Getting a new Fitbit is an interesting experience with a steep learning curve. Here’s how it worked for me. I bought a Charge 4, which is in the $200 range. A rather expensive toy, but it was my birthday, and I was suffering from Covid Fatigue. Well, it did take care of my boredom for…
Month: September 2020
Social Commentary
The Coming Storm
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Some countries are doing a pretty good job of handling the COVID-19 crisis. Nobody’s acing it yet, but we’re working on it. However, there are wider ramifications in the rest of the world that we need to be conscious of. As we watch our neighbours to the south imploding from the weight of their…
Politics, Social Commentary
Choose Your Allies Carefully
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I keep in touch with a wide range of people on Facebook. Some of them are good friends in real life, but (alas) not political compadres. What really bothers me is when otherwise intelligent people support a Facebook meme without really thinking it through and thinking about the effect of the idea on real people.…
Social Commentary
Stock Market Soars!
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Just in case you ever thought that the vagaries of the stock market had anything to do with the economic health of the country or anything to do with your life, look at the financial pages these days. Economic Situation I suppose you noticed, the world is in the middle of a disaster. And besides…