Nein Kiss! – (Germany: workplace kissing is terrorism)
A German etiquette group has called for an end to kissing in the workplace and has called the kiss greeting a form of ‘terrorism.’ It also claimed that the act of leaning into a person to kiss them on the cheek in a cordial manner to be a violation of the ‘socially defined distance zone’ or the SDDZ. In the past, I believe that More...
President Bourne (Michael Moore says to elect Matt Damon)
Michael Moore is a smart man. But even smart people can say stupid things. When Moore recently expressed support for Hollywood actor Matt Damon to run for President in 2012, it made me cringe, on the one hand because More...
Don’t Surrender Your Lunch Money (Workplace Bullying)
Don’t Surrender Your Lunch Money CBC is focusing a lot on the issue of bullying in the workplace, in particular, the Public Service of Canada. Their latest article focuses on the issue of workplace mobbing, More...
Care for Cargo (Air Canada Strike) – Rants & Raves
Care for Cargo The Air Canada strike was called June 14, mere minutes before the federal government introduced legislation to force the strikers back to work. It appears that this is a very important issue to the More...
Sausage Debate (new PETA ads) – Rants & Raves
Sausage Debate It appears that PETA has struck again and it has decided to hit people where it hurts; meaning, squarely in their manhood. Two PETA activists have made an impromptu appearance at the Formula One More...
Having it easy (Philippines: swim to school) – Rants & Raves
Having it Easy “You kids have it so easy these days. Back in my days, we used to have to walk to school, up the hill, down the hill, in the cold, in the rain, in sleet, with no shoes…” A lot More...
A Real Job – Rants & Raves
A Real Job What’s a real job? Everyone talks about it like it’s a universally accepted concept, but is it really? Parents will explain patiently that a real job is something you do in exchange for money, More...
No Home to Call My Own – Rants & Raves
No Home to Call My Own We all need a roof over our heads. So why is it becoming impossible for most of us to have one? Recent numbers regarding housing in Canada has shown that housing prices have increased nationally More...
Not for a million dollars – Rants & Raves
Not for a Million Dollars It’s one of those things that we used to say growing up- not for a million dollars. There were a lot of ways to apply this statement, but in general, it was used to indicate that More...
The End…Again (May 21 Judgment Day) – Rants & Raves
The End…Again Well, it looks like the end is once again near. And pretty near at that. Christian Fundamentalists have been saying that the end of the world would happen for quite some time, but apparently, More...
