I have recently been the recipient of an interesting gift: the voter’s pamphlet for the Washington State 2016 elections. It is an eye-opener into the problems of the American version of democracy. I gather that Washington State does not run traditional elections with polling places. Everything is done by mail-in ballot. You get your ballot…
Month: October 2016
Social Commentary
Happy Ending to Harassment
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I participated in an interesting event yesterday. No, let’s get this straight. I precipitated an interesting event yesterday. To be truthful, I caused the situation 4 months ago, and I finally dealt with it yesterday. As you may guess by now, I had a bit of trouble with this problem, and I’m still trying to figure…
Election Watch
Trump: Poster Boy for Women’s Rights
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People often toss the word “irony” around when they only mean that something is sad or funny or unpleasant. But a truly ironic situation popped up in politics last week. It is perfect irony that Donald Trump has become a poster boy for the women’s rights movement. If not for him, an important conversation would…
Election Watch
Doubling Down with Donald
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I went back to my 2013 book “Why are People so Stupid?” and sure enough, there in Chapter 5, “Cognitive Disasters,” was the explanation for why Donald Trump is acting in such an irrational (note that I’m too polite to say “stupid”) way. He’s a problem gambler. Let’s take a look at some of the…
Social Commentary
To Assimilate or Not – The Canadian Question
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There is always an argument about how much new immigrants (and the not-so-recent ones) should be trying to assimilate into the society of their new country. That is probably the one element that causes the most friction between newcomers and the less flexible of their new hosts. A recent study by Angus Reid has discovered that…
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Tidal Power in the Bay of Fundy
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So, here we sit, eating World Famous Digby Scallops beside the Bay of Fundy, home of the greatest tidal forces on the planet. Tides can range 50 feet from high to low. Billions of tons of water moving at almost 20 km/h every day, twice in, twice out. Humans have been using flowing water to…