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Thursday, 2 February 2006

Happy Groundhog Day
This is the stupidest day of the year. Have you seen the ground hog outfits that Wiarton Willy fans are wearing? I saw something like that on the TV program "Kink".

January was the warmest month on record in Southern Ontario. Six more weeks of what? Global warming in the winter?

Wiarton Willy can stick his dumb "winter prediction" down his hole.

How do you like groundhog rare or well done?

Posted by qualteam at 5:12 PM EST

Updated: Thursday, 2 February 2006 6:05 PM EST

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Monday, 30 January 2006

Leafs Lost Eight Games In A Row
Mood:

sad
So what? Most of the players have no problem with mortgage payments or retirement income because the average salary is over $800,000 a year. Win or lose, the Leaf players will be well paid.

My wife has been unemployed for eight months. We still have a large mortgage to pay down and she doesn't have a retirement income other than CPP and the Old Age Pension when she gets there.

On the plus side, I have a job with Canada Post Corporation and I will be able to get a decent pension in a few years for ONE PERSON. We're alot worse off than the average NHL Hockey player, but better off than most people in this world.

We just count our blessings and go on with the work that has to be done.

"The bigger the mountain to climb. The sweeter it is to climb it."

Losing streaks come to an end sooner or later(e.g. the Leafs won 4-2, tonight).

Posted by qualteam at 10:03 PM EST

Updated: Monday, 30 January 2006 10:24 PM EST

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Saturday, 28 January 2006

Eternal Games
As spiritual beings, we all like to play different games until we win at them.

It could take a long time to master certain games like chess or Hell Fun. Other games like poker or pool could have you defending your championship title for millions or even billions of years.

A Twilight Zone Game Of Pool

Meeting the challenge of understanding "new age religions" or "old age religions" is a game of sorts.

As the game of life goes up to a higher level, will you be able to master it?

Posted by qualteam at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: Sunday, 29 January 2006 12:19 AM EST

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Wednesday, 25 January 2006

The Top Ten Reasons Why The Federal Election Was OK
Mood:

chatty
This federal election managed to make it to one of my many top ten lists. I actually stole this list from David(The Toronto Star)Letterman.

I think he's writing editorials for that paper these days.

1. In Stephen Harper, Canada gets a prime minister from Alberta. After feeling excluded for so long, the West is finally in.

2. The Conservatives, with their welcome breakthrough in Quebec where they won 10 seats, can now be called a truly national party. Both the Liberals and Conservatives each captured seats in nine of 10 provinces, giving Canadians a healthy choice of two major national parties.

3. In Quebec, the Bloc Quebecois under leader Gilles Duceppe fell well short of breaking the 50 per cent mark in popular votes. The Bloc garnered 42 per cent of the vote, down from 48.9 per cent in the 2004 election. It also dropped from 54 seats won in 2004 to 51 seats Monday. The result shows the majority of Quebecers still prefer the federalist option.

4. The Conservatives with 124 seats in the 308-seat House of Commons have a mandate to lead the delivery of cleaner government in Ottawa that Canadians demand, but their power is subject to a healthy check by 103 Liberals, 51 Bloc Quebecois, 29 New Democrats and one Independent.

5. The progressive federalist parties, the Liberals and New Democrats, plus the sovereignist Bloc, which leans left on public policy issues, retain sufficient clout to thwart Conservative policies that do not reflect Harper's promise to take a "middle-road approach" to key social issues.

6. The Liberals lost, but they did not lose big. They remain strong in Canada's major urban centres, have MPs across the country and are well poised to regroup, refocus, clean house and rebuild.

7. Both Harper and Paul Martin gave dignified post-election speeches that raised the quality of public discourse after a campaign that was nasty at times. They reached out to all regions and sought to build bridges to voters who did not support them.

8. Canadians went to the polls in large numbers to cast ballots. Turnout was 65 per cent, up almost four percentage points from the 2004 election. We were particularly pleased the turnout at Poll 37, which the Star followed during the campaign, was 40 per cent. In the last election, just 18.5 per cent voted at Poll 37, the lowest turnout in the riding of Etobicoke-Centre, which itself had the second-lowest turnout in 2004 in Ontario.

9. Parliament will be strengthened by the introduction of fresh new faces in all three federal parties, including Josee Verner in Quebec for the Conservatives, Michael Ignatieff in Etobicoke-Lakeshore for the Liberals and Olivia Chow in Trinity-Spadina for the New Democrats.

10. The NDP under Jack Layton ran a progressive, well-focused campaign. It will have more members and a strong voice in Parliament.

Olivia Chow Time
A Cute French-Canadian Conservative
A Different Type Of Liberal

Posted by qualteam at 10:06 PM EST

Updated: Wednesday, 25 January 2006 10:20 PM EST

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Tuesday, 24 January 2006

I'm Glad The Federal Election Is Over
Mood:

a-ok
The Liberals, NDP and BQ took all the seats in the major cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Unfortunately, the Conservatives got more seats throughout Canada including 10 in Quebec. In 2004, they got 0.

The Conservatives have 124 seats, the Liberals, 102, The BQ, 51(all in Quebec)and the NDP, 29.
This is a minority government which needs the support of other party members to survive.

The actual party which is politically closer to the Conservatives than the others is the Liberals. FUN WOW!

Hopefully, this will be a government which will listen to working stiffs rather than just their own clique.

It's good to see that democracy is alive and well in Canada.

The World Looks At The Canadian Election

Posted by qualteam at 10:33 PM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:40 PM EST

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Sunday, 22 January 2006

I'm Voting Liberal
Mood:

suave
Liberals have the best program for early child development and daycare.

The Conservatives are giving too many tax breaks to too many people. There could be a problem with a deficit up the road.

Stephen Harper is too slick and cool. He reminds me of a used car salesmen.

The people of Canada want change and new faces in the federal government, therefore, the Conservatives should win a majority. It would be good if they reduced the "Blockhead Quebec Party" to a mere rump.

I'm voting for a Liberal, Ruby Dhalla, in Brampton-Springdale.

Please note, that Stephen Harper appears more like Mike Harris and less like former Ontario premier, Bill Davis.
Former Premier Of Ontario, Bill Davis

Posted by qualteam at 8:10 PM EST

Updated: Sunday, 22 January 2006 8:15 PM EST

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Friday, 20 January 2006

M.P.s Stats: Website Of The Week
Mood:

bright
With a couple of days to go before the next federal election, it's interesting that someone has compiled various statistics on Canadian M.P.s.

The most fascinating are stats on "words spoken" and "days absent".

If someone is really doing his/her job, he/she would be there most of the time and participate in most of the debates.

All parties have layabouts who are ill or just plain lazy. Personally, they should be voted out of their comfortable pensionable government job.

This is an excellent expose. Find them out and throw them out.

Posted by qualteam at 11:45 PM EST

Updated: Friday, 20 January 2006 11:48 PM EST

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Tuesday, 17 January 2006

Somebody Got Their Wires Crossed
Mood:

accident prone
The lastest "permanent job" for Irene proved to be a bust. Apparently, it's suppose to last five weeks, but she's going to finish it off this week.

This is very disappointing for both of us. Irene told many placement companies that she wanted a job for at least a year minimum. Memories can be short in this business when commissions are involved.

It's back to the usual internet job boards at Workopolis, CPA and Happenlink.

Somewhere along the way, the window of opportunity will open.

Posted by qualteam at 10:45 PM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 10:48 PM EST

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Sunday, 15 January 2006

Irene Is Back To Work
Mood:

celebratory
After eight months of continuous searching, My wife, Irene, finally found a job that may be permanent after three months.

This has been a tough go for both of us. A rep at "Human Resources Canada" still didn't believe that payroll companies like "ADP and "Ceridian" don't offer their courses to unemployed payroll administrators.(The above courses are only offered to contracted companies with employed payroll people.)

She starts tomorrow at her new job.

If you would like to see Irene's resume and related employment experience, check out her business webpage.

Posted by qualteam at 9:54 AM EST

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Saturday, 14 January 2006

Could This Be Our Next Prime Minister?
Stephen Harper And His Buddy, Ralph Klein

Conservative Leader, Stephen Harper
Alberta Premier, Ralph Klein
Former Ontario Premier, Mike Harris

Posted by qualteam at 12:49 PM EST

Updated: Saturday, 14 January 2006 12:57 PM EST

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