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Sustainitiatives: The Beer Store Corporate Environmental Responsibility 4

Since I’ve been on the topic of environmental responsibility lately, I might as well share with you a great example of how Corporations can be great stewards in helping the environment. In Ontario, we have to purchase our beer in special “Beer Stores”. These stores only sell beer and accessories related to beer. The Beer ...

The Geoff Star

On Thursday night I had the rare opportunity to watch my cousin Geoff Star perform a duet in a small watering hole bar in North Toronto. While I was watching him play, I took some notes on my phone so I’ll share my raw notes without further editing: “Tonight I witnessed a musical genius that ...

David Suzuki @ UofT 6

On Friday night I had the rare opportunity to see Dr. David Suzuki speak at the University of Toronto. Since it was my first-time watching Suzuki speak live, I figured I’d share my perspective on this wise and inspirational man. In the speech, entitled “Biosphere Crisis: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We ...

Greetings from Redmond! 6

If you didn’t already know, I’ve been in Redmond, Washington all week doing some top secret training at the Microsoft Headquarters, or the “Mothership” as my Microsoft buddy likes to call it. So far everyone has been very warm and friendly and helpful around here. Microsoft does an amazing job at keeping their employees happy. ...

Customer Experience 1

A large focus of my company lately has been “Customer Experience”. It’s amazing when you actually think about it how important the customer experience is in any client-facing industry. The example that always comes up at work is the story about the guy who gets a haircut and says it’s the best haircut he’s ever ...

Blake and Ziering, Long Lost Brothers? 1

Since Jason Blake started playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs this year, I’ve always thought to myself that he looks like Ian Ziering (Of Beverly Hills 90210 fame where he played “Steve Sanders”). I can’t find any evidence of anybody else on the Internet who has made this statement (Probably because nobody really cares). That’s ...

2008: The Year of the Rat 2

Welcome 2008! This is my third year of making predictions and resolutions in the New Year (See 2007, 2006). This year is the Chinese Year of the Rat. “Rat has strong associations with material success such as wealth and other luxuries of life. It is their aggression, charm, hard work, discipline and passionate nature that ...