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dmkarp

@AskCapitalOne I hear you have a really funny French ad in Quebec with coureurs de bois. Where can I watch it? 4:23 AM May 28th via web
Spectators at Ottawa Race Weekend 5k were awesome. Lack of kilometre markings, not so much. 3:27 PM May 26th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Not impressed with Ottawa Race Weekend so far. Ran out of small t-shirts for my fiancée and have both of us in the wrong start group. #yow 12:30 PM May 26th via web
DalaiLama The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness. 2:35 AM May 23rd via web Retweeted by dmkarp and 12764 others
Off to the Carp Farmer's Market. It's fun to have a market named after you, even if they made a spelling mistake. 6:53 AM May 19th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@D6MERIT You guys shouldn't be too worried about how many Canadians you have. ow.ly/b0MIY #soccer #econ #Whitecaps 4:50 PM May 18th via web in reply to D6MERIT
@dhelm Don't know if they still make them, but the "Chelsea buns" in the coffee shop below the bookstore can't be beat. #UVic 10:39 AM May 17th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to dhelm
Wow, @WhitecapsFC not showing much respect for head injuries. Pretty sure Carlyle Mitchell was out cold, and they throw him back in. 5:11 PM May 12th via web
@danipope Ahahahaha! I saw that yesterday. Surreal. 3:59 PM May 4th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to danipope
Congrats @danipope! You did good. 2:39 PM May 4th via web
TVGavin Somehow I still don't have timeline on my FB - I feel like a fugitive! A super lame fugitive! #whenwilltheyfindme 1:57 PM Apr 27th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by dmkarp
Congrats to a former mentor! RT@tc_shaw: A well-deserved congrats to @lindsaykines for today's Michener nomination bit.ly/Ia018C 9:58 AM Apr 20th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Note to Sportsnet West commentators: It's Maxim Lapierre. Not Laperriere. Not that hard. 7:34 PM Apr 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@CanadaSoccerEN Can't be right. FIFA rules are that dissent is a yellow, and Edwini-Bonsu got a straight red. Foul/abusive language perhaps? 7:25 PM Mar 24th via web in reply to CanadaSoccerEN
Gaaah woman in front of me at grocery store is trying to pay with ziplock bag of dimes. Could be a while. 12:53 PM Mar 24th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@sportsnetmurph Would Daniel have to wait until he's healthy to serve the game? 1:33 PM Mar 22nd via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to sportsnetmurph
@KMagi Congrats Kim! 1:28 PM Mar 21st via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to KMagi
@gemma_ly My weather app says it's "ice fog." I didn't know that was a thing. 5:49 AM Mar 17th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to gkarstenssmith
Moneyball and the Occupy movement: tinyurl.com/7b4ez3b #econ 7:56 PM Jan 9th via web
Also, what's up with Soehn interviewing for a coaching job in Colorado? Isn't that like taking a demotion to go to a competitor? 5:27 AM Jan 6th via web

Name David Karp
Location Ottawa, ON
Web http://www.davidk...
Bio I'm an economist working in Ottawa, and dabble in journalism and blogging during my free time.