I exhibit at least five of these. My wife would suggest that It is probably eight or nine. Leave your number in the comments.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney can be forgiven if he feels a little bit like he has a target on his back these days. It isn’t his domestic political opponents he has to worry about. Carney has been unequivocal about Canada’s independence. It will not become the 51st US state. Nor will he back down […]
It’s been quite the weekend. The world is in turmoil. Nobody knows what tomorrow is going to bring. If you are feeling nervous, upset, uncertain as global political events seem to be spiraling out of control, it is time to take a deep breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. Do it again. And again. Each generation […]
In the news this week I noted that tanker from Australia carrying liquid natural gas had docked in Saint John, New Brunswick after a 25,000 kilometre voyage. That struck me as strange. According to the US Department of Energy, Canada has enough natural gas reserves to meet the needs of the entire planet for the […]
Irony: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. These postcards have been showing up in parliamentary offices for the last year or so, sent by people who want the Canadian government to act on the situation in Gaza. On the revesere is a name and […]
Which I suppose is a post of sorts. More tomorrow.
My curiosity got the better of me. I looked. I never met Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t remember ever hearing his name before his suicide. But with millions of documents being released by the US Department of Justice regarding his legal case, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to check. If you want to see if your name […]
It’s Monday. For most people it is the start of the work week. For Canada’s civil servants it is another day closer to having to go back to work. It’s not that they haven’t been working. It is just that they have been working from home. They have been told that will change this summer, […]
Leaving the building on Friday two young men in the elevator asked if I as going to watch the Olympic gold medal hockey game between Canada and the USA Sunday morning. I said yes, at least the first two periods. After that would be leaving for church. “You should stay home and watch,” they said. […]
I think I have been insulted by Artificial Intelligence. Which proves that while it may be artificial it certainly is not intelligent. I wanted some pictures to illustrate Thursday’s post. It isn’t as if I kept a souvenir soft drink can around from 1960. So I searched online for “Top Valu Ginger Ale.” Surely someone […]
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