Monthly Archives: August 2024
Going Electric
Following the US lead, Canada has slapped a 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles imported from China. So much for fighting climate change. The decision highlights the challenges to being in government. Canada’s Liberals paint themselves as climate warriors, indeed as climate saviors, fighting for the environment. They want us all to drive electric […]
Flashback Friday
Today is August 30, 2024. On August 30, 2014 I began posting regularly in this space. More than 3,000 post later I am wondering why I am doing this. Is it ego, boredom, or is there value in what I share. Whichever it is, I’m still having fun, as long as I don’t put too […]
More Geekiness
Some T-shirts that didn’t make the cut on Tuesday. Mostly because today’s alternative was a post on climate change, and who wants that? No, I’m not going to buy any of these, even if I do like the sentiments. But I am sure someone else will.
The Solicitation
He said it wasn’t a sales call. I knew he was lying. Any call on my landline is automatically suspect. these days people call my mobile phone. I’d get rid of the landline, but it is part of a bundle with my internet and it would cost me more to cancel the service than to […]
A Little Geeky
Whatever algorithm that tries to sell me things online is missing one essential fact. I don’t actually need anything. I look at a lot of things for sale, for a variety of reasons. That doesn’t mean I am interested in making a purchase. But inevitably, once I have looked at something online, I get inundated […]
In Canada Too
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with his cabinet today as part of their annual summer retreat. I wasn’t invited, nor was I asked for my input. But I am going to offer it anyway, even though I know it will be rejected. From what I have heard about Trudeau in his nine years […]
Rain On The Parade
Ottawa has a Pride parade scheduled for today. It isn’t going to be the event the organizers planned. Individuals and organizations have been dropping out, to the point where I suspect there won’t be many left willing to take part. The parade route has been halved, not because not enough police officers were willing to […]
Orwellian Thoughts About Truth
\George Orwell was a visionary thinker. If you went to an English-language high school you probably had to study his novel 1984. The book, published in 1948, paints a rather terrifying picture of a dystopian future that seems very much as if it is describing North America today. When I was a teen I much […]
Flashback To The Beginning
Our Flashback Friday feature today is from August 23, 2015. Hard to believe we have been sharing this space for so long! My wife from time to time reminds me that I have a problem with procrastination. I don’t really agree, but I keep putting off telling her that. But that explains today’s post. I […]
Did They Get The Memo?
As the Democratic Party winds up its convention in Chicago I have to wonder: Do they really think they are ready for this election? I haven’t watched the television coverage. I haven’t read many articles online. But I did note the article about the release of the party platform. Election platforms are convenient expressions of […]
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