Epitome

(Note: names changed for anonymity)

Meet Fred.  He works for Askus and recently attended a function at the business school of the University of Cowtown.  His main goal was to find a Co-op student that would work in the Risk Management area of the company (or a finance student looking to do the trainee program).  While making his rounds, he stopped at two students talking about their recent international experiences.  The usual introductions were made and Fred got right down to business.  When told that one of the students had just come back from seeing three countries, all he could muster was, “Interesting.”

This epitomizes the attitude in downtown Calgary…and I want nothing to do with it.  For once, I felt as though the shoe was on the other foot.  It was my turn to say, “Sorry, not interested,” and almost pick and choose as to who I wanted to talk to.  Not that I’m trying to be cocky, but it wouldn’t have been like this before I went away.

In Olympic news, Canada picked up a 2nd bronze medal.  This one coming in Women’s 500m short-track speed skating, compliments of Anouk Leblanc-Boucher.  What a great sport short-track is.

I also want to point out that the winner of the men’s mogul event was a Canadian who now competes for Australia.  His reasoning: brutal Canadian sports program.  I think Brian Williams has been playin’ that tune for years.