Category Society
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Beach Day
Where do you relax? Or perhaps the question these days should be, can you relax? Our society is a fast-paced one. The changes in the way we communicate have brought an increased expectation on workers. Many of us are expected to be always available, always “on.” Forget the 35-hour work week, welcome to the 168 […]
Vacation Thoughts XV
I distrust almost everything I read online. If I can’t fact check it, I don’t pass it on. Some of my friends are less discerning – which annoys me, but they are still my friends. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a three-year-old […]
Vacation Thoughts XIV
I guess you can draw your own conclusions a to the cause. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a three-year-old around. So for the next little while I’m going to be sharing one pearl of wisdom a day that I found online. Some […]
Wrong Season Flashback
For our Flashback Friday we go back to August 9, 2018. I noticed this year that Halloween displays now start in July. There’s a message there somewhere. It is August. I am sure of that because I read it on the calendar. Though my first visit of the year to a Canadian grocery store had […]
Vacation Thoughts XII
I have one on my office floor as I type this. It has been there all week. I have no use for it, but it is a good box, and who knows what the future holds? I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a […]
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