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the work year grinds to a halt on a good note

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2013.12.24

On this, the last business day of the year, we got some very good news on a project I've been working on since February: a whopping refund from the Canadian Revenue Agency. Woohoo!

I'm starting to hear that a few employers in the city are just closing up shop for the Christmas/New Year's period. I think it's a fine idea. Data processing needs aside, I'd like to see it take root throughout the industry.

rand()m quote

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.

—William Morris