25 Random Things (Reposted)

Looking through the Paul’s Thing archives this morning I found this, a post from February 2009, when the “25 Random Things About Myself” meme was all over Facebook. My answers were anything but random, but they were honest … and they’re all still true. I’ve actually lost sleep worrying about one of my middle names. […]

Slam Dunk Friday

I shouldn’t give a shit about the things celebrities get up to, but I’m terribly disappointed with comedian Patton Oswalt for participating in online sports book advertisements on TV. Not many things are sins in my book, but gambling is one, and moreover one with a devastating effect on families. Shame on me for thinking Oswalt was one of the good guys.

Shoes for Industry

It’s one thing for Canadian truckers to protest Covid vaccination and masking mandates by blockading Ottawa streets, but the minute I saw they’d also blocked the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit I knew there’d be an immediate impact on the auto industry in both Canada and the USA.