For those die hard NHL fans (like me) there will be hockey soon. I heard many folks saying, “I don’t care” (I’m talkin’ to you Mr. Blunt Beaner) I know they will start watching and forget all about the strike. I actually love most televised sports (I even on occasion watch darts, that is how die hard I am), but having Hockey adds just a little more spice into my TV watching stew. I hope Mr. Fehr and Mr. Bettman go away, and that we don’t have to go through this kind of Macho Posturing for a very long time. Drop the puck and let’s get going !
Piers Morgan and Alex Jones put on quite the spectacle this past week, with Mr. Jones howling like a wild man and Mr. Morgan acting like a pompous ass, quite the show. My guess is that this was somewhat staged for both of them to get a needed shot in the arm in terms of their careers. I think while both appear to be passionate about their point of views, they are actually more worried about their careers than they are the topic of Gun Control. The “Death Pills” comment by Mr. Jones will resound throughout the Internet for months, an astounding leap in the discussion, but entertaining in a macabre way.
Today, the Elementary School teachers in Ontario may be on strike, or they might be taking a job action, but most likely the schools will be closed (so it really is only a semantic thing). As a parent, what is my opinion? I’ll attempt to remain out of the argument, but I guess my only question for the Head of the Teacher’s Union is this, “Do you consider yourself a Civil Servant?”. My guess is the answer would be “NO!”, however, given your pay comes from Taxpayers money, I might disagree.
For those of you thinking that with the Winter Wonderland over Christmas Ottawa might still be buried in snow, think again! We are having our standard January thaw, and thus we are a slushy, and wet nasty place. Let us hope it gets cold again, so the Rideau Canal Skateway can open.
Weekly Recap
My Writings for Week Ending January 10th
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More Jobs in Canada in December 2012Good news with more jobs, let us hope the economy can keep up the good work! |
What are Financial Bloggers Good For?A rhetorical question actually, and Mark is actually worth more than a lot of us (IMHO). |
Sarcastic Financial New Year ResolutionsMe Sarcastic? Who would have thought it? Yes, anybody who reads this site knows of my acid pen. |
Blackmail as a Financial MotivatorWhatever you feel gets you up off the mat and fighting, use it for your financial battles |
Where else am I?
Links for the Week
There have been a few funny pictures about the weather on Friday around the World being 12000 Degrees Farenheit and such, however none of my favorite writers lowered themselves to that kind of crass writing (like me):
Top Stories of the Week of January 10th
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Simple Interest is Too ComplicatedMichael James points out that sometimes even simple arithmetic can become complicated math very quickly. |
3 RRSP pitfallsOur amigo Larry MacDonald returns with some pointers on the upcoming RRSP season. Glad to see you back Larry! |
Credit Cards - Tax, Budget and Repayment IssuesThe big Triple B takes on Credit Cards and makes his usual eloquent points on the issues. Oh and in reaction to this post the Leafs fired Brian Burke! |
Pension Basics: Defined Benefit Pension Plan PayoutMillion Dollar Journey points out that if you have a defined benefit pension plan, you’ll need to understand how it is calculated. |
Asset Class Returns for 2012Where did you make money in 2012? CC points out where the big money was made last year. |
Which Rob Carrick Column did You Click on?The Globe and Mail have a greatest hits for Rob C., nice. I’m just happy when he mentions me! |
Your Gadgets are Slowly Destroying the InternetOur friends at MIT point out that all those fun little gadgets we have, are slowly grinding the interweb into the ground |
So Canada is Getting Rid of the Penny? Big Deal!Vanessa for some reason doesn’t think the iminent demise of the Penny, isn’t a big deal. What about Penny Whistles, and Penny Candy? |
My Own Advisor 2013 Financial PredictionsSwami Mark over at My Own Advisor has his official guesses for the coming year. I note there is no mention about how the Blue Team might do in the NHL? |
2012 Investment Portfolio Returns - A Good YearMike over at Money.Smarts talks about the returns for last year as well. Wish I’d invested more last year, need to get that time machine working. |
Your advert here send an e-mail for info to bigcajunman at canajun finances dot com ! |
Economic Coles Notes, Oprah, and more (PODCAST)Our media maven Preet is on TV! If you get the O network, watch for the Million Dollar Neighbourhood, and listen to his podcast as well. |
Tweet of the Week
If you are not following Commander Hadfield on Twitter, you should, he is posting some astounding photos from the space station:
Space Plumber - annual overhaul of the urine hoses, valves and sensors. After I was done, it worked! twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 10, 2013
Other Bookkeeping
A Beautiful Scene from the Rideau Canal
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Fun Video for the Week
Ever wonder what a bunch of robots playing Motorhead might sound? Today is your lucky day:
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