My Dad came from a true pioneering family. Hardworking farmers in the Fraser Valley area of B. C. When he was four years old, his mother needed a hysterectomy, which she survived. Then she went back to work. She died of a hemorrhage incurred by lugging a pail of pig slop across the farmyard. As…
Month: April 2020
Social Commentary
The Rules Won’t Save You; Think for Yourself.
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Headline last week in the newspaper: “Study shows two metres might not be enough.” Well, gee, whiz. Here we go again. The only way a perfectly sensible idea can get ink is if there’s a study. What Did They Find Out? These clever scientists have discovered a very important factor to consider when dealing with…
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COVID-19: When’s the Future?
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You know, we’ve all been looking at that “flatten the graph” image, and everybody’s been concentrating on the left-hand side. The part that shows where we are and where we might go soon. I’ve been looking further down the road, and wondering…just how long will it take? If you look farther right, you will…
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The Good Side of Depression
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It’s an old joke among writers that you never want the authorities to look at your library. Or more recently, your internet browsing history. “No, Sheriff. I’m not going to do those weird things. I’m going to write about them.” For example, a few years back my research strayed into depression. Of the human, psychological…