
Confounded Shaw
We’ve had Shaw internet and cable for many years. The only other option locally is Telus and frankly both businesses suck so even with all our moves, we’ve stayed with Continue Reading →
I could do that.
I worked a full day of retail today, plying my wares at the Hearts and Hands Craft Fair at UVic. I did well; I made back my table fee before Continue Reading →
Cocktail Confusion
I failed to blog Friday or Saturday but I don’t feel like its a full fail, just a gap. I was feeling very under the weather Friday, thankful that I didn’t Continue Reading →
Where Few Women Venture
Many times in my life, I have found myself in circles with few other women — just one of the guys. The most notable of these situations was the pre-apprenticeship Continue Reading →
Social Aggregating
As you know, I’m all over “social networking” — Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, Delicious, etc. — but there’s a new(ish) breed of sites trying to put themselves in the same Continue Reading →
Just an Average Canadian
Today, I sent this email (I will also be printing and sending the same as a letter) to three Members of Parliament: Tony Clement (Minister of Industry), Michael Chong (Chair Continue Reading →
Oh, Deer.
Early in the week, Mike noticed that one of our corn stalks was askew; on Thursday, we figured out why: deer. I found hoofprints in the garden beds and noticed that Continue Reading →
My love-hate with self-help
The self-help section of a bookstore or library is one of those places I sometimes end up despite efforts to avoid it. While I don’t like to paint any genre Continue Reading →
I wish to register a complaint
This morning, I was listening to C-FAX (technically, watching it, as it aired on A-Channel) when Frank Stanford’s Comment ran. As I listened to him complaining about prime real estate Continue Reading →