Tomorrow is "Election Day" in British Columbia. I can't vote, obviously, so I've paid little attention to it. My roommates are going to vote though, so there was some discussion about the election. Apparently there was a debate, in Chinese,…
Category: Observations
I saw the eye roll! Perhaps a smirk as well. I was right there with you until I heard this. You'll not doubt recognize a line from it: "That shit makes me bat shit crazy!" One of, if not the,…
I've caught myself repeating this phrase often as the weather has turned from rainy to (at the risk of jinxing it) sunny in Vancouver. It hit 80 degrees back in Chicago before we cracked 60 here, and it was perfect…
Last night, now that all four of us are together again after vacations and trips for work, we went to dinner at a funky Japanese sushi place called The Eatery. The sushi is so good! Captain Crunch. The Volcano. Miss…
A post from Vago Damitio came across my Google+ stream yesterday. He's been living in Morocco and has recently return to the States. He had this to say: Well, I see that the healthcare sucks, that public transportation outside of…
The Company sends a rep to an insurance talk every year. The insurance company, TAG, has been with The Company since its inception and from what I understand, it has been a really good relationship. Can't object to good relationships…
I’m listening to the NBC News live coverage of the FBI #BostonMarathon bombing press conference. They’ve released video footage as well as video, and since Monday, have been asking the public to send in any images or video of the…
Last night, my roommates and myself took a trip to the States to go grocery shopping. The price difference is rather ridiculous. You cannot purchase 32oz of Gatorade in Vancouver for a dollar. You can’t purchase anything in Vancouver for…
As predicted at #ABATECHSHOW this year, Canadians asked why I left such a great city, and Americans asked how I’m enjoying Vancouver. Last year I sorely missed Chicago. Being back was heart wrenching. All that I was leaving behind smacked…
Language has always fascinated me. It’s structure, how people employ and manipulate it, and use it to manipulate others. It seems we stop paying attention to certain phrases and references, we hear them so often. It occurred to me that…