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The Voice of Reason: July 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Thursday, July 28, 2005. Telus drops the ball. The big story around western Canada these days involves the Telus (a local telco) strike/lockout. Such an event is far from unheard of (well, perhaps moreso in Alberta than in BC), but what has captured the attention of the media is the decision by Telus to block the access of their customers to a particular pro-union website, Voices for Change. I may roam freely and anonymously with impunity. And 3) ...
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The Voice of Reason: February 2006
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Posted by Chris at 2:30 PM. Links to this post. Saturday, February 18, 2006. The return to blogging. I figure I'll hide out there for a couple of weeks to see if Old Man Winter finally gives up for the season and returns to wherever it is he goes during "summer." Besides, a change of scenery is always nice and visiting Arizona when it's not 1,000,000 C is probably a good idea. Posted by Chris at 1:57 PM. Deal or No Deal?
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The Voice of Reason: November 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Wednesday, November 30, 2005. The journey to Arizona, Part 3: Trip completed. Although I'm a few days late in posting this, we have made it to Tucson. We finally caught a break and had good weather through the desert (no snow, who would have thought? Posted by Chris at 11:09 AM. Links to this post. Sunday, November 27, 2005. The journey to Arizona, part 2: what lives inside the fridge. Today I find myself in the town of St. George, UT just out...
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The Voice of Reason: October 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Sunday, October 30, 2005. Downtown, so there's not much room for error. Posted by Chris at 2:05 AM. Links to this post. Saturday, October 29, 2005. In the concrete jungle, insanity reigns supreme. Nope, that's not nearly fast enough. Nobody in their right mind does that. Add 10 kph to the limit? This is usually fast enough for most people to travel, but because I'm driving a truck I'm deemed to be "too slow" and hence will be passed at even this s...
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The Voice of Reason: March 2006
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Friday, March 24, 2006. Of course, one might be quick to point out that the total number of days of the year actually requiring power to all four wheels numbers in the single digits, hardly justifying the purchase of a more expensive and less efficient 4x4 vehicle. To these people I would say, "yes, but you can't power through the snow with anything less, now can you? Besides, I moved a couch once, so that balances it all out, doesn't it?
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The Voice of Reason: June 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Thursday, June 30, 2005. Posted by Chris at 10:44 PM. Links to this post. Saturday, June 25, 2005. The car is labeled as a Chevrolet Classic and externally appears to be some sort of modified Malibu. But it doesn't have a Malibu power train. No, GM thought it would be far better to give it the power of a Cavalier. Who's going to need Malibu power in a rental car, right? Posted by Chris at 1:40 AM. Links to this post. Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Friday...
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The Voice of Reason: December 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Saturday, December 24, 2005. Deal or No Deal? It's all about the expected value. Finally, somebody has come up with a game show in which skill is not a factor at all. Tired of watching those shows like Jeopardy or Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Sick of seeing the human tome of all knowledge plow through questions like a freight train through a cardboard box? Then Deal or No Deal is the game show for you. Posted by Chris at 4:13 PM. Links to this p...
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The Voice of Reason: August 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Thursday, August 25, 2005. Telus Idol Part Deux. Earlier this week a package arrived at my house wrapped in a silver envelope. As I expected, it contained no return address. As it turns out, there is more to the whole Telus Idol story than I originally thought. The videotape contained within the package contains the full account of Telus Idol. I eagerly popped it in the VCR (who owns those anymore? And had a look. Posted by Chris at 1:32 AM. Perha...
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The Voice of Reason: September 2005
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The Voice of Reason. A commentary on the world around me. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Where there's smoke, there's Edmonton. Well, not quite, but you'd never know it living here. It seems like every time I step outside in the evening, or every time I'm on the road, someone, somewhere is burning something or other. But wait a second, isn't this a modern major Canadian city? Shouldn't we have, I don't know,. Against burning pretty much whatever you want in your backyard/motor vehicle engine? Which brings ...
