BAD, or The Dumbing of America — A worthwhile read 15 years ago, and still relevant today.
In his book, BAD, or the Dumbing of America, Paul Fussell suggested that one of the best ways to make America a less dumb place would be to eliminate athletic scholarships entirely.
I agree — I think that the [...]
Category Archives: Life/My High Horse
College Professor Salaries vs. College Football Coach Salaries
December 10, 2007 – 12:06 pm
I Hate the Dufferin Bus
November 20, 2007 – 11:15 am
One thing I will not miss about working at Tucows is the Dufferin 29 bus in the morning — inconsistently scheduled, often overcrowded, and this morning (like many others), poorly planned. About a hundred of us were crammed onto the sidewalk waiting for a bus that wasn’t “short turned”. The Dufferin bus is the biggest [...]
Kudos to Sears!
November 20, 2007 – 12:01 am
In the previous post, I praised Nordstrom for showing some restraint with the Christmas marketing.
On the other end of the shopping spectrum is Sears, who are doing two even bigger and better things:
For any employees who’ve been called up to serve in the war, Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining [...]
Kudos to Nordstrom!
November 20, 2007 – 12:00 am
My internet friend Miss Fipi Lele sent me this very encouraging photo:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
It reads:
At Nordstrom, we won’t be decking the halls until Friday, November 23rd. Why? Well, we just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time.
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
Nordstrom will be closed Thanksgiving Day. On [...]
Two Things That Came to Mind When Reading Alan Dershowitz’s Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal
November 19, 2007 – 2:25 pm
I missed reading “Dersh’s” op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled Democrats and Waterboarding until this morning. After reading it, these two things came to mind:
“Reluctant to torture” is not the same as “soft on terror”.
“We should do it because the Nazis did it, and it worked!” is already a bad argument when put forth [...]
12 Vacation Days?!
August 31, 2007 – 12:54 pm
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
I’ve posted the xkcd comic above in honour of the boss’ just telling me that I’ve managed to accrue an extra 12 vacation days and that I should plan on taking them sometime soon.
Hmmm…
Adios, Pendejo!
August 27, 2007 – 10:37 am
It’s nice to start the working week with some good news: the world’s most sleazy amnesiac, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. Says the A-G, who’s stepping down on September 17th:
I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as Attorney General have been better than my father’s best days.
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“America to the Rescue”
August 24, 2007 – 3:25 pm
This week, The Daily Show aired one of its best and most spot-on segments, America to the Rescue, a high-larious summary of 30 years of American foreign policy in the Middle East:
Can’t see the video? Click here.
A Tale of Two Facades
August 21, 2007 – 11:04 am
Take a look at this building:
…and then this building:
Believe it or not, these buildings aren’t just in the same neighbourhood, they’re right beside each other. I took both photos on the same day, perhaps 15 seconds apart. Good landscaping and decent signage make a big difference.
(I really hate the [...]
Cluck, Grunt and Low
August 21, 2007 – 10:41 am
Click the photo to see its Flickr page.
A couple of weeks back, the Ginger Ninja and I went to Cluck, Grunt and Low to see if Toronto finally got a barbecue place worth mentioning. I felt that the food could use a little work: the sauce — which comes courtesy of the highly-regarded [...]
