21st Century Banking
As always, every Monday in my accounting class, my mind is wandering. Today I was thinking about a revolutionary idea in Online banking that benefits both the customer and the bank. I was thinking about how a relatively simple change in Online Banking could allow customers to easily separate their cash into separate “logical” buckets. ...
Death not justice
Former Yugoslav leader Slobadan Milosevic died in his prison cell on Saturday not long before his trial was to end. This is reminiscint of other disgraced leaders have escaped justice, by choice or not, sometimes retaining some of their dignity before giving anyone a chance to take it away. Such examples are Adolf Hitler’s suicide ...
Immune to Homelessness
Walking to work today I discovered how I’ve become immune to homelessness living in the city. A younger guy wearing a hooded sweater and unshaven face walked toward me this morning. Before he even spoke I was about to say “Sorry, I don’t have change”, as my default response to the many panhandlers I encounter ...
Now I lay me down to sleep… 3
Practical jokes are no stranger amongst my brother and I. Living at the new loft with the open concept layout has only increased the temptation to play a practical joke on Tommy. Typically my practical jokes on my brother involve gay men, because gay jokes are always funny. The first day we moved in, Tom ...
Empty Lifestyle 2
On the streetcar this morning, a very obnoxious guy in his mid-to-late twenties was having a loud conversation on the phone. The first thing I heard was “Hey man, can you lend me fifteen hundred or two thousand? I need to buy some stocks but I’m flat broke right now.” He was on the other ...
Offensive or well-intentioned? 1
I was bored in my Accounting class tonight, so I put a list together of situations where a potentially well-intentioned comment can be taken offensively. I’m often easily misinterpreted when speaking, so I’ve had many situations where I’ve intented to say one thing, but I came across as saying something offensive. 5. “Would you like ...
US hits another low 3
Racism in the US has hit an all time low with the recent uproar by the media and senators on Capitol Hill. A United Arab Emirates company (Dubai Ports World) is set to purchase a British firm which manages some of the major ports in the U.S. Normally, a business transaction as such would appear ...
Dark yellow urine bad? 1
Urine comes in different shades and colours, and I’ve heard in the past that deep yellow urine is an indication of bad health or consuming unhealthy foods/liquids. I’ve had situations that seem to contradict this theory, so I decided to take a further look into this. I did some quick research and came across an ...
The Loft 3
I took a few days off work this week to move into my loft. I’ve been sleeping at the new place for 2 nights now, and so far I’m loving it a lot. It’s almost like staying in a hotel, but it feels more like a home. I’m very excited to get everything moved over ...
Who is your Daddy and what does he do? 1
Late on Friday night in the midst of studying for my Accounting exam, some Jewish kid called me to inquire about purchasing my Jeep. He then went off topic and told me that his father only speaks Russian and Hebrew. Knowing my last name, the kid thought I was Jewish so he asked me if ...