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		<title>Growing Old in Canada: 2035</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/30/growing-old-in-canada-2035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although at first when I was bombarded by the media of what the Harper Government was hinting at for the future generation of Canadians and their retirement benefits this week, I was angered, and despised every word that came from every Conservative M.P.'s mouth. But, after some cooling off time, and a full day's worth of work, keeping my mind off it, I revisited the retirement issue and came to a different understanding of what is in store for myself, and other Canadians, when it is our turn to retire. My change in attitude also made me reflect on what the Harper Government is saying about the need to restructure the government on the huge shift in Canadian demographics that is ready to hit the country, like an avalanche of snow traveling down a very narrow valley. No doubt change is needed, and fast, as supporting so many Generation Xers with so little Y's and Z's, is a sure thing for disaster waiting in the wind to happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Time: Feels like Punitive Punishment to me.</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/28/tax-time-feels-like-punitive-punishment-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes sir, it is that time of year again, when my frustration from doing my annual income tax return comes out from the usually four hours of pen, paper and calculator, game I have to play. This year was not that bad compared to "tax pain sessions" in the past, but the feeling of just how much I got "raked over the coals," from paying the MAN, really sinks in when you are grinding away at these tax forms. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stupid Says, &#8220;I&#8217;m Stuck.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/15/stupid-says-im-stuck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are in mid January, living in South Western Canada, at a time of year when snow sometimes falls, and stays on the ground, and creates these winter like environments that are talked about during Climate Change conferences. Although, over the last few years, snow has become a foreign concept to most, snow does fall, and blankets the ground every once in while. We are living in one such moment in time when snow has invaded our land, and it appears that it will stay for at least the next few days to come.]]></description>
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		<title>OK 2012 &#8211; 1st Day, So Far So Good</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/01/ok-2012-1st-day-so-far-so-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is almost nineteen hours into 2012 and so far the new year is going great for me. I spent a lot of time today cleaning, catching up with friends by email and working on some projects that I am getting into over the next few weeks. I want this year to be a productive one, but the productivity part I want to keep under control, as oppose to everything controlling me such as time management. I also know that this year may mark a possible move for myself as somewhere in the next fourteen months I have to move.  I expect that 2012 will be busy one towards the end in the last few months, but I am hoping that nothing freaky happens like unexpected unemployment or  something alone those lines does not happen. ]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Forward for Next Year: Higher Costs and Austerity</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/12/31/looking-forward-for-next-year-higher-costs-and-austerity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The writing is as a plain as day on the wall, and it says that the new year is shaping up to be the "year of inflation" from my perspective, a lone soul living in a small village on the outskirts of Vancouver, BC. We all knew that government was going raise the income tax and implement other payroll punitive measures on us working class types eventually, and that most services too are mandating increases in costs as well. But, the triple whammy is fossil fuels, electricity and food. Adding it all up, I estimate that my cost of living is going to jump up by 11 percent for 2012!]]></description>
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		<title>No Grumpy People Here Please</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/12/26/no-grumpy-people-here-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh yes, 'tis the season of anger and unpleasantries, and with all those who focus on the martial rather than the seasonal time off to spend with friends and family I say to you, "go get a life, and spoil someone else's good time."  I am referring to the unruly shoppers, and consumers who want to be first in the line-ups; those who demand that they be given first priority when seeking customer services; those who push and shove other people on the sidewalls as they walk through.I am shacking my head at just but a few who cast a shadow of darkness on festive environment. ]]></description>
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		<title>To Wreck a View</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/12/21/to-wreck-a-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the population of humans grows ever more uncontrolled, our encroachment on the habitable land becomes ever more dense. The housing boom here in the Lower Mainland, also known as the Metro Vancouver Area, and Fraser Valley, has not really shown any signs of slowing, even with the global melt-down around us. In my little town, nestled along the banks of the Fraser River, practically in the heart of the Fraser Valley, construction is going at full speed, comparing it to the pre-meltdown of 2007.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Think Canadian Retailers Are Losing Out On On-Line Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/12/19/why-i-think-canadian-retailers-are-losing-out-on-on-line-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I really wanted to buy some accessories for my new camera. As usual, I scoured the net to see what my options were; you know, doing some research for what is out there, and where I could get it.  As a rule, I hit my local retailers’ websites first to see what they have in their stock. If I do not see it there locally, then I expand my search and widen the net to include nondomestic sources such as the U.S. and the Asian markets. Sadly, as in this case, I finally bought my accessory from a company down in California, for what was a really great price.]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Election Day and Hard Water</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/11/19/civic-election-day-and-hard-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the freezing air this morning I marched down to the Fort Langley Elementary School, which is the polling station for Fort Langley in the Langley Township, and I cast my ballot. I was happy to see so many out voting with me. There was a line-up! Perhaps a good sign that people are out taking action for their community, rather than sitting at home complaining about their government. It will be interesting to see how the voter turnout numbers are this year?]]></description>
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		<title>Testing the New $100 Bill Out</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/11/15/testing-the-new-100-bill-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I got one. A band-new crisp - plastic - One hundred dollar bill, fresh from the Canadian Mint. My first thought when I held it for the first time was, "this is weird."]]></description>
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