Omigod...
...I have my own store! Buyer, beware...or should that be "bewear"?
I'm developing a new course in corporate social responsibility. In hunting around for case studies in business ethics, I found this collection from Arthur Anderson, best known for their conviction--related to the Enron case--for obstructing justice.
The collection forms an interesting read, but none of them deal with the memos directing employees to shred important documents.

Mellow Duz Japanese
Originally uploaded by mellowkitty.
I have been spending far too much money at the Sushi Shop at the market recently.
How difficult can it be, I said to myself, to make sashimi at home? Not difficult at all in fact:
Then I asked myself, How difficult can it be to make my own Wafu dressing? Ha! Simple:
Finally, I asked myself, California Roll? What's the deal?
I started prepping myself for what will inevitably be a shock to my system: Teaching two intensive courses over the month of June. I'll start at 9:00 a.m. and finish at 2:15 p.m.
I know I know...normal people tend to start at that hour, and if they're lucky, get to leave at 5:00 p.m. But, most, I'm sure, won't have to spend two 2-hour periods entertaining 19-year olds during the thick of summer. It'll be like I'm Celine Dion doing two shows in Vegas, except I'll have what I hope is far more socially redeeming value.
Anyhoo, my prep today involved getting to the college by public transportation. It looked simple enough: Get on the green line going east, get off at Lionel-Groulx, switch to the orange line, and, voila, 20 minutes later I should be there.
Except, I got on the green line going the wrong way. And I did the same again on the way back. I have a sense of direction, but it has been honed only because I've had to think my way out of countless wrong turns and missed exits. This is why I scoff at GPS systems; unless you're orienteering through the wilderness, trust your instincts, if not to get you where you want to go, at least to lead you from the place where you ended up.
Watch this fabbu exchange between James Kunstler and Stephen Colbert. Where else would you find two grown men debate whether oil, creamy nougat or Sleestaks are to be found in the centre of the Earth?
I just got confirmation that I'm teaching this Summer, which has my bank account heaving a sigh of relief. While I've been fortunate enough to be able to take some financial risks with this recent 180-degree career change, some income is always better than no income. Moreover, I just got confirmation of what my final salary will be, which is based on a complicated formula that includes scholarity, years of experience, and something else that I will never understand. Anyway, the last of my fears with this move to teaching have been allayed; I can live off what they'll be paying me when I start full-time in the Fall.
Huzzah!

griffintown-cartoon
Originally uploaded by Mr. Boggedy.
Mr. Boggedy muses on the future of Griffintown's horses.
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