The New Year often brings a slowdown in life….and in business. It’s the nature of many economies. Most companies have bought and received all their year end inventory, so the first quarter spending slows down. The task of selling starts
Read MoreWhether I believed him or didn’t matter. What did was he was experiencing two things I knew very well. Music, and being far from home; and for those reasons alone, I approached him. He was sitting down on the cement
Read MoreWe all have that one song. That one song that will stop us in our tracks. The first few notes hit the ear drums and regardless of what I’m doing, I stop. I take a deep breath and I can
Read MoreI have no idea what became of Jimmy Hoffa other than that he disappeared and never returned. There were people who wanted him gone. Hoffa was the President of the largest union in North America, the Teamsters’ Union. From the
Read MoreTake a walk with me back to my old stompin’ grounds of North York. Back when the inside of Yorkdale Mall still smelled new; when outdoor hockey rinks outnumbered indoor rinks. When Harold Ballard ruled the Leafs with an iron
Read Moreby Mike Murchison Yah, cabovers were cool…literally. I drove a couple back in the ’80s. A big K100 and an International 9760. I fell out of them more times than I can count: it’s a long way down to the
Read MoreAs noted when we posted the July collection, Mike Murchison is a professional Truck driver living in Alberta who has spent decades driving around the western United States and Canada. Mike pauses to appreciate vast landscapes as well as the
Read MoreYou hear the expression “transferable skills” here and there. In the work world it basically means something to the effect of taking whatever you learned in your previous job(s) and seeing what fits with the new endeavor. An old dog
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