Well, we’ve had our PHEV Kia for a few months, but last week we got a chance to take it on the road for a real workout — up to Prince George and back, a distance of over 1600 km. Our last city-driving tank of gas lasted 1800 km, so the bar was set…
Month: August 2019
Politics, Social Commentary
The Green Party Is Doomed — As They Deserve
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
Image by Vicki Nunn from Pixabay The Green Party is not a political party. It is a one-issue power bloc that has hijacked the parliamentary process in order to publicize its agenda. But don’t worry, folks, they won’t last, because by their very nature they will wither and die. There are two ways to get rid of…
Social Commentary
If You Want Closure, Stop Talking About It
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
I am dismayed and disheartened by the approach the news media have taken to the discovery of the bodies of the two Port Alberni murder suspects in Northern Manitoba. The Experts I couldn’t help but notice that the news of the discovery was preceded mere hours before by an article in the Vancouver Sun something…
Social Commentary
Domestic Terrorism in a Society of Violence
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
I had planned to pontificate on politics and global warming this week, but two mass shootings in the United States put my mind on more immediate worries. In order to understand (and eventually solve) this horrendous problem, we must realize that domestic terrorism is a social problem, is caused by the society where it occurs…