How I spent Dec 24th til 30th….. Finished up my cars engine!

Well, I decided since the world was all closed down (as I complained about here) I didn’t have a lot else to do with most people being so busy. So I got busy finishing up my car projects that would require me to take it off the road for a day or so.  This 89/90 [...]

VoIP & Internet Calling: Long distance for free thanks to Google! Tossed my MagicJack in the trash!

Well I have a habit of hating on large corporations when they do evil things, I think I should be fair and promote the issue when they do something awesome. Thank You Google for free long distance calling to anywhere in North America From Xmas 2010 to Xmas 2011!!! Last year I bought a Magic [...]

What do you do when the whole town is shut down for a holiday you don’t observe? Christmas & Boxing day with the ADHDCanuck…

Well, I guess as a sort of personal aside I’ll share what I’m up to these days. Christmas season sort of enforces a mini vacation on everyone whether you are doing Christmas or not. Thank goodness Sobeys keeps some stores open 24/7 including holidays. There’s a lot to be said for good secular business values, [...]

Have a “no buy” christmas! Here’s what it’s all about…

This year how about you not give anything that isn’t to be shared or experienced together. A bottle of wine with supper, a letter and charity donation, or better yet break the abusive gift giving cycle entirely and instead take action to do something really valuable like a good deed. Make it a rule, try [...]

Just as I thought, Bell & Telus are violating our trust by selling us out to telemarketers and scam artists.

I just returned from the CTV News studios where I recorded an interview that will broadcast on Lloyd Robertsons prime time national newscast as part of their coverage of the Bell Telemarketing Scandal. I had five minutes notice and made it clear across town at rush-hour in only 35minutes, but it was pretty great that [...]

Pushing boundaries that shouldn’t exist: Putting religion on the spot with humour. Sometimes it’s the only way to tell the truth.

I collect images that are funny, thought provoking, and edgy. These are my favourites on the subject of religion. I think ideas trump beliefs, and fact trumps faith anywhere except inside someone’s own head. Time for people to get comfortable with the concept of atheism, which is simply not believing in any deity. Do people [...]

I was SUPPOSED to go to my Union meeting today…Instead I shall call this “ADHD Winter Day”

So naturally last night when I plug in my block heater on the little turbo diesel car I built, I didn’t push it in all the way and it wouldn’t start. The battery is low (because I didn’t buy an OPTIMA… always always buy OPTIMA batteries). I plugged in the charger, and the block heater, [...]

If your Union abandons you there are two ways to handle it. Abandon it back, or make it your own. Here’s what to do!

Not all Unions are the same, and depending on the industry there are a lot of different kinds of structure to work within so I will keep it somewhat general, and default to my own Building Trades Union where necessary. Some concepts are universal to them all. If your Union fails to represent you, or [...]

ADHD & Driving: A Unique set of concerns…

Driving is a complicated series of actions and reactions that people generally take for granted.  Everyone operates on auto pilot to some extent but ADHD brings a lack of control, extra impulsivity, and severe attentiveness variables to the equation.Making things worse is that these conditions are normal for us, we often have no conscious awareness [...]

Putting powerful people on the spot, to get regular people and youth engaged and interested! Politicians should be human beings not stuffed shirts!

It’s my feeling that politicians should represent the people not only in how they vote on issues but in who they are as human beings. We should be shown these folks from all angles not just the perfectly manicured side designed for public consumption, carefully constructed to portray a certain image. Thanks to blogging, YouTube, [...]