Igor Kenk Story Done, but remember Kenkism

Kenkism is a corrupt business practise that depends upon well-heeled customers to purchase stolen merchandise and poorly-heeled suppliers to steal items.

It ended with 900 of about 3,000 stolen bikes being claimed by former owners and Igor serving fifteen months in the Don Jail to cover a 30 month sentence.

This 2008 photo is of Igor's Queen Street lair.

Canadian Bonded Credit Harrassment by Phone

This company has an automated phone machine which calls me regularly. I think they want to sell me some service. I looked on the web to see if I was the only poor victim and discovered the internet is NOT mostly devoted to porno - it contains a good deal of nasty comment and descriptions of futile attempts to get this damn company to leave them in peace. For one extensive effort see http://www.caw.ca/news/factsfromthefringe/blog.asp

Lorax offered Honourary degree from Victoria University

He did however refuse it. Something about poor treatment of trees.

Public Property seized for Private Use

How can we fight it when there is not a word for it. Only the opposite, "eminent domain", is defined. There are however and unfortunately, plenty of examples:

- the shredding and courier businesses which use the public roadway to operate ( beyond moving from place to place and parking legally )
- garbage cans which are really advertisements, and
- transit shelters which are really advertisements

For more on this topic visit Spacing.ca

Did you get my recent email offering penile enlargement?

Well I am sorry if you did, but my PC was hijacked by Spy Sherrif for a few days. Eventually, and with the help of Hijack This http://hijack-this.net/ I was able to remove the offending program.

How did I know my PC was infected?
1. Phony indicator on tool bar saying I was infected and should install Spy Sherrif
2. Replacement home page saying I was infected and should install Spy Sherrif
3. My PC was busy from time to time, doing what, I did not know, until I got a thousand or so returned email from my AVG antivirus with message like:

This is the AVG E-mail Scanner program.

I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned
below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.

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Cannot open smtp connection to '205.123.123.12'
Connect: A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host. (10065)

Noble Trade

What did you do at work today? Was it noble trade? Keep thinking even if you are a lawyer or salesperson, because it can be a noble trade, like plumbing or one of the other trades listed in picture. Pay what you owe, hire based on merit and don't take personal benefits for doing your job.

The news this week contains allegations against civil servants with City of Toronto and the Canadian Mint. Ignoble if true.

Why Toronto Islanders are better than you

It is because they don't air condition, they ride bikes, and they don't put up fences. But you say, they live in a park - stopping two million Torontonians from having access to more lawn. This is true but examine the assumption I made for you. Park = Grass. Consider that while grass and trees are lovely park materials it is equally lovely to stroll among the houses on Wards and Algonquin. This picture is to induce you to pay $6 for ferry and see for yourself.