Ever since I linked to the 60th anniversary CKCO TV videos back in 2014, we’ve had a good bit of search traffic landing here looking for more information about the station and its history. So to help those folks out since I’m hardly an encyclopedia on this stuff, I give you CKCO-History.com. The site is …
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A Confusing But Funny Breakdown Of The Syrian Crisis
I saw this hilariously, erm, simplified? version of the Syrian conflict on Facebook and couldn’t stop chuckling. President Assad (who is bad) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the rebels (who are good) started winning. But then some of the rebels turned a bit nasty and are now called …
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The Police Are Writing Their Own Festive RIDE Songs Now
It seems that the local police just swiped our gimmick, Carin. The Waterloo Regional Police Service is taking a festive approach to spreading a message of safety this holiday season. Two holiday jingles – one about texting and driving and the other highlighting the decision to not drink and drive – have been set to …
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I’m Just Begging For Directions
After I wrote this post about my encounter with a guy looking for spare change, I got thinking about something else. I have to ask…do we really have a huge problem with panhandling in Cambridge? The reason I ask is last weekend I happened to be there Christmas shopping and I was looking for my …
Dear Panhandling Dude:
I was walking down the street, Christmas shopping. As I walked, a guy approached me asking me if I had any spare change. There was something about him that made the hair stand up, and told me I should say no. Guiltily I did, saying I don’t have any change, knowing that I did in …
Strange Crime Sprees And My Own Mini Concert Spree
Some good stuff from Cracked here. 6 Totally Confusing Crime Sprees That Are Baffling Police I have faint memories of the pecker plant guy, the Ohio pooper isn’t the only one doing that (there was a guy shitting on playground slides in Michigan though he’s apparently been caught) and I knew smart car tipping was …
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He Got Shot With A What?
I know this happened a month ago, in fact 4 weeks ago tomorrow, so isn’t exactly current, but I have to write about it, because it freaked me right the hell out when it happened, and when something freaks me right the hell out, sometimes it’s good to write about it. So off we go. …
Sure Was
Posting alleged threat against Wilfrid Laurier was ‘dumb decision,’ accused says I’m not sure how big a story this was anywhere else, but locally it was pretty huge news for obvious reasons. To catch you up on what happened, last week, the Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University was put on lockdown after a threat …
The Kitchener Public Library Is Lending Out WiFi Hotspots Now
This is kind of neat. If you live in Kitchener and need one, you can now borrow a WiFi hotspot from the public library. Anyone age 18 or older with a library card can borrow one of the devices for up to three weeks, just like borrowing a book or a DVD. The devices, which …
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On Uber And Real Competition
Following the battle between Uber and the world’s taxi companies, I keep hearing one thing that’s starting to bug me. It’s the notion that while cab companies in each city have loads of competition, Uber doesn’t. While in a sense that’s true, it’s also kind of a silly argument. To illustrate this point, let’s use …