Cole's Notes - The Sunday Journalist

In 12 days Albertans will kick off the hunt for the next leader of the Conservative Party right here in Calgary. And we are doing it in true western fashion. Take western hospitality, mix in leadership candidates, and add some delicious barbecue and beer and you’ve got a recipe for a party you don’t want to miss! Come on down and spend the afternoon with MP's Michelle Rempel and Blake Richards on June 18th at Symons Valley Ranch for a pre-Stampede event and possibly meet the next Prime Minister of Canada. Here’s what to expect: Short speeches by leadership candidates Refreshment breaks to soak in the ideas and the sun More ideas presented by the candidates More breaks with time to pull something cold from the beer tubs Q & A with the leadership candidates The event will close with a western party, including a tasty barbecued dinner. The lineup for the evening includes: Hon. Lisa Raitt , M.P., Hon. Kellie Leitch, M.P., Hon. Tony Clement, .P., Hon. Michael Cho...

A Googley e-mail issue colecoop@gmail.com - cole.cooper@ gmail.com and colecooper@gmail.com O nce upon a time - October 6, 2004 to be exact - I was one of the first users of Google email beta after getting an invite for the Beta.  At the time - I had a Hotmail address for Obandrinker@homtail.com, plus a Shaw @ home address.  So after a few minutes in the old system,  I ended up with my name in gmail as cole.cooper@gmail.com .  Using that account, I set up this blog and my Google+ services, and my Google Plus page. And there the fun begins.  Back in 2004 there were not many Cole Coopers on the internet. It was a fairly uncommon name. There are a lot more now.  There is a football player Cole Cooper on Twitter at @coopball, There is even a Marvel Cole Cooper  character at the Daily Bugle.  Facebook pages, and a colecooper.com Which is fine - I don't mind, they seem to have the right guy on their email addresses and I'm not va...

Work hard and Prosper. Have fun and remember to be happy. Quote of the day "There is a word for businesses that do not pass all their expenses including their taxes on to their customers. The word is bankrupt." Women may be From Venus and Men may be From Mars, But Entrepreneurs Live on Pluto February 28, 2016  And let me tell you, it can be mighty cold out there. More than once, well a lot more than once I have found myself explaining or trying to explain this to Government officials. It is easy for anyone who is gainfully employed and especially easy for government employees to miss how different the world is for most self-employed, especially those in their earlier years. For an employee, it is relatively straight forward. They go to work for a certain number of hours and they get paid for their work, and then there are the benefits like paid vacations. But the bottom line is that they know what they are making and when they will be paid. While it may not always be easy, pl...

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Yes - I know that the Blog has not updated for a while.  I've been quite busy and setting up the new Windows 10 on all the machines has taken longer than I anticipated.  The Library computer is in the shop right now for some power problems and I only have email access for the time being - so once I get the gear running again - and have cleared the email backlog, as Arnie says "I'll be back".

I've updated the new site - but I've not moved the blog over there yet.  This is still to come.  I'm testing the new Skype link for the new site here as well.  So if you want to contact me use the link on the side to my Skype.

It's Summertime and the living is supposed to be easy.  But I'm up to my ears in stuff to do - and it's cutting back on the blogging time. Darn -  In the Meantime -   Here's a Book Recommendation for the folks who have time to read. Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman   by Peter Korn  Link:   http://amzn.com/1567925464 I'm listening to it on Audible now.