Chris

Labels and Brands

I’m a bit of a hipster-I usually get into bands “before they’re cool” and I grow tired of them by the time they hit a mainstream audience. I have one grievous sin against any hipster credibility though: I like the Tragically Hip. You see, to the fans of complex or obscure music, the Hip areContinue reading “Labels and Brands”

Unsupervised and adrift

On Friday morning, I took my lovely wife and my astoundingly delightful 4-year-old son to the airport for their trip up to Thunder Bay for a 5 day visit. I don’t want to read any kind of ominous foretelling into anything, but I did receive a wretched paper cut on the inside crease of myContinue reading “Unsupervised and adrift”

A clinic in bad municipal government

What a fun time was had by the audience at last night’s city hall meeting. This was the meeting to discuss and decide on what will be cut to achieve the poorly thought out promise of a zero % tax increase. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again-painting yourself into a political cornerContinue reading “A clinic in bad municipal government”