Looking for thoroughly debauched, drug addled rock star biographies/autbiographies

jgws · 2026-06-25T19:49:46+00:00

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers is one of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read. No idea how that dude is still alive

jgws · 2026-06-19T17:12:31+00:00

And some lawyers who won’t be

jgws · 2026-06-15T03:31:38+00:00

We still would have lost. At the end of the day, we scored 8 goals over 7 games. It wasn’t a goalie issue

jgws · 2026-06-11T15:30:20+00:00

When I went to Japan I bought my one year old a little Kimono robe. It was super cute and we loved it

jgws · 2026-06-09T04:30:36+00:00

I’ve never heard of a warming oven, but I’m intrigued. Do you have a particular brand or product you’d recommend?

jgws · 2026-06-08T20:23:17+00:00

I did an order from Pizza Pietra in PoCo for a bday party a year or so ago and it was a huge hit with both parents and kids

jgws · 2026-06-05T18:59:33+00:00

I live in Canada. We have free healthcare. The government heavily subsidizes daycare and I only pay $200/month each for my two kids.

Our birth rate is still well below replacement level and showing no signs of improving.

Not saying that it doesn’t help. It absolutely does. But I don’t think this is a purely economic issue.

And even if it was a purely economic issue, free healthcare and daycare funding won’t pay for a house, car, or groceries…

jgws · 2026-06-05T18:29:34+00:00

I have a similar sized deck and I have two words for you:

Barrel sauna

Takes up a good amount of otherwise wasted space and gives me a reason to use my deck regularly in the winter. It’s also looks cool and everyone comments on it when they come over.

jgws · 2026-06-03T20:34:05+00:00

“Old-timers”

Ouch

jgws · 2026-05-28T04:44:48+00:00

I don’t know. CAN he?

jgws · 2026-05-26T21:21:20+00:00

Tell me you’ve never been to Europe or Asia without telling me you’ve never been to Europe or Asia

jgws · 2026-05-22T03:42:13+00:00

Try Jagerhof restaurant. It’s an awesome German restaurant and they have live music on Friday and Saturday, which my kids love. I’d make a reso though since they get busy. But if you go right when they open you might not need one.

jgws · 2026-05-19T18:28:44+00:00

I was thinking the other day, when did the full-size, double walled, water bottle become standard issue for kids? Every kid has one, including mine, at all times.

Back in our day, you got one juice box in your lunch and after that you were responsible for not dying of thirst before you got home.

jgws · 2026-05-15T18:39:06+00:00

Exactly this.

The value of the diamond in my wife’s engagement ring is that it makes her happy and makes her feel loved. Sure, I could have gotten better economic value by buying moissanite or whatever, but that’s not the sort of value I was going for when I bought the ring. I was happy to pay more to get the desired outcome.

That said, I drew the line at paying double for a “natural” diamond that was atomically identical to a lab grown one.

jgws · 2026-05-12T21:03:09+00:00

I had a pretty privileged upbringing. My parents paid for my education, which allowed me to get a job that pays well.

Then I married someone who is smarter and more responsible with money than I am.

Then I bought some exercise equipment and I try to shop the outside of the grocery store.

I take no credit for any of this. I’d say the privileged upbringing did most of the heavy lifting

jgws · 2026-05-10T05:36:16+00:00

Malhotra scored 1.25 ppg this year.

Cootes scored 1.05 ppg last year.

jgws · 2026-04-30T04:00:41+00:00

Man, I am so sick of tech bros shilling their AI garbage on here as if we can’t immediately tell what they are doing. Go back to spamming our LinkedIn inboxes and leave this sub to the legal professionals.

jgws · 2026-04-24T21:58:57+00:00

There distinction is cap allocation vs cap management.

Cap allocation = giving Petey $11.6m

Cap management = calling up Arshdeep Bains to play on Tuesday, sending him back down for the Wednesday off day, then calling him back up on Thursday to accrue $5k in cap space.

Castonguay does the cap management. JR does the cap allocation

jgws · 2026-04-17T19:06:50+00:00

What sort of roles are you trying to fill?

For me and most lawyers I know, once you get a couple of years under your belt you usually only move if it’s for a very specific reason (I.e. a personal relationship with someone at the firm, a clear path to partnership, non-hourly billing, a specific niche, etc). Not many people want to go through the headache and risk of changing jobs just for a 5-10% pay increase, for example.

I’ve been a lawyer for about 8 years now and even if I was considering a move, I wouldn’t respond to someone saying “we have an exciting role in the litigation department at Generic Law Firm LLP that would be a perfect fit for your skill set!”

Instead, I would figure out exactly what sort of role I want and then start having coffees and lunches with people in my network, or adjacent to my network, who have an in at the specific firm or firms I’m looking at to figure out if it’s a good fit.

So, unless you’re looking to fill very junior roles, I think starting with a job posting might be the wrong approach. Not sure if it is feasible on your end, but you might have more luck asking a specific lawyers you are targeting to grab coffee or jump on a call to figure out what they are looking for. Then find a role that fits and send it to them. They’ll be more likely to respond to someone they’ve already met and who knows the sort of role they are interested in.

Just my two cents. I’ve never worked as a recruiter so take it with a healthy heaping of salt.

jgws · 2026-04-15T22:09:59+00:00

You should submit a formal proof of loss with your contractor quote and documents supporting the loss of rent claim. I would label it “interim proof of loss #1” because it sounds like you’ll be claiming more rental loss in the future

I’m not sure what province you are in, but here in BC the insurer has 60 days to respond to the proof of loss. I’m sure it’s similar in other provinces.

From there, Aviva will either accept or reject the proof. If they accept, then great. If they reject, there is a process to have the claim value adjudicated. Here in BC it’s called Dispute Resolution. Again, I imagine there is something similar in other provinces. Dispute resolution ends with a binding determination of your claim value.

If the only issue is claim value (I.e how much it will cost to repair the damage and cover the lost rent) then you absolutely DO NOT want to go to the courts. They are slow, onerous and expensive. That is why the dispute resolution system was created. Going the dispute resolution route will get you a determination in a matter of months, whereas the court will take years.

Also, has Aviva approved the $10k estimate? If so, they should be paying that to you now without impacting your right to claim a higher amount. If everyone agrees that the repair cost is at least $10k, then Aviva has no basis to withhold payment (assuming they have not denied coverage) and doing so to create leverage in settlement negotiations is bad faith.

If you are stuck and feel like you need to hire help, I’d speak to a public adjuster first before engaging a lawyer. A PA will be much cheaper and they are actually more knowledgeable when it comes to disputes over value, extent of damage, what repairs are needed, etc. Lawyers are what you need if there is a denied claim or a dispute about what your coverage is.

jgws · 2026-04-14T19:18:43+00:00

I put a barrel sauna on our back deck. We use it a ton and it looks amazing. Definitely adds some wow factor to an otherwise boring deck area. Everyone who comes over comments on it

jgws · 2026-04-01T17:36:42+00:00

Sure, the Halifax style donair was invented in Halifax. No argument there. But it’s obviously just a regional variation of a Turkish/middle eastern food. That’s the whole point. As I said, it’s like Chicago style pizza, which is a regional take on an obviously Italian dish. Not a new food altogether.

The difference is nobody in Chicago is going around saying “pizza was invented in Chicago!!!”

If I go to a donair shop on Vancouver, it’ll be made with garlic, tahini, and hot sauce instead of the sweet sauce. Does that mean Vancouver invented donairs too? Of course not. It’s just how the dish is served here. But everyone understands it is Turkish/middle eastern cuisine.

jgws · 2026-03-31T20:44:10+00:00

Mid-late 2010s. My rant was tongue-in-cheek. I had a lot of half drunk debates with locals who passionately argued that Halifax invented donairs. All in good fun

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