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Perspectives, and Time, in 2024 going into 2025

  • Posted on February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
  • by Gwynne Monahan

Reading through various posts across various social media platforms as people reflect back on 2024 and look forward to 2025, I found myself struggling to remember 2024 prior to my colonoscopy. The only thing I seem to remember is when…

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition from an Ex-Pat Perspective

  • Posted on February 20, 2014
  • by Gwynne Monahan

Big news from yesterday: Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion. There's been much lamenting of this as with many threatening to delete, or have already deleted WhatsApp from their phones. Facebook will kill an excellent app, in various ways, though…

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Of Hedging Height and House Size

  • Posted on October 7, 2013October 7, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

I’m convinced there is a direct correlation between the height of hedging, and the size of the house behind it. There are some streets in Vancouver that seem like forests because the hedging is as tall as the tree trunks,…

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Two Things I Heard Most during this #Chicago Trip

  • Posted on September 26, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

I was back home in Chicago earlier this week for the inaugural company conference. I heard two things: Chicago is amazing! Why did you move?! Moving was ballsy. You can guess the first is from my coworkers, most of whom…

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#vancouver Gas Prices

  • Posted on December 4, 2012December 4, 2012
  • by Gwynne Monahan

There’s a Shell Station catty corner to the bus stop, and every morning, and every evening, the price is different. Last night, for example, it was C$1.22/liter. This morning it is C$1.25/liter. For the life of me, I can’t figure…

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