At the Edge

Telus TV – aka How to sell a product you don’t understand.

Posted by Scratch on August 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm

So – we’ve been subscribers of that beautifully marketed communications giant for a long time. Well over a dozen years. Internet, and phone. Now – to suggest it’s been a rosy relationship would be silly. Why just last christmas, we had an outage of a few days, which required a call for support. During that [...]

Ward 12 Council battle

Posted by Scratch on July 29, 2010 at 10:02 am

TLDR: Candidates with obvious support in an election before any candidates have revealed their platforms have some ace up their sleeve. Is it culturally derived?

I don’t like the rollercoaster. Please let me get off.

Posted by Scratch on June 21, 2010 at 1:33 pm

TLDR: Dads – recovery from childbirth is fraught with difficulties. Nothing good comes easy, and kids are no exception. Be honest, be true, be strong.

Why I walked away from Facebook

Posted by Scratch on May 24, 2010 at 10:08 am

TL:DR I quit facebook. Tired of Zuckerberg owning users. Go and do likewise.

YouTube Poachers speak post sentencing

Posted by Scratch on August 11, 2009 at 5:04 pm

This blog entry has been moved to a more appropriate location.  It is now hosted at: http://www.fiftynorth.ca

Grant MacEwan Business : Mike and Lenny

Posted by Scratch on April 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

So.  Grant MacEwan school of business, and in particular BlogCamp (http://macewanblogcamp.ca) have launched a contest to suck link equity out of Twittering bloggers with a contest. Damn. Sucked in. See – I have a unique perspective perhaps.  My wife worked (yes – past tense) for the school for many years, and as a result I [...]

BEER! GUNS! NAKED WOMEN! (Reverse Psychology)

Posted by Scratch on October 27, 2008 at 8:05 am

As a concerned Canadian citizen – and not a citizen of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I strongly urge my American neighbors to get out and vote for John McCain. As a CANADIAN – NOT AN AMERICAN I think it’s important to recognize how american policy affects the rest of the world, and we, who [...]

Same ‘ol Same ‘ol.

Posted by Scratch on October 21, 2008 at 6:45 pm

So – it’s been a while.  While I sit here at the office waiting for a final build of our catalogue PDF’s from the team, I thought I might offer a few thoughts about the world at large, drop a few links to interesting things, and generally ensure that my blog is not as stale [...]

Arrrrrr!

Posted by Scratch on September 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm

`Tis nay ever’ tide that ye be fortunate enough t’ sail th’ high seas, holdin’ th’ meek slave t’ yer whims. Today be international talk like a Pirate day. Make ‘t count ye scurvy dog. Tell yer cap’n to walk the plank, and b’ sure to take stock of yer booty!

Dr. Horrible

Posted by Scratch on July 18, 2008 at 10:06 am

Dr. Horrible – NPH! I won’t spoil it. If you are tech-savvy, and familiar with Neil Patrick Harris or Felicia Day – you’ll probably dig this new web series. Ok. It’s not THAT new, only 3 days, and it will be gone by end of day on the 20th – but between back episodes of [...]