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ICAR Luxury Supercars Experience

Posted on June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 by Matt

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to drive a Ferrari 458 Italia with some friends on one of those exotic, dream car experiences you can find every now and then. It’s difficult to describe just how good of a time I actually had. As a simulation racing enthusiast it’s always been a dream to…

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When Giving Less Means Giving More #Charity365

Posted on May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 by Matt

There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charitable expenditure excludes them. –C.S. Lewis The Impact I have a cleft palate. Not the prettiest thing in the world, and certainly not the easiest to live with, but I’ve had to deal with it all my life and it…

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Harper On Citizenship and The Potential Consequences for Cases like Khadr’s

Posted on October 3, 2015October 12, 2015 by Matt

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper sounded an unrepentant note Friday about his Conservative government’s failed efforts to keep former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr behind bars. – Harper not backing down on Omar Khadr: He ‘pled guilty to very grave crimes, including murder’ Harper’s desire to revoke citizenship for “convicted” terrorists appears to come…

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Lac Témiscouata – Homage to a Lost Canadian Highway Rest Stop

Posted on August 23, 2015December 23, 2022 by Matt

Update 2016-04-30: I discovered some photos in my collection of the original rest stop. Check them out, they don’t do justice to the beauty of the spot but they give you an idea of what was lost. En vérité, la belle province… Lac Témiscouata – Homage to a Lost Canadian Highway Rest Stop This is…

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SimXperience AccuForce Pro Steering System

Posted on May 17, 2015December 26, 2022 by Matt

SimXperience AccuForce Pro Steering System I’ve recently received my SimXperience AccuForce Pro and have been enjoying it for the past week. I’ve only owned one other force feedback wheel, a Logitech G27, and this is, of course, leaps and bounds beyond a G27. There is ample power and tuning options to provide the flexibility sim…

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#Charity365

Posted on February 28, 2015May 1, 2016 by Matt

You can’t give more than 100% but many giving even 1% can accomplish much, much more. Five years ago I wrote about the struggle to begin giving charitably. My original concerns included questions such as “What charities would I give to?“, and “How do I donate in a personally satisfying and sustainable way?” It’s amazing…

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The Jian Ghomeshi Saga and Root Causes of Violence Against Women

Posted on November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 by Matt

The following is a letter I submitted to the CBC program The Current, hosted by talented radio personality Anna Maria Tremonti. In the letter, I have put to pen my increasing frustrations about the nature of the discussion surrounding violence against women and why it is that our public conversations never seem to get around…

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GTEye Progressive Brake Spring for Logitech G27

Posted on August 11, 2014December 10, 2016 by Matt

GTEye Progressive Brake Spring for Logitech G27 I’ve just received my new GTEYE progressive brake spring (eBay page) for the Logitech G27. I’m writing this post as I assemble the pedals and then step into a game and actually try it for the first time going around a corner(!). My thoughts so far…

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Song of Songs

Posted on October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 by Matt

Recently, on a Thanksgiving road-trip out east to PEI, I listened to a four-part message from James MacDonald called Romantic Love. I then found my next bible reading book was Song of Songs which that sermon series was based on. I usually share select verses, ones that particularly strike me, on Facebook and I was wondering…

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Copyright Lobby Zombies On

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Matt

Michael Geist, as always, has our back on the comings and goings of those undead copyright lobby groups that just won’t die, More than ten years of contentious debate over Canadian copyright law appeared to come to a conclusion in late June when Bill C-11 passed its final legislative hurdle and received royal assent. Yet…

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