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All Stars, Al Stars and the #BestOfFinancialForWeek

So the World Cup is finally over. Congrats to the German team. We hope this means the beginning of a thousand years of supremacy in Football (maybe that isn’t the right phrase to use, but congrats). Exciting game to watch, glad it didn’t go to penalty kicks.

Bastille Day
Le 14 Juillet Bastille Day!
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For those that may have missed it on le 14 juillet it was Bastille Day, which might explain why any of your French associates seemed overly patriotic on that day.

The baseball All-Star game was played this week, in Minnesota. This game actually matters since the winning team’s League will have home field advantage for the World Series this year. Who won the game? Tokyo?!? I didn’t really watch it, but I heard it was good. Did the Human League win?

Weird Al Yankovic has a new set of videos out, and a topical one is included at the end of this article. I enjoy Al’s parodies of current hits, but nothing will ever top his classic White & Nerdy (with Donny Osmond).

Word is that Montreal would be an excellent site for a Major League Baseball team, as a die-hard Expos fan (I was in the original Rusty Staub fan club), I can only hope, but they better not play in the Big Owe. Must Keep Calm on this one (there is a video about that too at the end).

My Writings for Week Ending July 18th

I have varmints eating my tomatoes and peppers in my back yard, aside from a shot-gun, can someone tell me the best way to get rid of them? A falcon sounds like a good idea, but I don’t know where to get one on short notice.

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If You Can: How Millenials Can Get Rich Slowly (A review)

Michael James told me about a booklet entitled If You Can How Millenials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J. Bernstein (ASIN: B00JCC5JKI) (Publisher: Efficient Frontier Publications ) (the Amazon Kindle link is included as… Read More »If You Can: How Millenials Can Get Rich Slowly (A review)

Budget Cuts

“New” Ontario Budget 2014

Explore the reactions to the 2014 Ontario Provincial budget re-introduced by the Liberals. Discover the economic items and the $2.5 billion Job and Prosperity fund.

Stats Canada

Unemployment Ticks Up in Canada in June

The unemployment rate rose 0.1% in June 2014, but employment also saw an increase year-over-year in Canada. Find out what Stats Canada has to say about job creation in the latest Labour Force Survey.

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Brazilian Defeats, Tour De Chunnel, and #BestOfFinancialForWeek

Having witnessed the Brazil versus Germany game, I cannot help but question what caused such a dominating team like Brazil to crumble like a house of cards. The German team played with such ferocity that it appeared as though they were competing against a group of amateurs. A comprehensive victory by the Germans – need I say more? If you read through this article, you will find a video montage that perfectly captures the game’s highlights. On the other hand, Holland’s game was nothing but a snooze fest. It is baffling that they brought in a specialized goalie only for penalty kicks and still did not utilize him. It seemed as though they were playing for penalty kicks, which is a testament to Dutch logic, but it did allow me to catch up on some much-needed sleep.

The Tour De France shot through the Chunnel this week (for some reason it started in Yorkshire this year, which made me start watching All Creatures Great and Small on Netflix again), well it was only one rider and he zipped through a service tunnel, but he did travel the entire distance which was kind of cool to watch. The race is back in France now, and former champions are dropping out like wild (thanks to treacherous roads and rain).

The Chunnel by Bike?

I was sad to read of the passing of  William Tetley, former MNA for NDG (and a former Minister of Finance for Quebec as well) and the Dad of one of my childhood chums. One of my vivid childhood memories is going to a birthday party at Mr. Tetley’s house and seeing a machine gun nest (complete with 4 huge soldiers) on the front lawn of his house (during the October Crisis in 1970). It’s odd the things you remember from your childhood.

My Writings for Week Ending July 11th 

It is the summertime and in Canada, the CFL is in full swing, and the Ottawa RedBlackRenegadeRoughRiders will soon play their first home game:

  • I was a bit cheeky this week with my poke at the SEO and search engines in general with Credit Card Balance Transfer Trick, did a little bit of SEO chicanery and got a lot of folks dropping by for all the wrong reasons. I view SEO trickery as bollocks (pardon the language my brothers in the UK).
  • As with most things in life with Insurance Claims: Timing is Everything, but remember to check what kind of calendar your insurance company is using.
  • I have been rattling around my archives lately (deleting some of the really atrocious stuff) and figured I should do a retrospective on the whole tuition thing, which gave you University Cost How Much ? For those just entering the game, you have my sympathies.

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