Update - 20050406



Calgary
I was in Calgary this week. Ah, the land of conspicuous consumption - large chrome bush guards on 4X4s (that will never see dirt) and a laser cosmetic clinic on every corner. But I do miss that city, even though it amazes me that their "planners" (for lack of better term) continue to build office and condominium skyscrapers with hardly a though for parking.

Next Contract
Did I forget to mention that I found another contract at a "major telecom company in Canada from Alberta-BC?" I was prepared to sit out April and hunt down jobs in Calgary as well as Edmonton (which is why I was in Calgary this week...) But a resume I sent out on the last day at the DOE contract got a hit for a match to a Sr. Java Developer opportunity. So, by Monday afternoon, I had a job offer to consider. Just signed the papers today - Wednesday and I start next Monday - downtown Edmonton @ a large "plaza." So much for any time off, eh?

The Publication Ban

Want to drive some traffic to your blog that you just created a couple weeks ago ? Place a link in it to a highly talked about, but unspecified blog in the U.S. that nobody in Canada is supposed to know about or read because of a publication ban (in Canada). My sitemeter shows that some visitors to 'That's My Stapler' has been referred from several blogs about blogs regarding this unmentioned site :

• BlogsCanada - "Multi-partisan political punditry"


• Technorati - Search results using the American blogger's url

So, Canada's attorney general is "probing possible breaches of a publication ban set up to protest explosive testimony at the Adscam inquiry." They claim they're looking for websites (Canadian I assume) that are reproducing excerpts of the latest testimony and providing a link to the U.S. blog that "features more extensive coverage of the hearing.

I personally won't comment on that anymore than I already have in my "We all want to know" posting. I have not listed any excerpts of the inquiry. You, if you wish to oppose the ban, may seek out that information - I followed the court transcripts during the Bernardo, Simpson and McVeigh trials. However, if anybody makes a formal request (without threats of persecution or other), I will consider removing my link to the American blog. But I'm sure by then the genie will be out of the bottle...

Sexiest on Hill
I have to comment on the report that a friend of mine - Rona Ambrose, now an MP, has been named sexiest MP on the hill. Rona doesn't deserve sexist drivel like this. I shouldn't have to point out she is one of the brightest (young) stars on the hill and got there by her worth (not money - like the 'best dressed MP'). But I digress. Review this article and then her website that includes her accomplishments. I feel she represents our area very well. The article quotes that "rookie Edmonton MP Rona Ambrose, was rendered speechless after learning she was named Sexiest Female MP." She was right to not even offer a "no comment" comment. I was speechless for a minute also - but I can comment on it here!
- posted by Steve @ 8:49 PM