It’s pretty obvious when a politician is milking a situation for all the political power he can wrest out of it. Like Erin O’Toole standing up during Question Period and self-righteously demanding that the Prime Minister give Canadians what we all want and cannot have: a date when we can get a COVID inoculation.…
Month: November 2020
Politics
COVID-19 and Politics
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Up until this point I have had little to say on the topic of dealing with COVID-19, because, quite frankly, there was not enough information available to make any decisions. The medical experts were tap-dancing madly, keeping their feet moving to keep their balance, and I was happy to follow their lead. During the First…
Social Commentary
Fitbit and Morning Marital Mayhem
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When I got my Fitbit, I thought it would be a loyal companion, recording useful data for me 24 hours a day. The overnight analysis was going to be especially useful because of certain…discussions my wife and I have had over the years regarding my sleep patterns. As it happens, I have developed a…
Politics
The First Lesson from the Election
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Image by heblo from Pixabay Okay, so the banana republic south of the border has a new leader. He’s a nice guy. His Vice President is Wonder Woman in a pantsuit. He talks about the forces of decency, fairness and science. Everyone wants a fair shot. It sounds wonderful, and I wish them all the best of luck,…
Social Commentary
The Price of Selfishness
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What with the Presidential election splitting America down the middle, France being torn apart by terrorist acts and COVID epidemic rolling into its second wave, there’s a lot of trouble going around. And you don’t have to stretch very far to realize that all of the above stem from the same human flaw:…