Saturday, April 14, 2007
This one blows my mind
I got asked for ID at the beer store today. The legal age of drinking in Calgary is 18. I guess I look 18
Record Sales
The Shins ( a good indie rock band) outsold J-Lo last week. Guess that explains why J-LO was on American Idol. Seems American Idol is the home for musicians with dead/dying careers. Then they move on to the Surreal Life.
In 2007 it seems it's best to be low key. The flash and glam of yesterday is over. Thank God. The greatest example of low key is LA's Indie 103 FM, one of the best radio stations on the planet.
In 2007 it seems it's best to be low key. The flash and glam of yesterday is over. Thank God. The greatest example of low key is LA's Indie 103 FM, one of the best radio stations on the planet.
Friday, April 13, 2007
So you want to move to Calgary.....
TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE DOWNTOWN MARKETS
- Paris $1051/sq.ft.
- Moscow $688/sq.ft
- Seoul $630/sq.ft
- Vancouver $577/sq.ft
- London, U.K. $532/sq.ft
- Calgary $500/sq.ft
- Athens $375/sq.ft
- New York City $375/sq.ft
- Tokyo, $325/sq.ft
- Edmonton $322/sq.ft
BTW, Toronto is $209/sq foot.
The Globe and Mail
In the online version of the Globe and Mail, there is a huge discussion about Toronto and whether everyone should hate it.
Stupid Politicians
I dislike politicians. While some people blindly follow the Liberals or the Conservatives, my choice on the ballot is usually "None of the Above".
To further help entrench that feeling, along comes Howard Hampton. Howard is the leader of the Ontario wing of the NDP. Mr Hampton's save the environment plan is notable because......get this.....he wants to save the world without eliminating large vehicles....such as the SUV. Sound sorta odd? Not really, when you consider he picks up more than a few votes from the CAW crew who happen to make good money building SUV's. Is this any different than Harper protecting the oil business? Or the Liberals kissing the asses of their old money buddies in Quebec? Isn't it ironic how each party points out the weaknesses of the other party, yet often commits the same crime.
And these morons all spend money trying to figure out why we don't vote. Then, they'll claim the reason is, we're too busy or we're preoccupied, etc, etc, etc. Maybe they should just stand up and realize a whole pile of us don't buy their bullshit anymore. We're just not as stupid as we were 20 years ago.
In fact, I'd venture to say that the only people that blindly support a political party are indeed blind and stupid. If you want to be blind and stupid, find a religion. At least they talk about "hope".
To further help entrench that feeling, along comes Howard Hampton. Howard is the leader of the Ontario wing of the NDP. Mr Hampton's save the environment plan is notable because......get this.....he wants to save the world without eliminating large vehicles....such as the SUV. Sound sorta odd? Not really, when you consider he picks up more than a few votes from the CAW crew who happen to make good money building SUV's. Is this any different than Harper protecting the oil business? Or the Liberals kissing the asses of their old money buddies in Quebec? Isn't it ironic how each party points out the weaknesses of the other party, yet often commits the same crime.
And these morons all spend money trying to figure out why we don't vote. Then, they'll claim the reason is, we're too busy or we're preoccupied, etc, etc, etc. Maybe they should just stand up and realize a whole pile of us don't buy their bullshit anymore. We're just not as stupid as we were 20 years ago.
In fact, I'd venture to say that the only people that blindly support a political party are indeed blind and stupid. If you want to be blind and stupid, find a religion. At least they talk about "hope".
The Bottle Depot
Calgary has a bottle depot system. It works like this. U buy a can of beer and pay 10 cents extra, then return it for the 10 cents. Problem is, the depots all close at 5 30 on weekends and I don't need to spend my Saturday returning bottles. The city wonders why only 78% of bottles are recycled. hmmmm.........
I drove to 10th Ave, in downtown to the bottle depot near the train tracks, pulled up and gave my bottles to the homeless doods waiting around the corner. Bottles are like gold to these brothers.
I drove to 10th Ave, in downtown to the bottle depot near the train tracks, pulled up and gave my bottles to the homeless doods waiting around the corner. Bottles are like gold to these brothers.
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