The cost of convenience
John Sylvan is the inventor of Keurig K-Cups coffee pods. Like Doctor Frankenstein bringing life to his monster, Sylvan caused unintended havoc with coffee pods.
Tag: OPINIONS
When your budget wonāt budge
There is nothing more sobering than dealing with finance. Now that we have accepted the fact that it sucks, letās figure out how we can make it better, or at least bearable.
Canucks: The enigma heading into the trade deadline
Not even Alan Turing can solve the Vancouver Canucks this year, as the team nobody expected much from is currently hanging on in a tight race towards the playoffs. Itās hard to tell how the Canucks will play heading down the stretch.
Donāt be that guy: Rancid roommates
Do you participate in a bro-habitation? Do you have a female flatmate? How about a co-ed bunk bed?
Friendly fire
While some dub it as a masculine trait, others label it as immaturity. Iām speaking of the act of friendly insults: when we call our friends ālosers,ā ābitches,ā or āidiotsā for fun. Even though this type of interaction varies from friend circle to friend circle, and each cultural group reacts differently to name-callings and put-downs, we all have experienced friendly fire at one point or another.
Let taxes equal charities
Itās hard to get excited about taxes. Like having someone reach into your pocket and take whatever they want, tax season often leaves us all feeling a little violated. But for as long as civilized living has existed, taxes have been constant and increasing. Itās clear today that if we want to continue living the Canadian life, weāll need to pay taxes, and a lot of them.
Say yes to the transit
A TransLink referendum across Greater Vancouver is in the works. The voting will commence on March 16 through a mail-in ballot available until May 29. The vote itself is on whether we should implement a 0.5 per cent increase to the PST in order to fund an $8-billion, 10-year transit plan.
Donāt be that guy: A whole latte trouble
For many, coffee is the only thing that gives them sanity in the morning. Feeling tired? Drink coffee. Want something more? Grab a latte. Really desperate? Take shots of espresso.
So lame it just might work
This is not a criticism of any individual or organization, but rather the designs that come from an embarrassing collective demand. Iām talking about technology such as the selfie stick. You know, the elongated pole that people use to take pictures of themselves.
Livāer drink
Torontonian, Mark Selkirk was diagnosed with acute alcoholic hepatitis in 2010. Told by doctors that his life was going to come to a premature end without a liver transplant, he was in dire straits. To make matters worse, Selkirk was an alcoholic, and all Canadian liver transplant centres require candidates to be alcohol-free for six months.