In 1981, the 50 dollars I got from my grandma is worth the equivalent of 111 dollars now.  You can calculate this here:

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html

So how do our wages reflect this figure?  Well, minimum wage was $3.50 in 1981 which means that at the rate of inflation, being as it’s $8.00 now, our burger flippers and gas jockeys in Ontario have gotten a little over 23 cents in the last 26 years.  These figures are here:

http://srv116.services.gc.ca/wid-dimt/mwa/menu.aspx

Now, these figures being as closely linked as they are can only mean one thing:  Fast food chains control the rate of inflation.

(it’s Francisco Franco…)

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Some people have very high expectations of themselves.  I for one trespass into the realm of gnosticism at times hoping for nothing more than happiness in my life.  I wanted to build a bicycle wheel, sharpen a pair of skates, get married, see the clouds from above and many other dreams of the sort.

I’ve seen things in this world that make me cry, but so much more of it makes me happy.  Like my wife, my family, my sisters…who transcend the borders of family.

Some ignoramus accused me of being too old to be in school at 26 while I share the classroom with 70+ students and 17 year old students alike.  It made me realize, if I could have one more dream fulfilled, it would be the idiot rednecks keep their unintelligent opinions to themselves.  We each have our own paths and attacking the aspirations of another doesn’t make yours any more sound.

This weekend, I was fortunate enough to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert.  What more can be said…

Death Cab for Cutie anyone?

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From my sister Loreyna and some other financiers who sent me money for my birthday, I acquired a Wii.  I think this thing is as much fun as the first time I played Doom in the 90s.  Nintendo is back with a vengeance.

This semesters class schedule finds me taking courses from 4:30pm to 10pm.  This means that in order to be to school on time, I will have to get out of bed at 4:10pm.  To get 8 hours of sleep, I would then need to go to bed by 8:10am every day.  I’m not really sure what this is going to do to my physiology, but I get my best essay writing done in the dark.

WiiKey: $20
LG8164b DVD Drive: $25
Spindle of 50 DVDs: $30

All this so someone can safely backup their Wii and Gamecube games.  I’m aghast!  It’s not about backing things up though, it’s about sticking it to the man.  I do this because I can, I do this because I am beckoned by a spirit of inner personal rebellion against the confines of proper social behaviour and corporately induced boundaries.