Two weeks ago, I got very angry. I got angry because I saw video of a gang of thugs in Calgary beating up a group of people who were holding an Israeli flag. The people who attacked them were Palestinian supporters. Now, I want to be clear – I do not believe all Palestinians are violent thugs….
Read moreExcel and WPF
I do a lot of programming. It’s what I do for a living, and it’s also what I do to relax. I know, for many of you, that probably sounds really weird; but I discovered a few years ago that I was dreading waking up in the morning. That was also the time that I…
Read moreThe Meltdown
Sometimes children lose it, and need to be disciplined. It happens. It’s part of life. An exasperated parent giving their child a loving reminder on the rear end is not abuse. If you disagree, then parent your child differently. And mind your own business.
Read moreWho’s Bullying Whom?
Today I observed a conversation between people online. I’ve copied it here because it’s an interesting lead-in to some questions:
(A) Is bullying taking place here, if so, (B) who is the bully, and (C) who is their target?
Andrea Horwath: Hypocrite
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath criticized provincial CEO’s for “nickel and diming” taxpayers, expensing “coffee and muffins” as well as “trips all over the world”, while expensing exactly the same thing: coffee and muffins.
Read moreMy Revenge
By forgiving someone, we release ourselves of their control over us. We regain the power we once had over our own lives. Forgiveness is not about the other. It is about the self. It does not excuse, condone, or provide restitution. It does not justify, it does not enable. It does not sanction, nor does it approve. Forgiveness is perfectly selfish. Forgiveness is cold. That is why it is the best dish to serve.
Read moreForecasting Application
The Issue: The client has a number of departments and resources within their office environment, and, for budgeting purposes needed a way to forecast the number of hours applied to any given job, which was the responsibility of various project managers within their firm. Each project manager would provide a forecast to their central office,…
Read moreThe Time of the Doctor – Episode Review
This entry started out as a comment on Michael Ray Johnson’s blog, Of Dice and Pen, however proved to be too long for the comment form to accept, so I decided to post it here. This episode struck me as an “epilogue” to Matt Smith’s storyline, and just as with the last few episodes of…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor: Day 7 – The Name of the Doctor
Over seven days I am watching and reflecting on one Doctor Who story every day. Asylum of the Daleks ・The Angels Take Manhatten The Snowmen ・The Name of the Doctor By Steven Moffat This seventh season of the revived Doctor Who series departs from the previous two seasons’ idea of an strong underlying storyline, in…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor: Day 6 – The Silence Will Fall
Over seven days, I am watching a story from the revived Doctor Who series and writing my thoughts about it. The Impossible Astronaut ・The Day of the Moon The Rebel Flesh ・The Almost People A Good Man Goes to War ・Closing Time The Wedding of River Song A malevolent race of aliens that erase themselves from…
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