Selling an Icon Department:
One of Canada’s iconic corporations, may, or may not, be up for sale. Vague denials are often a good sign there’s actually something to the story. When Bay Street heard grumblings that KKK was making a bid for BCE, the company was quick with a press release to say: “there are no on-going talks” taking place. The back-story to this is the Conservative government will not want to see such a deal take place prior to an election, because it would give Msrs. Layton and Dion much fodder for the 10-second sound bites, so it will quietly disappear to Page 5 for a while. Kind of like the bank-merger discussions that have “not” been going on for many moons. When in doubt, follow the money.
Something to Think About Department:
What do you value today that wasn’t important 20 years ago, and what has less value now than it did then? Those questions arose during an interesting discussion with a group of folks who have lived a lot of years, and now view life from a very different perspective than they did in their youth. Peace, meaning and wisdom ranked high on their values-list: Power, possessions and control take a back-seat today. And what do you think? Thoughts always welcome at alan.speak@yahoo.ca
A Sterling Example Department:
A parent screams at a hockey coach during the 11 year-old’s game. Not big news. Happens a lot, as anyone who has a kid playing hockey knows from experience. What put this on at least one front page was the fact the parent in question is Tie Domi. Seems the former Leaf tough-guy got pretty ugly during his lad’s game, hurling a stream of nasty critique at aforementioned coach. Inquiring Minds wonder whatever happened to “it’s just a game”? And maybe kids just want to play hockey. Next step? Ban parents from the rink and let the kids play the game in peace.
Hmmmm! Department:
Does a clean house mean there’s a broken computer inside?
The Leafs might yet make the playoffs. They meet Les Canadiens next weekend in what could be the deciding game. Now that would be cool.
One of Canada’s iconic corporations, may, or may not, be up for sale. Vague denials are often a good sign there’s actually something to the story. When Bay Street heard grumblings that KKK was making a bid for BCE, the company was quick with a press release to say: “there are no on-going talks” taking place. The back-story to this is the Conservative government will not want to see such a deal take place prior to an election, because it would give Msrs. Layton and Dion much fodder for the 10-second sound bites, so it will quietly disappear to Page 5 for a while. Kind of like the bank-merger discussions that have “not” been going on for many moons. When in doubt, follow the money.
Something to Think About Department:
What do you value today that wasn’t important 20 years ago, and what has less value now than it did then? Those questions arose during an interesting discussion with a group of folks who have lived a lot of years, and now view life from a very different perspective than they did in their youth. Peace, meaning and wisdom ranked high on their values-list: Power, possessions and control take a back-seat today. And what do you think? Thoughts always welcome at alan.speak@yahoo.ca
A Sterling Example Department:
A parent screams at a hockey coach during the 11 year-old’s game. Not big news. Happens a lot, as anyone who has a kid playing hockey knows from experience. What put this on at least one front page was the fact the parent in question is Tie Domi. Seems the former Leaf tough-guy got pretty ugly during his lad’s game, hurling a stream of nasty critique at aforementioned coach. Inquiring Minds wonder whatever happened to “it’s just a game”? And maybe kids just want to play hockey. Next step? Ban parents from the rink and let the kids play the game in peace.
Hmmmm! Department:
Does a clean house mean there’s a broken computer inside?
The Leafs might yet make the playoffs. They meet Les Canadiens next weekend in what could be the deciding game. Now that would be cool.
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