We Work For Cheese

The Fleetest Hand In Town

mike — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:36:20 +0000

My great-grandfather was in his 20′s when he brought his young family to Canada in the early 1900′s. He was a millwright, which meant that he understood machinery and structures. Being a millwright in those days was like being on the cutting edge of technology. He could build and fix anything and the New [...]

A Girl Can Dream, Can’t She?

nicky — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:32:03 +0000

“If I had money, I tell you what I’d do. I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two. I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury, yeah, crazy ’bout a Mercury. I’m gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the road.” - Steve Miller Band

I always loved that song. When I was [...]

Happy Hour, Happy Cheeseday

mike — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:53:07 +0000

This week, I met with my boss for my annual performance review. The last year has been kinda tough as I fell in and out of love with the company. I’ve been alternately slacking off, having VERY short bursts of motivation, and generally getting ever more snarky with my clients.

Their verdict: My boss thinks I’m [...]

Nothing In Life Is Guaranteed…

jepeto — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:14:12 +0000

…except for death, taxes and Jepeto’s manic ramblings.

They look delicious, don't they?

Nein Random Thoughts

Eins) Easiest way to get out of a depression: move above sea level.

Zwei) I pay taxes. A shitload of ‘em. Health tax for healthcare. School tax for schools. Property taxes for my city’s infrastructures. Gas taxes for pollution (I [...]

Please Forward This Again And Again And Again…

nicky — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:08:57 +0000

…because it would seem that I wasn’t clear enough the first time. I wrote this last November and decided to repost it after I got 14 emails today from people I know and who are now automatically filtered into my junk mail file. Yeah, I’m recycling. It’s hot and my brain has melted. So sue me. [...]

Cheese In The News – Vol. 11

nicky — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:57:44 +0000

Desperate Cheese Times Call For Desperate Cheese Measures

A Washington man, Harley Davidson Ironwing, is facing charges of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault for allegedly knocking down an 84-year-old man while fleeing a grocery store with five packages of string cheese hidden in his waistband. Apparently, he hadn’t eaten in 3 days and was [...]

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words…

nicky — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:52:15 +0000

My wrist tattoo

My neck tattoo

My shoulder tattoo
I recently wrote about my tattoos, albeit as a small part of a larger post. MikeWJ, my favourite skeleton ever, asked about my tattoos, their significance, the circumstances that led to getting them and why I stopped [...]

Having Our Beer And Eating It Too

mike — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:20:36 +0000

I was on a grocery run a few weeks back and decided to hit up one of the semi-independent stores for my fruits and veggies. Not only did they have excellent fruits and veggies at decent city prices, but they also had…a kick ass cheese section!

They had the usual Bries and Camemberts, local artisan [...]