Many of these ideas come from brain-based learning facilitator Gary Anaka and other presenters at the Surrey Forum on Brain Health at the Fleetwood Community Centre yesterday. Because of new imaging techniques, we have learned more about the brain in the last ten years than we did in the last ten thousand. We have learned…
Month: January 2020
Social Commentary
Ageing Boomers in the Workforce
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The Boomer Generation thought we were turning society on its head in the sixties. Little did we know we would still be messing with the status quo sixty years later. Once again the “news’ breaks on CBC radio, this time on “The Cost of Living.” In case nobody noticed, there’s a big bulge of…
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A New NATO We Can Afford
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Donald Trump is right. There, I said it. In a limited way, and from a backward perspective, he is correct. America’s NATO allies have been riding on their big sister’s coattails for years and never manage to contribute their share. Two Solutions. However, Trump’s contention that the rest of us should contribute more misses the…
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What Kind of People Own Assault Weapons
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Assault Weapons are for Killing People Let’s start with the conclusion; the people willing to kill people are the kind who own assault weapons. Full disclosure. I was raised in the North. I’m a gun owner. I have three rifles of different sizes, a shotgun and a target pistol. I have hunted for meat, and…