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the work year grinds to a halt on a good note

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a 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

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

—Steve Martin