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'Jobs' Works, but doesn't Satisfy 22 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Some critics have said that the new 'Jobs' film is a more like a movie about the Apple company than it is about the man, Steve Jobs, its late founder and sometimes CEO. While this may be true, it also...
Don't See you in September 20 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
The summer is winding down and everyone's scrambling to get one more drink on a terrasse, one more BBQ, and all the ice cream and watermelon they can handle before going back to the doldrums of work a...
Chivalry or Equality? 13 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
Some things change and some things just stay the same, stubbornly, stupidly, with no logical explanation kind of same. A recent poll indicated that women are still expecting men to pick up the tab whe...
Snakes vs Rocks 8 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
A pet snake makes about as much sense as a pet rock. Surprisingly, they stack up about the same. What do these two unusual pet choices have in common? More than you would think. The snake: does not p...
What Job Ads Should Look Like 30 Jul 2013 | 10:28 pm
Jobseekers have all my sympathy. It's a tough market out there and there are so few good jobs and so many people attempting to fill them. And most of these people are the ones who tried to do everyth...
10,000 16 Jul 2013 | 08:16 pm
It's been over 10,000 reads and 3 years, 282 posts for the Mikey Rants and Raves blog. A big thank you to all the readers and followers who have laughed or been appalled by my biting literary style. ...
Suzuki's 'Scandalous' Anti-Immigration Views 11 Jul 2013 | 11:41 pm
I had to look twice at the title of the article when I saw that Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was taking David Suzuki to task about his anti-immigration comments. At first, I thought that it was i...
Misplaced Blame in the Obesity Game 11 Jul 2013 | 10:48 pm
It's incredibly shocking to know that 90% of Americans recently surveyed think that schools have a responsibility to fight childhood obesity, but only a slim 19% believe that it is a personal issue. W...
Be Canada 10 Jul 2013 | 08:52 pm
The conservative government's latest decision to remove the maple leaf from the uniform of the Armed Forces and reinstate British ranking, terminology and designations is not making big headlines acro...
What People Actually Want from Airlines 2 Jul 2013 | 11:41 pm
The airline industry is on the rise and on the decline at the same time. While it's become (somewhat) more affordable to fly to more and more destinations, the lure of travel is such that many of us a...
