Tag: economics

Friday Fun Link – Free Rice (Nov 2, 2007)

Play a fun word game and donate rice to help end world hunger with every correct answer at FreeRice.com. Or, if you don’t feel like playing the game,

"Canada's Mexico?" Welcome to the United States…

With the Canadian dollar at par with the USD for the first time in thirty years, Shea and I  (oh, and Pace too!  He gets to claim his

Some Thoughts On My Future Retirement

My mom retired this year after 33 years as a registered nurse – three years in Regina, four years off to have kids then thirty years at the

Your Salary

This site is pretty cool.  It gives you a visual depiction of what your salary is on a hourly/weekly/yearly basis and even shows a ticker of how much

Frank Stronach Changes His Tune on Unions

Whether you believe unions still have a role to play in society or not, this is pretty surprising.  Frank Stronach, the owner of the multi-billion dollar auto parts

In Praise of the Family Change Room at the Cornwall Centre

I had a meeting in Regina this morning so took the rest of the afternoon off to do various “only doable during a weekday” errands in the city. 

A Deer in the Qu'Appelle Valley

Before stuffing ourselves with turkey yesterday, Shea, Pace, my parents and I took a drive to Katepwa Lake which is about fifteen minutes north of my hometown of

Radiohead's New Album – Pay What You Want (That's the Distribution Model, Not The Title)

Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far.  Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released

Some Thoughts on the Four Day Work Week

A few recent conversations and readings have swirled together to make me want to write about the four day work week.  I should mention off the bat that

Internet Use in Small Town and Rural Canada

Despite the potential of the Internet as a tool to overcome distance, living in rural and small town Canada continues to be a factor associated with lower rates

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