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Monthly Archives: August 2012
New Riding
Has anybody seen the proposed new Federal Riding Boundaries? Cobourg would no longer be in a Northumberland Riding but instead in one that included Port Hope and an area north and West of Port Hope. Including Port Hope might work … Continue reading
Mac versus PC
Why do Apple Mac owners love them yet PC owners rarely switch? Why are Apple owners usually liberal and (in Canada) vote NDP (that is leftists)? (Although the reverse is not true). I should first say that there has not … Continue reading
Car Quality
I just bought myself a new car – a Ford Edge SEL AWD – so it prompted me to look at car quality. To my relief, I found that Fords have one of the Best Quality records in 2012. A … Continue reading
Americans and Guns
We don’t really wonder why Americans keep losing people to rampaging gunmen but we hope they learn. In Mason Texas (population 2100) they still have some learning to do. But one gun store in Mason is headed the wrong way … Continue reading
Ribfest in the Park
Next week Rotary will be holding a Ribfest in Victoria Park – and around that time, there will be squawking about the damage done to grass. What would these tree-huggers have Rotary do? There was some suggestion they should move … Continue reading
Minority Governments
Most Canadians – including me – would prefer Obama to Romney as the next U.S. President. He’s one of the few Americans who can see the wisdom in moving health care to the public sector; he mostly keeps his religion … Continue reading
Canada’s F-35s
I am all in favour of having a strong military but I wonder whether the $25 billion Canada plans to spend on 65 F-35s is the best use of our money. That's $384 million each plane and $700 per Canadian … Continue reading
Housing crash coming in Toronto and Vancouver
Maybe not this week or even this month – but before the year is out, Vancouver will be looking like a crash and Toronto will be on its way. The Economist said a few months back that house prices in … Continue reading
The recent public offering of Facebook spotlights its progress as a commercial entity – and I have some comments. Two things: One of the measures of success used by Facebook users is the number of “friends” they have. Some commercial … Continue reading