A professor at the University of East Anglia in the UK conducted a research on the impact of profanity in the workplace. He found that swearing under certain circumstances helped build moral, foster solidarity amongst employees, expressed frustration, and relieved stress. I knew my potty-mouth was intended for the betterment of mankind. Read the findings [...]

Profit Magazine has released their 8th annual list of Hot 50 Canadian emerging growth companies. Here’s a list of the top 10.

Healthscreen Solutions Inc.
Simcoe Canada Land Development Inc.
Direct Sales Force Inc.
Holey Soles Holdings Ltd.
PlateSpin Ltd.
Comtrex Communications Ltd.
Auctionwire Inc.
Ticket Gold
Advatum Services Inc.
Equitrans Global Logistics

See the rest of the list

I’ll admit first that I AM NOT a Paris Hilton fan. It’s probably why I took extra joy in watching David Letterman tear her up in a way only Dave can while flying back home on WestJet Friday night. Why don’t more media types quit sucking up to her and expose her for the irresponsible, [...]

Tomorrow, I will make a life long dream come true. I will be suiting up under my lucky No. 7 to play my first hockey game on ice as a member of team Magnum of the Ice 604 league. I’ve played a lot of road hockey and rollerblade hockey since I was a kid, but [...]

We added a new 500kVA UPS to our PEER 1 / ServerBeach data center in Los Angeles back on June 30th. The combination of being in a heritage building and trying to bring in a 6,000lbs (74″h x 32″d x 86″w) UPS unit prove to be quite a feat. A crane had to be driven [...]

Chris Farley IS still alive. Thanks Robert for the proof! Can’t wait to see he/she resurrect Matt Foley.

Despite the rainy weather, the ALS Walk in Steveston went ahead as planned on Saturday, June 9th and everyone who participated brought a lot of enthusiasm and positive energy that made an otherwise bleak day, into a great one! The final numbers aren’t in yet, but it looks like the Walk raised a fantastic amount [...]

My friend, Lyle Merner who has been suffering with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) for 18 months, and has done everything humanly possible to tame this awful disease. Even venturing out to China for painful treatment that did little to reverse his horrible ordeal. Unfortunately, his form of ALS has been very aggressive, [...]

A Mondonation “i believe” T-shirt ordered by a PEER 1 employee stating his personal belief through our staff Birthday gift program. Enough said. Go Canucks, go!

Let’s see how my picks will stand up against Maggie the Monkey’s first round NHL playoff predictions at TSN. Game on!
Maggie the Monkey’s Picks

Detroit Red Wings over Calgary Flames
Minnesota Wild over Anaheim Ducks
Vancouver Canucks over Dallas Stars
Nashville Predators over San Jose Sharks
Buffalo Sabres over New York Islanders
New Jersey Devils over [...]