This site has been around for quite some time. In fact, Virgin Mobile was one of the first, if not the first, companies to openly say the dreaded R-word in their marketing material.

But now that the Bank of Canada has declared the recession dead and seemingly every company has used the recession in their marketing campaigns (no matter how tenuous the connection between their product and the recession), I think we can safely declare the recession dead.

I am not saying that we are in the clear. Not at all. Many people still find themselves jobless and the after-effects of the recession will reverberate for some time. However, it is conspicuous that the recession does not loom as large in the public consciousness as it once did.

People have moved on to more current issues, such as the true birthplace of President Barack Obama and how big of a man-whore Jon Gosselin is (or is it Kate’s fault? OMG I dunno!)

We here at SYR do not want to beat a dead horse. Consequently, this site will no longer focus exclusively on recession-related topics. You’ve probably noticed a lot of our posts have already strayed from the recession. Basically, our intent is to inform and entertain you in any manner possible. If this somehow ties into the recession, that’s terrific. If it does not, then we are fine with that too.

If our decision to not focus exclusively on the recession offends your sensibilities, please send me an email.

I will immediately forward your email on to PETA with the subject line, “This person loves beating dead horses.” And believe me, you don’t want PETA on your ass.

Or do you?

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Tags: D.J. Demers, PETA, Recession, Screw You Recession