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Sunday, February 24, 2008

AWAY AGAIN,

See you in a week.

If you want more info please email.

Cheers,

P

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

ALMOST FAMOUS

Well I'm hoping he'll be remembered for more than just this but you've got to admit... its pretty damned funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forehead

Thanks for this Tom!

Cheers,

P

Monday, February 18, 2008

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE FAMILIES

So today is Family day in Ontario. Now don't let this name fool you. Having or being part of a family does not actually mean you'll be able to enjoy this holiday.

In Ottawa a rather large number of people are employed by the Federal Government including myself. Due to the hasty creation of this so-called 'family day' federal employees are not actually able to celebrate it due to conflicts with our internal contracts and a new stat holiday.

Now some of you might be thinking... well you're just civil servants surely you don't have families.

That my friends is myth #1. In fact many (I daresay most) federal employees do either have families of their own or a part of a family in some capacity.

Oh ok, well if you do have a family at least they know you won't have the day off and will occupy themselves some other way...

That my friends is myth #2. Those in the federal service who have children (I do not) are in a particularly bad spot as most day cares and schools are closed yet parents in the employ of her majesty must still report for duty or use banked vacation days. So we are left with a situation where children have no engagements on this particular day, and where civil servant parents are forced to work resulting in families being further apart not closer together.

Good work Dalton....

Cheers,

P

Thursday, February 14, 2008

INDY'S BACK!

http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html

Sweet.

Cheers,

P

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

KEEP GOING

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080212.wprimaryibbitson13/BNStory/usElection2008/home

Good on Obama. I hope he can knock out either Texas or Ohio from Clinton. If he takes even one of these states she's toast (if not by delegates than certainly in public opinion).

It will also be nice to have a President who isn't a baby boomer.

Cheers,

P

Monday, February 11, 2008

SOUP

I've done the impossible. After year's of trying I've finally replicated the flavour of my grandmother's beef barley soup. The practice of the year's was fun and usually very tasty but this is one of the best night's ever! Home made grandmother soup I can make myself.

WOOO HOOO!

Cheers,

P

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

BACK FROM ANOTHER TRIP

While the atmosphere at work is still not great its better than it was before christmas. That and the meeting I was just at was one of, if not the best I've ever been too. Lots of good stuff happening.

Let's just say I might have a chance to fully operationalize my graduate thesis or more specifically the ideas on which it was built!

HURRAY

Cheers,

P