Mr. and Mrs. SCOOP

Well folks here it is!! The big day, Sept. 18th, 2010 in Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia we became formally Scoop and Scoopette!.
Yes dreams do come true!
Scoop

Scoop Covers the G8

Scoop never knows where the assignments will send him and this was not an exception. Traveling to the G8 and representing "the people" was a formidable task but as expected....I delivered. There was an incident or two like sitting in the wrong seat and causing a stir with the protocol team but all was smoothed out over a few shots of vodka and some Canadian maple sugar. The toughest part was leaving the Scoopette having to go this one alone and....missing Tuesday night summer hockey!!!
Scoop out!

Oil- The World is to Get Smaller - But later!!?

Greetings,
I just finished Jeff RUBIN's book "Why Your World is about to Get a Whole Lot Smaller." Very thought provoking read with solid insight into all the issues surrounding oil. I found, like most extreme positions, you should not absorb it on it''s face value but use it to keep things in perspective as you continue to absorb other arguments. Time lines are extremely subjective. I remember the electricity generated in investment circles around David FOOT's 1996 book "Boom Bust Echo." Demographic trends and the aging population was the focus. Valid arguments in their own right! Many went out and invested in Funeral Homes and Elderly Care Facilities. The Lowen Group was held out as an industry leader. It went on within five years to suffer serious losses due to American civil litigation and as a result had a slow painful fall into insolvency taking with it all the demographic exuberance. So the argument may, few deny the impact Zoomers will have on the Canadian economy though the time lines are very unpredictable. The book may have been 20 years ahead of it's time which would be longer than the investment horizon for many. Should I walk down the road of global warming to further emphasize time lines.....I think not!
Scoop out!t

Scoopette

Welcome the Scoopette!!!!! Engaged in Vancouver, BC on May 6th, 2010 at Voya Restaurant. Yes the Scoop was in desperate need of a full time Editor for his work and this beauty offered a level of service that went beyond a passionate commitment to her work. So the permanent partnership should become official in Halifax in September at a private family event. Stay tuned as Scoop builds his team!!! lol
Scoop out!

Scoops goes to the Olympics!

Scoop here....sorry but I had computer issues and had to buy a new Macbook!! I am back. Played hockey all winter except for a break which took me to Whistler, BC for a month. Aside from losing my camera after too much hospitality at the Austria House and Women's Luge it was a successful trip. Seeing all the countries come together and each as fiercely proud of their origin as Canadians was awe inspiring. The medium is the message as Marshall McLuhan famously stated and that continues to be the hidden agenda of print and video! A great experience to ski up to the women's downhill and here the cow bells...the universal sound of support....that was until the Soccer World Cup vuvuzela horn that mimics that of a swarm of bee!!! lol
Scoop out.