Squeaking into the news is the AG report that the 2010 Olympics are a healthy $170M over budget and that dubious accounting practices are hiding the true cost.
Alan Greenspan never saw a bubble he didn’t like."
-- Stephen Jarislowsky
This isn’t the most exciting video in the world, but below you can see our movie clip from Emma May’s Ballet performance last Saturday.
Conservatives claim constantly that government doesn’t work. And then get elected to prove it.
-- PJ Rourke?
As part of my rehabilitation from my scooter accident I decided to improve my heart and leg fitness by doing indoor bike training.
Over the past couple of weeks, both of my kids have really impressed me. Don’t get me wrong, as a proud father I’m always impressed.
One of my favourite books (by one of my favourite authors) is The Unbearable Lightness Of Being. Unfortunately I think I lent it out to someone and I haven’t seen it for quite some time, hence the title of this blog post.
Yup, it’s almost Christmas which means it’s time to open the cheque books and donate. Only this year it’s a bit different… I’m sure most of us have our favourite charities to give to but this month I’m considering an additional one.
From the BBC news: “Mr Carter also announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had contributed $40m (£27m) toward the eradication effort, and the British government had pledged a further $15m (£10m).