For personal reasons I will be taking a short break from this blog. I will likely return in the next few weeks, possibly with a new more casual format.Best,Jeff ...

This week’s Halloween Massacre in the Canadian income trusts sector brought me some financial pain, along with millions of others, but more so it brings all of the problems with our current system right back to web-page one (does anyone actually read paper newspapers anymore?).As a basis to start a conversation, let me state that I have no love for the NATION (ie. government institution) of Canada ...

If you were so unlucky as to receive all of your inputs on world news and events from only the American mainstream media, you would obviously be a bizarre, twisted creature so enveloped in fear, propaganda and misinformation you'd have trouble even finding your way to the next NASCAR race.You would also view France as being a meek, cowardly country full of wine and cheese eating French people, of ...

I began traveling the world, and essentially being permanently homeless, for many reasons but one of the key reasons was education.I have never been the kind of person who can learn in a classroom. Sitting on a hard wooden chair while someone read to me seemed imbecilic. Not to mention, 9 times out of 10, that person reading to me is trying to 'teach' me because that was the only job they could ...

Having just paddled into El Salvador on my surfboard (see last week's blog for more info), I found myself to be a temporary celebrity and guest at the plush enclave of Barilla's Marina, a few hours drive from San Salvador.I spent my first day talking to the Navy and the press about my boating incident and found out that El Salvador's government and media are similar to others in the world, complet ...