Imagine an anthropologist came to study Canada’s strange public rituals from some unspoiled region where only birds tweet and “reality television” could not be explained even if someone could be found who wanted to know. Upon encountering the thing known as a “federal budget,” he might well release a cloud of arrows to cover his precipitous flight back to a blessed homeland where “fiscal federalism” would be ceremonially incinerated if it ever intruded. But if not, what would he record for his bewildered fellows? Click here to read the rest.
We're in the final stretch of fundraising for our dojo's annual Kicks for Heart cardio-a-thon for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, hoping to raise $25,000. My wife is on the team and her fundraising goal is $500. If you can help, please go here to make a donation. Big or small, it all helps.
The cardio-a-thon is Saturday February 2 at the Centurion conference centre in Ottawa. It's two hours of conditioning and cardio kickboxing, it's open to the public, so if you want to see how cool and collected Brigitte looks after an intense two hour workout feel free to drop by.
Memo to: E. Scrooge From: J. Marley Re: Branding
Dear Ebenezer, I’m happy to report that Scrooge and Marley have enjoyed another year of record profits. By lending sums people can’t repay at rates they can’t afford and hiring only a miserable skeleton staff we are making money in ways only Charles Dickens could imagine.
The taxpayer sat scared and squirming in my second-best chair. “Ya gotta help me, gumshoe,” he said. “My faith in government’s missing. Haven’t seen it in ages. And my wallet’s gone, too. I think maybe they run off together.” Click here to read the rest.
O Canada, land of our ancestors, what hath become of thy anthem? Click here to read the rest.