Late last year, Stanford University (one of those ritzy U.S. colleges that parents spend fortunes to send their kids to so they can brag their kid went to Stanford), issued a list of “harmful” words. The Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative list was directed only at information technology students, but
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52 Ideas: The 2024 Hybrid Corvette: A sign of the coming change
So anyone who knows me knows that I am not a car guy. However, one would have to be an ostrich to not see that there is a big change on the Energy Horizon. The introduction of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray by GM is just another example, another sign
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ComeupPence
Pun is from a friend. What are all 3 of these ex-executive dorks doing with classified documents in their homes anyway??
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Is the Economy “Running Hot”? Or Cold, and Getting Colder?
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to increase its policy interest rate again this week, for the eighth time in the last 10 months. Media and financial market commentary on its decision has made numerous throwaway references to how Canada’s economy is still “running hot,” and that i why
Continue readingIn This Corner: Spare me any more news about Spare
In my last blog, I offered up some suggestions to add to your reading list for 2023. Looking ahead, I can safely say that Spare, the tell-all, woe-is-me book by semi-Prince Harry, will not be on next year’s list. It is no exaggeration to say that Spare has been a
Continue readingDJ Kelly | Ward 4: Jim Button will never be gone
Jim Button is gone. While due to his terminal cancer diagnosis and inspiring openness about his cancer journey, we had plenty of time to prepare for this, it still leaves me deeply sad. Please read his final blog post and learn how important people and community were to him. Similarly,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: SaskTel’s email bait and switch
After offering free email since the 1990s, to start charging per email account is an absurd insult to customers and should probably be illegal. The problem is the provincial government who could potentially do something about it, is hoping to sell off the crown corp, so they won’t do something
Continue readingExcited Delirium: The Shadow Pandemic
The Shadow Pandemic must be taking into account as we move out of the changes needed to thwart Covid. The post The Shadow Pandemic first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Canadian Should Be Hungry For Grocery Store Change
Canadians are facing more and more costs and interest rate hikes, primarily because grocery chains are overcharing and riding the GREEDflation wave. How is this acceptable? The post Canadian Should Be Hungry For Grocery Store Change first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Note to readers
This site has been inactive for a while but will soon be reactivating. After a case of shingles that began in November, I experienced a complication known as postherpetic neuralgia. Nerve pain […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: A few humble reading suggestions …
Looking for something to read to take your mind off this awful world? I have some suggestions, based on my readings of 2022. A word of caution for fiction fans – I read nothing but non-fiction; I just find the real world so much more amazing than anything any writer
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Misaligned Priorities
Budget allocations clearly show the priorities for policing are not necessarily for Canadians, but to protect large companies. The post Misaligned Priorities first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: 2023
It’s a new year. I’ve been blogging for over 21 years now. Sudden writer’s block at 83,000 words. Tempted to just write “and they we were all killed by a giant meteor,” the end. — Alex Kenna (@AlexKenna9) January 2, 2023
Continue readingIn This Corner: Those we said goodbye to in 2022
For reasons I don’t understand, I’ve always had a thing for celebrity deaths. Weird, right? And in keeping with that weirdness, here is the most comprehensive list of the famous, near famous and formerly famous who left us in 2022. And there were some big ones, as the Grim Reaper
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Seasons Greetings!
The Soapbox family and Rudy the rescue dog would like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a peaceful and happy holiday. Some of you may have noticed that Rudy has become rounder and furrier; but then again, who hasn’t. See you next year!
Continue readingExcited Delirium: 2022 Story of the Year?
Options for top stories of the year? Sooooo many choices. The post 2022 Story of the Year? first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIn This Corner: Do kids still play with toys? Yes, MY toys!
The other day, one of my sons asked a seemingly silly question: do kids still play with toys? At first, I thought the question was weird, but as he explained, with all the electronic games and online distractions available, do kids still want and use hands-on toys? The teachers in
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Plague Update: Logic Fails
There’s a cartoon showing how many people still think that COVID-19 is just like chicken pox, and you aren’t likely to get a symptomatic infection another time while healthy, so they magically think a COVID infection will build herd immunity and eventually end the disease. It’s going to be just
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Fusion on Earth is Working, but Decades From Daily Use
There’s a big problem, however. Despite being able to do fusion, it’s not commercially viable, possibly for decades. This isn’t going to save us from fossil fuels in time like renewable power can this decade. Fusing Hydrogen into Helium takes a lot of energy, a lot of technology, and the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: FTX O’Leary Loves
Watched an AOC Facebook story that mentioned the freshly arrested head of FTX had admitted to donating as much to the GOP as he openly did to Democrats. Is that going to stop the GOP from musing that FTX was a Democrat plot? Former CPC leadership candidate and CBC TV
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