Monthly Archives: May 2015
Warped in Montreal – The Daycare
It was a decade ago, and I was much too old for it, but I took in a stop on the annual Vans Warped Tour when it came to Montreal. It was part of being a good dad. My teenaged son had some bands he wanted to see. My wife and daughter were away; I […]
The Care and Feeding of Introverts
I was cleaning up some computer files and came across the picture below. If you have any introverts in your life (and most of us do) this can be a helpful guide to keeping them happy and healthy.
The Adulterers
I saw the article, a stub in my daily paper, so I went online for more information. South Korea has changed its laws and no longer will adulterers face criminal charges. Those found guilty could have been sentenced to up to two years in prison. I have mixed feelings about the state getting involved in […]
V.E. Day
On the television news all week you have probably seen them. Old men, their chests covered in medals, on the streets of Holland, there to celebrate the anniversary of the Liberation and to visit the graves of their fallen comrades, one last time. Seventy years ago today the guns fell silent in Europe with the […]
A Random Post
Got caught up watching the hockey game and didn’t finish my intended post for today, so you’ll have to make do with these two images instead.
Political Polling
Pollsters hate me. Which is strange, because I am such a willing participant – and these days it is tough to find people willing to give up the time to answer a few questions about politicians and the state of the country. The pollsters were right in their prediction of Tuesday’s Alberta provincial election. Right […]
What Is A Platonic Solid?
There is a television game show called “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” I’ve always felt I was, so I have never bothered to watch it. My niece turned 14 last weekend, so naturally there was a family gathering. When our family get together talk invariably turns to school, and she was asked what […]
Remembering Kent State
Forty-five years later their names are a footnote to history. But I remember them. May 4, 1970, Kent State University. A student protest against American expansion of the Vietnam war into neighboring Cambodia left four people dead, shot by the Ohio National Guard who had been called in to maintain order on the campus, To […]
The Slippery Slope
Those opposing the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that has opened the door to assisted suicide in Canada are frequently branded as alarmists by proponents of euthanasia. Supposedly there will be controls to ensure that only those who wish to die are allowed to kill themselves. A new study done in the Province of […]
P.T. Barnum Was Right!
It seems local automotive dealers are all running the same promotion: Dealer Invoice Pricing. “You pay what we pay!” according to the banner in the window of the shop I passed yesterday. Radio and television ads trumpet the same message. A few years back the big news was that, during a slow time in the […]
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