Birds’ Minutes: June 18th

Birds Annual BBQ: September 12 is the date. Hacienda Lockhart is the place. Details to come.

By George, Birds’ Golf Tourney tees off on Thursday, August, 27th.

Almost got writer’s cramp this am: excellent turn out of Birds.

Members:

Brett Bain.   He must have have been a Pinkerton in another life. Their slogan was “We Never Sleep” and their logo was a large, unblinking eye. (It’s where the term ‘private eye’ came from.) Brett is fighting the forever, online war against scammers, hackers and phishers. Do not open files (or click on links) on suspect emails. I repeat, do not …

Sean Baylis. This man feeds your soul for a day and gilds it for life. His ’succession planning’ breakfast was a hit. It touched on family trusts, invest-cos and op-cos. And he stressed the ‘do it now’ factor. It’s easy to put off but costly in the long run, so …. • Sean suspects interest rates to stay low till next year and likes Tim Horton’s. (For their stock & their coffee.)

Jim Bladon.

Paul Boucher. Do you like Ed Sheeran? Paul caught his concert last night and rates Ed as third best ever. That’s like Ross getting 4 stars from City Palate magazine. (See his write up.)

Greg Callander .

Ian Campbell.  His business is taking on ‘a dog-eared’ look. Turns out his Bassett hound brand is catching on. Seems the idea came from Todd and so to him we say, Woof, woof, Zoolstra.

Don Davis.  Is in awe of Ross’ Iron Chef fame. (See Ross’ write up.)

Todd Dean . Is wondering why 19-years olds aren’t happy with Mountain bikes. Car insurance for his son, Matt, is costy. Very. (A mission for Mel Gibson, eh.)

George Doherty.

Don Doolan.  Taking it easy this summer so far.

Ken Eades . 

Tony Fisher.   Funny, he doesn’t look Italian. But he knows where the best southside, Italian grocery is. At Fairmont and Southland (in ex Sobeys’ store.)

Gord Forsyth.  Gord is proof that we never stop learning. He’s in the process of selling his condo in the US but has a few partners to ‘work with’. That’s on top of the IRS and CRA. His tip: skip the partner thing, whenever you can.

Mel Gibson.  Our new bike lanes are setting off his ‘insurance issue’ sensors. He also mentions that drunk driving penalties are increasing. • But hey, it looks like the Dream Home lottery is doing just fine.

Henry Heuver.

David Hicks.  There are good days to be a squirrel and there are bad days to be one. Today was not a good one. (Had 2B here.)

Bill Hoogstratten.

Roger Jarvis.   Original Early Bird

Dan Kennelly. Makes up for slow business period by arranging a golf tournament for his company and clients. • Oh, and to get your heart beating again, head out to COP and take a ride on the Skyline Luge. (Sounds way more fun than taking a Stress test with your cardio Doc.)

Randy Kott. 

Keith Kozak. Likes the Spamalot show at Stage West.

Matt Litke.  Strategy sessions are better with an Agenda than not. Shorter and more productive.

Andy Lockhart.  Wooden you know it: the year Andy puts two fine pieces up for SAWS jury approval, it turns out the jury is loaded with Kangaroos. Ah well, one of his works was deemed eligible for the exhibition in the fall.

J.D. MacDonald.  He’s hiring for the office and has a smart FIFO process for the second interview. Stay tuned.

Michael McLennan.

Ross Mikkelsen.  What more can I say: he’s becoming a media star. Check out this link and go to pages 30/31 http://issuu.com/citypalate/docs/cp_mj15_ac026367234c50/1

Mike Mikkelson.  We’re living in next-year Country: As disappointed as he is with this year’s Oil Show, he points out that next year’s show is 99 percent booked already.

Tom Olson.

Gerry Parcells.

Bruce Roblin .

Dwayne Vinck.  Small potatoes: he’s looking for funding for a public mining company with a rich magnesium deposit. A half a Bill(ion) should do it, eh.

Bob Wiggins.  Always a fan of accountability, Bob points up a couple of slippery companies (like Camco and Gildan) who are now paying hefty tax bills because their offshore ploys have been seen to be such, by both the IRS and the CRA.

Chris Wright . Chris is not a doom and gloom guy but he does have concerns about the upcoming federal election and the ‘coattails’ game that Mulcair is playing (he hopes to ride Alberta’s Notley Crew to victory). • On a lighter note, he suggests we visit the Kennedy Space Centre when next in Orlando.

George Roberts.   Words work when written well .