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Hockey, Turkey, Leaves, Carry On Bags and #theBestFin4TheWeek

Hockey before turkey? What the heck is going on around here? The Hockey Season has already started, the games are on Rogers, and it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet? This is a confusing time for a simple Big Cajun Man like me. What sport to watch? CFL or NFL Football? Baseball Playoffs? Hockey ? Lacrosse ? UFC? WWE? Accountant Death Cell Matches? Nude Actuarial Hopscotch? Lawn Bowling? Urban Tidily Winks? So many choices.

Lovely Leaves on Highway 7

Thanksgiving weekend, is a time for all of us to celebrate the bountiful harvest, and our families, and slaughter as many turkeys as possible.

The leaves are changing colours (the Leafs are still blue, happily for the Blunt Bean Counter), and we get to enjoy Mother Natures’ own fireworks display of amazing colours this weekend as well.

Luckily Air Canada can put a damper on all of this, by imposing a tariff on carry-on luggage, thus causing people to be even weirder while travelling. Wait until you are sitting next to a family travelling, where each of them are wearing 4 change of clothing (one on top of the other) on the plane, that is going to make for a very fun time. I even have a new name for this new Canadian cultural anomaly, layer packingâ„¢ (you heard it here first).

Canadian Blood Services really needs donors. If you haven’t given it lately, time to drop by. The blood supply is dangerously low!

My Writings for Week Ending October 10th

Turkeys have died by the hundreds of thousands for you to enjoy a lovely turkey dinner, some would view this carnage as barbaric, I have no such qualms with this aviary genocide.

This Week’s Finest

Avian genocide discussions aside, there are other more interesting discussions going on this week on the web as well.

Some of my readers reactions to my writings


Random Thoughts for 2014

Lots of these kinds of Best of articles in 2014. Here is a list of them.


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  1. Barry Choi – Toronto – Barry Choi is a personal finance and travel expert who makes frequent media appearances in Canada and the U.S. You can follow him at his personal site Moneywehave.com or on Twitter: @barrychoi

    Everything does cost more in Toronto, except Wal-Mart! They are the only constant across Canada. I also got a mention from Rob Carrick this week for my travel piece I wrote for Canadian Budget Binder.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Nice, Rob does share the wealth, which is very kind of him.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Social Media is my middle name, which makes for odd introductions, “Big Cajun Social Media Man”

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Eskimo fan eh? All I need to mention is the Ice Bowl Grey Cup in Montreal to start a fun conversation. Happy Thanksgiving!

        1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

          Yup, it’s like mentioning Parking to a Civil Servant in Ottawa, you know you are gonna have a fight.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Will Arnie return as the Robo-Advisor terminator ?

  2. Robb Engen

    Thanks for mentioning the battle royale, or was it a royal rumble?

    Good time of year to be a sports fan. October is fun because the Browns are still mathematically in the hunt.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      The Leafs and Sens are still in the play off hunt as well, as are the New York, Football Giants!

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