Why are your motorcycle rates so high?
My story in the Toronto Star May 28, 2016: https://www.thestar.com/autos/2016/05/28/motorcycle-rates-rising-with-severity-number-of-claims.html There's more to the story however. The Numbers Game What’s the story behind the numbers of motorcycle related accidents…
Just who are the customers in the taxi business?
Let's get this straight. The Toronto Taxi industry only has itself to blame for getting slammed by Uber. They've resisted wholesale and necessary change for decades and it's all about…
Public Works Canada Gags August Architect
I hate it when government peon flacks get in the way of my work. These assholes at Public Works Canada take the cake for stupidity. The story as published is…
Toronto FC must take responsibility for vulgar fans
I love football, or as they call it in North America, soccer. I’ve loved this game and everything about it since I was old enough to walk and stumble around…
East end Toronto changing before our eyes
For 23 years I worked at King and Sherbourne Streets at the Toronto Sun. When I arrived for my first day of work, Jan. 1, 1979, it was a much…
The future of journalism and newspapers
I stumbled across a rebroadcast of Globe and Mail editor in chief David Walmsley's speech to the Canadian Club delivered on April 8. I have to say it was fascinating.…
It’s motorcycle season…..be safe
I ride. I love to ride but I am well aware of the risks. No matter how safe I ride, however, the biggest threat to me is a car driver.…
Pitbullmedia.ca: 3.0 and still learning
This is my website. Actually this is my third website under the banner of pitbullmedia.ca. The first was around 2005 with Front Page, the second was five years later with…
The Seven Levels of Ikea Hell
It turns out Hell isn’t that hard to get to, in fact, it’s just about 24 minutes from my house in the guise of the North York Ikea store. It’s…
Not Up To Standard
Watching Manchester United today lose against Arsenal at Old Trafford it is painfully obvious this team is dysfunctional still. Two serious mistakes cost the game. Valencia's pass back which stranded DeGea…