Linda and I have been looking for a new dog for about a year now. She would love an emotional support dog, and I need a trainer/hiking buddy. But dogs in the size and age range we were looking are few and far between. And, given our circumstances, there were many reasons why we had…
Month: June 2025
Politics
Playing With Matches
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We’re Always Playing Catch-Up Earlier in the week, it looked like Donald Trump actually thought he could perform diplomacy. The question has always been open whether he’s a genius or a fool, and we got a good idea at the G-7. His personality may have once included a good dose of clever manipulator, but it…
Politics
The Procurement Runaround
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Winner of the “Most Frustrating Occupation” Contest: the Auditor General of Canada. AG Karen Hogan tabled her findings in the House this week. They were little different from any AG reports in the last 50 years. All procurement and payoffs. Observe two National Post front page stories on Wednesday. F-35 Fighters This saga has been…
Politics, Social Commentary
Democracy Under Fire
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A lot of what you see on social media is opinion and conjecture. There’s nothing wrong with that. I’m as guilty of it as anyone. Today’s post is meant to demonstrate the benefit of opinions of people you trust, supported by actual facts. Also to demonstrate the usefulness of universities. The latest issue of the…
Social Commentary
Elon Musk Disproves the Myth of Public Service Waste
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Image by Jensen Art Co from Pixabay You all know the myth that has been perpetrated for decades about the waste in government spending. The story is that the civil service is full of people who don’t do anything and get paid too much for it. A corollary to this is that we need a businessman to come…