Written by This is a US-centric article, but true nonetheless. Unfortunately, simply raising the minimum wage is not enough, because that doesn't shift any of the money from the government programs to the employers. It merely raises the operating costs of the employers and potentially causes them to layoff staff when they can no longer afford to [...]
READ MORE »Garden Gnome Graveyard
After many years of searching, he finally found the fabled Garden Gnome Graveyard. That hallowed ground where the wee guardians of the garden went to die. Garden Gnome Graveyard After many years of searching, he finally found the fabled Garden Gnome Graveyard. That hallowed ground where the wee guardians of the garden went to die. [...]
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From the effervescent +Chrysta Rae Reshared post from +Chrysta Rae Yeah. Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.
READ MORE »Construction Update
The boys are plugging along and making great time. The new storm sewers are in along most of our block now. Some front yards have disappeared in favour of holes for access to connect services. On the other side, the ends of driveways are also disappearing for the same reason. Although we've had to park [...]
READ MORE »It's Gonna Rain…Up
Since my new job is partly dependent on the weather (can't easily take nice pictures of businesses in the rain) I had to check The Weather Network this morning, especially after hearing the rain pouring down at 3am. First, yes, there's a 90% chance of rain most of the day. Second, they're expecting -1mm of [...]
READ MORE »Bibo In The Spotlight
While visiting with the family today, I was playing around with my new Yongnuo YN-560 III flash and my Cactus v5 transceivers. The flash has variable power settings, from 1:1 down to 1:128, and the transceivers allowed me to use the flash off-camera. Since I was playing around a fair bit, I don't recall the [...]
READ MORE »Henry's Pixels for Pistols is Back, Toronto!
Trade in your gun for a camera and learn to shoot in a better way. Reshared post from +Henry’s Photo-Video-Digital We're proud to announce that we're bringing our extremely successful guns-for-cameras amnesty program, Pixels for Pistols, back to Toronto! Embedded Link Pixels for Pistols Toronto Keeping Toronto Safe. One Gun at a Time. Google+: View [...]
READ MORE »Summer Shearing
Cousin It ran through the house this morning, and my wife attacked him with the clippers. Actually, this is the result of my semi-annual haircut. The joke in the house being I get my hair cut twice a year, whether I want it or not. I'm not a vain person, and don't really pay much [...]
READ MORE »Jungle Jail Animated Short
Via +Bailee Man Very well animated, great story! Reshared post from +Bailee Man A really funny and great animated short.A-Must-See Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.
READ MORE »Group Therapy
Via +Justin Wondga (thanks for the giggle!) Reshared post from +Justin Wondga Group therapy Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.
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