What a Wide Variety of Experiences

First of all I have to get something off my chest.  I still can't believe that the damn Liberal Liars got a majority.

I feel better now that I said that.

 

Over the past two weeks, Karen and I have been living life wide. 

 

On June 14th I attended the Session Craft Beer Festival in downtown Toronto.  It was held at Dundas Square which is an amazing venue for this festival.  I don't think it was well attended however because our sales really didn't add up well.  Not sure if we will go back into it.  One thing that did piss me off was the 4 hour f&%#ing drive home.   It seems that Toronto is preparing for the PanAm Games next year by widening every road into Toronto, hence construction EVERYWHERE.

 

The next day, Karen and I went to Mexico on a Fam Trip to see the Palace Resorts.  WOW what a trip and the Palace Resorts are amazing.  Other friends (Travel Agent frients) that went are Bruce, Anie, Sarah and LeeAnna.

 

While in Mexico we did a WIDE variety of things. 

 

Day One we did a tour of the Moon Palace (all three areas; Sunrise, Nizuc and the Grand)  What a gorgeous resort.  We had an outside dinner that night on the roof of one of the buildings.

 

Next day Bruce and I went golfing on a Jack Nicklaus designed course.  BEAUTIFUL!

 

On the Tuesday, we went to Cozumel Palace and Playacar Palace.  Again great resorts.  Cozumel is a wonderful place for scuba vacations.  We also did a Tequila tasting there.  That was fantastic.  Playacar is right off the 5th Avenue strip in Playa del Carmen.  Again a very cool vacation spot with a wonderful beach.

 

On Wednesday we went to Le Blanc Spa and Resort for breakfast.   One of the best breakfasts that I have every experienced.  Damn it was good.  We were back by noon to the Moon and Karen, Bruce and I had a meeting with the Sales Director about Golf Vacations.  It went very well.

 

Rest of the day was play time in the pool.  Lots to drink and laugh about.

 

On Thursday we went to the Beach Palace and then the Sun Palace.  Again, WOW.  We then went on a yacht over to Isla Mujeres Palace.  I felt like Bond, James Bond.  What a cool island, authentic Mexico.  Very tropical and quiet and you could visit Canteenas at night and we rented golf carts the next day to explore the island.  Very cool.

 

I would recommend these resorts to anyone.

Election Results

Well what do you know.  Kathleen Wynn gets in with a majority government even with all the scandals, corruption and lies that the provincial Liberal Liars have done.


I am not sure if it was really a Kathleen Wynn victory or a Tim Hudak crash and burn. 


Hudak does not have the likability factor at all.  He does seem awkward at times and he doesn't come across as sincere. 


Hudak really blew it this year with two screw ups.  I am going to Cut 100,000 jobs was the first one. 


Even though he really meant he was over a period of 4 years going to eliminate 5% of the public sector from retirements etc. , his statement of cutting 100,000 jobs was really used by the Liberal Liars and NDPers to scare the public of CUTS.  Also the media played it up quite well too.


Hudak forgot the most important fact when making a statement.  How does the public interpret what you are saying.   He would have been better off to state that he wanted to shrink government over 4 years.  Everyone would have agreed to that statement.


His second blunder was the fact that his math didn't add up for his 1,000,000 jobs campaign.  First of all, that is a huge number that makes people skeptical right off the bat.  Second of all, if he only created 500,000 jobs he would be a failure instead of a hero.


Optics are so important.


I am sure that my colleagues here at the college are quite happy with the Liberal Liars back in with a majority.


I am still waiting by the way for word on my raise.  I am now thinking that I am not getting one.  I have waited for this raise since May of 2013 when it was approved.  Not sure what is going on.

Catch up time

Wow how time has flown by.  I haven't posted since January??? 


I will try to recap here what has happened over the last 4.5 months.


- Asked why I haven't received my raise that I was promised.  Now it is a big deal land they have to look into it.  I asked Feb 28 and today I still have no answer.  It seems to me that this place has made various promises to me over the past years and they don't seem to keep their word.  I know my word is good.  I keep my word. 


- Dustin asked LeeAnn to marry him and Sirena.  Now they are planning a wedding.  The Gills are thrilled to welcome LeeAnn into the family.


- Went to Punta Cana with my lovely wife.  We had an amazing trip and are now getting ready to go to Mexico this Sunday.


 - this section censored by Karen Gill


- Got the backyard done for the summer and now I believe I have to replace the sand in the filter of the pool.  Looking into that right now.


- Still feel isolated at work.  Shouldn't be the Canadian Food and Wine Institute, should be the Canadian Food Institute.  Wine and Beer are always left out of the mix.