Ontario
GM Announces Factory Closures
Closures Announced This past November, General Motors announced that it would be closing 5 plants in North America to shift focus to electric and autonomous vehicles. The announcement came as a shock to many, including employees of the plants now scheduled to close, and the union that supports those employees. Such an announcement can be […]
Another Monday Afternoon
Always do your research before starting a computer upgrade.
Another Election Over
Municipal Elections in Ontario This past Monday was election day in Ontario where cities and towns chose their mayors, councillors and school board trustees. It was the first election in many years that I did not vote in. Strangely, this municipal election did not seem to get much coverage through the media or even with […]
NAFTA Deal Reached at the Last Hour
11th Hour Deal Well here we are at the beginning of a new month. It’s hard to believe that it is October already and this coming weekend is a Canadian Thanksgiving. I had a post all written and ready to publish last night concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations and that Canada had […]
My New Floating Backyard Fence
Floating Fence I know that there will be some who will be wondering how one would build a floating fence, or even state outright that such a fence cannot be built. So I will explain how and why I built such a fence. My wife and I live in a coop housing community that consists […]
Does Voice Dictation Work?
Voice Dictation So, I’m trying something different today. I’m actually using voice dictation to create this post. I’ve had Dragon NaturallySpeaking installed on my desktop computer for some time, but I’m never actually used it. I’m working at getting several websites up and running, and I need to find a way to increase my productivity […]
Being a Busy Bee
New Job It’s been a week or so since I last posted. I’ve been hoping to post more often and get a couple of more websites online. I’m hoping to turn website development and blogging into my full-time job and get some YouTube channels up and running. The last week has been extremely busy for […]
Toronto Shooting Leaves Two Dead
Mass Shooting in Toronto Much like in the United States, Canada’s larger cities are starting to see much more gun violence than they saw even 5 years ago. Handguns are starting to be used more and more and the shooters are firing off rounds and not caring where they end up or who gets hurt […]
My Summer Music and Book List
Summer is Here We have almost burned through the first full month of summer. Here in Ottawa, we’ve been breaking heat records when it comes to consecutive number of day’s with temperatures above 30 degrees Celcius. As is often said when it comes to summer heat, it’s not the temperature, but the humidity that hits […]
Ch-Ch-Changes
Hello Again Hello all and everyone. Yes, it’s been awhile since I last posted and I have been meaning to get this website up and running and write new posts on a regular and consistent basis. Sometimes, things just don’t go the way you want them to, but that’s life in a nutshell. Keeping Busy […]