Tag: economics

Two Tales of Crime & Punishment: Guess Who Comes Out Looking Better – The Cops or the Librarians? (Okay, It’s the Feds Who Look Bad…As Usual)

The police often get the short end of the stick in terms of public perception but stories like this one show there are definitely good cops out there.

Dying Man’s Wish – Leave $500 Tip on a Pizza Order

I’m not sure if this fits as a May Day story or not but I like the sentiment – people who do tough jobs for very little reward

I’m a Dad – Random Thoughts About Sasha’s First Day (On Her One Week Birthday)

So as much as I’d like to just keep posting pictures of Sasha, eventually I’ve got to get back to blog posts that have “letters” and “words” rather

Two Conventions; One Solution #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli

The Federal Liberals and NDP had conventions this weekend and the respective leaders of each party were in the spotlight – Thomas Mulcair as Leader of the government-in-waiting

Google’s Secret of Innovation: Empowering Its Employees

A good article about why Google has been so successful including: Google Cafes to encourage employee interaction, allowing anyone to directly e-mail senior managers Google Moderator which is

A Psychic Reveals His Greatest Trick

…and it’s actually kinda terrifying. (h/t JG)

2013-03-27 – Seven Things In My Brain This Week

Finding the A&W at the Cornwall Centre food court closed for renovations tonight, a co-worker suggested that we should “nationalize the fast food industry.” I helped a visually

‘Rasslin and the Tea Party

The WWE is currently running an angle where a couple of bad guy wrestlers (“heels” in wrestling jargon) are acting like members of a quasi-Tea Party-like group while

Where Are All The Jobs? Librarians Needed!

Although it can seem dire sometimes, according to this graphic from MacLean’s (via Ken Haycock’s shiny new Facebook page), librarians will be one of the highest demand professions

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