When Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says small nuclear reactors “could be a game changer in providing safe, zero-emitting, baseload power in many areas of the province,” as he did Sunday…
Blissed cats.
This and that for your Tuesday evening. – Crawford Kilian examines the UN’s advice on how to keep school safe from COVID-19, while the Saskatchewan Medical Association and Saskatchewan College…
When I put on the TV to check the weather forecast this morning, I got a nasty shock. For there was Andrew Scheer looking even more ugly than usual. He…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/11/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-will-it-work-is-it-safe-sputnik-v _______________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/11/why-would-anyone-argue-against-billionaires-paying-more-tax-just-see-useful-idiot-theory Funny how our local news media haven’t mention this. _____________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/11/the-pandemic-is-helping-the-rich-get-even-richer-its-time-to-tax-their-obscene-wealth As families around the world fall into deep poverty – homeless, without food, without hope, and…
I had and have the best-ever colleagues. Love them all.
Jane Hart has issued her annual call for our top ten e-learning tools, and here’s mine. I’ve named my list ‘personal learning tools’ because I think of learning as an…
Congratulations to Kamala Harris being named this afternoon as Joe Biden’s running mate on the Democratic ticket! I’m pleased with this choice. It’s great to have a woman on the…
A taste of a postsecondary level moral philosophy class can turn you off of tasting meat. It’s been debated for thousands of years if learning moral philosophy actually changes how…
COVID-19 has created some striking situations and circumstances that many of use thought we’d never see. We’ve had to face things we never thought we would, and we’ve had to…
“Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad.” Whether the warning comes from Euripides or Sophocles is unclear but it is part of the wisdom of the ancient Greeks.…
While the emphasis thus far has been on the fact that wearing a mask protects others from contracting Covid-19, new research suggests that they are also effective in protecting the…
And I’m not kidding about the Lord thing. Please ensure future correspondence contains the proper salutation. Thank you, my subjects. 
Protest in Buenos Aries, Argentina against the coup in Bolivia, November 2019. Photo by Santiago Sito/Flickr. The Trudeau government, in concert with the Trump administration and right-wing regional governments throughout…
Donald Trump encouraged incoming members of his administration to consider his tenure as a TV show — a show which has turned out to be about fantasy. Take, for instance,…
I drive a 2012 Chevy Volt, the best car I’ve ever had. And if affordability and ecology are factors, as they sensibly, obviously should be, then between the Volt’s launch…
What’s your take on Covid and classes? If a treatment comes in the form of CBD oil, would you take it?
Panicky sounding United Conservative Party “issues managers” were frantically insisting yesterday everything is copacetic and above board with secret plans to build a $200-million private orthopedic surgical hospital in Edmonton.…
August 10 2020 Vancouverites eager to return to indoor fitness and ice rink activities will find new COVID-19 safety measures in place as select locations are set to reopen in…
Elon Musk & The Limits of Genius
“We don’t have heroes anymore. We have people who are known for their knownness.” Having no heroic public figures left, we resort to worshipping people who are merely well-known, simply…