Category Archives: Business

On Transportation Logos

Posted on 2 May 2026 by Larry Russwurm

You would think that airlines would have the most creative and best logos in the transportation industry. In Canada, at least, you would be wrong. Let’s look at the airlines first. The biggest carrier is Air Canada. A very simple … Continue reading →

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Stupid AI

Posted on 11 April 2026 by Larry Russwurm

Q: What’s long and hard on Gemini (Google’s AI)? A: Third Grade. I was curious how Gemini would handle this question so I asked it. It filibustered by not letting me get a word in edgewise while it recounted 6 … Continue reading →

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Early Spring 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Posted on 21 March 2026 by Larry Russwurm

I’ve gotten 3 furniture things over the last 10 years and I have noticed a trend. Each piece needed some assembly. As a result an Allen key was provided. That’s not what was interesting. What was interesting was that each … Continue reading →

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March 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Posted on 7 March 2026 by Larry Russwurm

Every ten years or so, there is a blockbuster cartoon movie about basketball. Goat is the current edition of such a societal trend. The other sports are jealous. I used to assume that basketball was the third most lucrative sport … Continue reading →

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Practically Homeless Elon Musk

Posted on 3 January 2026 by Larry Russwurm

Perhaps you’ve lived under a rock these past few years and hadn’t heard that Elon Musk gave up all his mansions and practically lived under a rock. Maybe your rock, if your rock is in Texas. His new home is … Continue reading →

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December 2025 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Posted on 6 December 2025 by Larry Russwurm

I just saw a McDonald’s ad using the phrase “Up and at M” where M was really the golden arches. But because copyright law rewards the most aggressive companies the most, I now fully expect McDonald’s to sue the Simpsons. … Continue reading →

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November 2025 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Posted on 22 November 2025 by Larry Russwurm

Kudos to Demi Moore for correcting the pronunciation of her name. It’s not Deh-MEE like we thought many years ago. It’s Duh-MEE as she corrected us. And it does take courage to correct the public. Especially if you know that … Continue reading →

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Trumpkin the Pumpkin versus Trump

Posted on 1 November 2025 by Larry Russwurm

It’s that time of year, November 1st, when we are overrun by useless Trumpkin the pumpkins (or jack o’ lanterns to some). Trump is much like the Trumpkin the pumpkins in that he, too, is useless on November 1st as … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk and His Time Machine

Posted on 13 September 2025 by Larry Russwurm

Elon Musk likes to be in the middle of the latest technology. That’s why he’s involved with Tesla, Space X and Neuralink. But the one he will never tell us about is time travel. He heard about a time travel … Continue reading →

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Money is Time

Posted on 6 September 2025 by Larry Russwurm

The idea that money is time was not lost in science fiction. More than once I’ve seen monetary units be credits or person hours. This simple relationship is a sort of skewering of modern capitalist systems. And somehow it feels … Continue reading →

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