Monthly Archives: July 2010

For my friend from Brantford

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

The Band was a band’s band. Their music instructor was their keyboardist Garth Hudson. The Last Waltz, 1976

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The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers.

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

My full name is Leslie James Stewart. I understand a bit of what Elvis is saying (quote by Herbert Marshall McLuhan). I had a lot of problems with my name … my first name Declan is really not very well … Continue reading →

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The Dis-United States of America?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

I’ve never understood this attitude: I am against unions/groups/[any collective] on principle. To me, it’s similar to being proud of your ignorance. Unthinking, parroting, putting yourself at a disadvantage to other organized groups. Name one profession that does NOT have … Continue reading →

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Capable, generous men do not create victims. They nurture them.

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

– Julian Assange, TED video

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Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

WikidFranchise.org helps create nodes within whistleblowers’ minds. It is makes the industry’s weapons of influence redundant. TED video The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who’s reportedly being sought for questioning by … Continue reading →

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Blessed are the cheesemakers

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool. A great swindle of our time is the assumption that science has made religion obsolete. All science has damaged is the … Continue reading →

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Whoever coined the term “Buyer Beware” was probably bleeding from the asshole.

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

caveat emptor: Let the buyer beware Be careful of the clowns and fools. And the Irish. On Baby Boomers and Everyone Else: The Baby Boomers: whiny, narcissistic, self-indulgent people with a simple philosophy: “Gimme that! It’s mine!” These people were … Continue reading →

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IndFA: Pay up or shut up

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

Every franchisee should be a dues-paying (+$1,000 per year) member of an independent franchisee association. For their trademark. Then that system IndFA should belong to the IAFD. There are zero excuses. But that doesn’t stop cry-babies from bleating about how … Continue reading →

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Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

When you’re younger you get influenced by people. Nowadays I just steal the stuff. If I hear a good lick I’ll just pinch it. – Nick (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding, Nick Lowe As I walk through … Continue reading →

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And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Almost too many Canadians to count. Perhaps the best music concert ever made into a film. Helpless, Neil Young from The Last Waltz concert, 1976 There is a town in north Ontario, With dream comfort memory to spare, And in … Continue reading →

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