Peter Pan....What more can I say.

For those of you who have never heard of Randy Constan, he is a living breathing, delusional Peter Pan.

I was first introduced to Randy ( at least to his website ) a few years ago, by a very good friend, and former colleague who has the gift to find abstract stuff on the web. (see more of his weirdness by visiting

http://www.cyberutopie.comCyberUtopie.com

).

Randy, has been providing us with laughs for as long as we have known about his site. The idea of some 50 years actually going around like voluntarily without being committed is just impressive.



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This has to be the stupidest thing i have seen in a long time

A buddy of mine sent me this and i just had to share. This has to be the cheeziest thing that has ever been made. i think....i don't know what to think after seing this.

Corporate Objectives

Well last night was my first Corporate Meeting with the new company. For those of you who don't know what a Corporate Meeting is, its basically an attempt at brainwashing, to convince the employees, that the company is the best, don't look anywhere else because everything is perfect, and they will fix anything wrong with your job.

Well one of the points last night really stuck in my head. They have as an objective, to increase the employee base in Montreal, by 300% in the next 3 years. This by itself is a very ambitious goal. They say ( only to convince the existing employees, and new prospects ) that they only hire the best of the best.

The problem is not the goal, or the fact they only want to hire qualified staff. The problem I see is that their interview process is the longest I have ever seen, or even ever heard of. I know a few people who came in and were interviewed 8 to 9 times before an offer was made. It wouldn't be so bad, if there were few jobs available in the area, and the company had the opportunity to take that much time, but anyone who works in the Montreal area knows that the companies around here can't find enough staff. So why in anyone's right mind, put themselves through 9 interviews for an ok company ( the company is good, not excellent, but good ) when they can get the same offer from another company with much less hassle. Anyone who is remotely good, and can speak both official languages, doesn't need to go through the hoops to get hired here.

anyways, that's my ranting for now.

Booting up windows in 2012

I saw this article this morning. I just had to share.

Link

Most people know me as a Linux fan, so this was all the funnier for me. The scary part of it all, I honestly believe that Microsoft will try to reach this level.

Corporate outing.

Well this Saturday was our corporate outing for the summer. They went with their traditional outing, a day at "La Ronde". We had the choice of two packages, admission plus lunch, or admission to the site and to the fireworks display.

I must admit, I have never been on site for the fireworks display, and it is quite a spectacular show. We showed up late to the site, around 7:30, since we weren't planning on doing any of the rides, for a multitude of reasons, mainly that my wife is 6 1/2 months pregnant, and isn't allowed to do any of the rides. But the display, was well worth walking around the moisture laden air.

I also wanted to talk about corporate outings. I haven't worked for hundreds of companies, so my basis for comparison is limited. But I must say, this outing was a thousand times better than any outing another of my employers was. First this outing was a family one ( meaning you could bring, wife and kids if you had any ) second it was actually something people wanted to do, and third the company actually spent some money on this, because they know in the end, a happy employee is a loyal and dedicated employee. For comparison, my previous employer, we used to have corporate picnics. No guest, only employees, and used to do some lame activity ( i.e. ultimate Frisbee with a bunch of people who have ZERO co-ordination and even less athletic abilities.

Unless I am mistaken, the whole point of a corporate outing like these, are that your employees get to interact at a more personal level. When its employees only, people just end of talking about the job anyways. So why bother. Just make the people work on a Saturday, they will have the same opinion of the company, but at least the company will benefit from the extra day of work.

that's it for now. ( I can't wait to compare the Christmas party )

Neighbours

When you buy a house, you should not only be allowed to see information about the house, but you should allowed to interview the neighbours and see what kind of people live around you. You can find a wide range of neighbours, good, bad, and worse.

I can honestly say I am pretty lucky with the neigbours we have. The couple next door is really nice. The guy has once again ( he did it last year ) offered to trim part of the hedge ( the part that I share with him ). I would trim that side without hesitation, but my issue is that its 12 feet tall and I don't have enough ladders to build my own scaffold like he does. Last night, while we were cleaning out the garage, he happened to be in his driveway, and asked us if it was alright if he came to trim the hedge on the week-end. I'm like, its my hedge, your offering to come and trim it for me, of course its alright, I'll make sure everything is ok for it.

Then you get the neighbour across the street. They, aren't really bad neighbours, but they are a little weird. First their dog is CONSTANTLY barking, I would love nothing more than to introduce him to my dog, and that would be the end of it. The last time my dog saw their dog, he was in my yard, and Mason tried to eat him. Mason was yanking at his chain trying to get at the dog ( we tie him up with chain strong enough to tow a car, since he has broken every "dog" chain we ever used on him). Next, they leave their dog loose running around the street, and when you bring it back to them, they are like "ok, sure", and don't really give a care.

All this to say, that I have pretty good neighbours, but I have heard some horrors stories told to me by friends ( that includes you Dom ) that make me think, that before buying a house, you should get to meet these people, to find out whether you are going to get along, or show up on the 6 o'clock news, for multiple homicide.

Movie Review : Superman Returns

Last night my wife and I went out to see the new Superman movie : Superman Returns. Overall I really liked the movie. It contains a good mix of action and story to make it worth seeing. One thing I appreciated about the movie, it is not a regurgitation of the previous movies, it actually had some new material.

The cast was acceptable, the new Superman (Brandon Routh) did a good job playing both Clark Kent and Superman. Kevin Spacey, portrayed and excellent Lex Luthor. My disappointment was with the choice for Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). She was not bad, I just had trouble believing her. I had an easier time believing in her character when she played the stuck up priss in Remember the Titans.

I would rate this movie and 8/10. It is a good movie, but by no means a movie that will use for comparison 10 years from now. It is what it is. A good sequel.