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The Ballad of Steven Slater

Aug 11 2010

The internet and social media is a great thing.  This guy quit his job in a grand way on Monday and by Tuesday the internet is a-buzz with Facebook pages and Youtube videos and blog postings filled with opinions, jokes, support and criticism of the way that Steven Slater exited the situation, the plan, and his job.  He’s become somewhat of a folk hero, actually, and that’s been part of the debate flowing around out there.

But… we’ve all been there, haven’t we?  How many of you have been simply sick and tired of the bullshit and bottled it up, pushed it down, or drank it away?  “Take This Job and Shove It”, “Working for the Weekend”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”… these and many more songs had become anthems for the average schmo longing to get off the dreadmill (<== intentional typo), speak our minds, and set the world straight.  Steven Slater did what many fantasize about doing.  He didn’t snap and climb a water tower with a rifle.  He delivered a pointed EffYou to the self-centered sumbitch that disrespected him and everyone around him because the world revolves around his whims.

In any event… Steven Slater.  Here’s your song:  (Warning… contains explicit support for Steven’s behaviour and even more explicit language in support of Steven’s behaviour.)

 
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Steven Slater: My Hero!

Aug 10 2010

If you are going to quit your job, this is the way to do it!

From CBC.ca:

“According to the New York Times, one of the 100 or so passengers on board stood up to retrieve baggage from the overhead compartment before the plane had reached a complete stop and did not heed Slater’s request to remain seated.

Slater, a career flight attendant, then approached the passenger, who continued to pull the baggage from the compartment, striking Slater on the head with it in the process.

When the passenger refused to apologize, the paper reported, Slater unleashed a string of expletives via the public-address system, deployed the inflatable evacuation chute, grabbed a beer from the beverage cart, yelled "It’s been great!" and slid down and went to his car.”

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/08/10/us-jet-blue-flight-attendant.html

 
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Telegram Mention

Aug 09 2010

This past weekend, in the online weekend edition of The Telegram, Kerri Breen posted an article about blogs written about or by Newfoundlanders.  It’s a nice interesting article with interview excerpts from some of the authors of those blogs, giving insight into the stresses and motivations for continuing with this masochistic hobby.

Anyhooo… at the end of her article, she posts a sampling of those blogs and OhMeNerves.com ended up on that list.  I’d like to think that this wasn’t just a random sampling of the most recently updated blogs.  I prefer to think that Ms. Breen spent hours/days/weeks perusing the interwebs in search of the most interesting, well-written weblogs that will most effectively decorate and punctuate her very well written article.

That’s it.  Just trying to point you to an online presence that will point you right back to this online presence.  Try not to get dizzy.

 
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Moncton Soap Opera

Jul 13 2010

I don’t know if this is someone’s idea of cleaning up city hall, but last night someone bombed Moncton City Hall with soap bubbles!

 
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YouTube Ukulele

Jun 09 2010

Check this out (from CBC.ca).

“A Labrador City teenager who taught herself how to play the ukulele has won an international prize with a song about her hometown she recorded in her bedroom closet.

Kelsey Butt, 18, picked up the ukulele for the first time last December.

She did that after she saw a website announcing a Washington State ukulele maker was holding a songwriting competition called the Mya-Moe Ukulele contest. The top prize was a top-end ukulele worth $1,500.”

 
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Restaurant Jinx

Jun 07 2010

Recently, I wrote a post telling the world that a Moncton landmark restaurant Le Château à Pape Restaurant was destroyed by fire a mere three days after I had eaten there.  I had been there maybe a dozen times, but it had been a few years since I’d been there.

Well, a couple of months ago there was some major flooding in Warwick, Rhode Island.  I can tell some of you are already piecing it together now.  I was in Rhode Island the week before those floods.  Yes… you guessed it.  I ate at several restaurants and two of those restaurants, On The Border in Warwick and Chelo’s in the Warwick Mall, were destroyed in the floods! 

Here’s a vid of the flood ravaging the Warwick Mall.

Uhm… so… Jungle Jim’s and Maverick’s Restaurants in Moncton… I’ve enjoyed your food this past week.  I hope the curse is broken.

 
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