The ignorance of the royals.
The one point that the Netflix series The Crown showed early and clearly was the terrible ignorance of English royalty. It is the lack of street smarts, the inability to…
May 2021
Wherein We Learn That Cryptocurrency Is About to Repeat History
According to this article, Cryptocurrency market volatility is because they are “free”. The upshot of the argument being made here is that because the “worth” of a cryptocurrency is entirely…
Happy Victoria Day
It’s Victoria Day tomorrow. Ms Soapbox is taking a break this weekend to celebrate the occasion with her family. So far I’ve visited with those in our bubble, ordered in…
I’m STILL confused …
So-o-o-o-o … what’s new? Well, the Stanley Cup playoffs have begun, so there’s that. I’m very excited, up until the Edmonton Oilers are eliminated which. After that, my interest in…
Developers Bite Back at ICBL
‘The town created its own emergency’: Collingwood developer says project on hold due to water capacity issues. So reads the headline on a story on Simcoe.com. I laughed and laughed at…
SHIFTING FROM "YOU" TO "US" IN CAREGIVING
There might be a good reason that nurses ask patients, “How are WE doing today?” The caregiving relationship is one that consists of two people who are ‘in it’ together.…
No Longer A World Leader
There was a time — not long ago — Britain was a world leader in international aid. Simon Rawnsley writes: It was at a meeting of the rich democracies’ club…
Racism Is A Victoria Problem
Politics Racism is a Victoria problem: report Seventy per cent of respondents reported feeling ‘isolated, lonely and unsafe in Victoria’ as a direct result of racism By Brishti…
And he’s Pierre’s son?
Screw you Justin, and the horse you rode in on. You have lost all rights to the name Trudeau. You have belittled and betrayed your father. You have denounced Pierre…
Not a good time.
Forgive me as I begin this blog. I’m overwhelmed by events in this world. As well, I have a computer which is destroying me, giving me extreme methods of operation…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Murray Mandryk discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequality in Saskatchewan. And Aaron Wherry points out that Canada shouldn’t treat its…
Musings on Housework
Susan lugged the laundry hampers down to the lavandería we often used in Zihuatanejo when we vacationed there; a small shop on the sidestreet where laundresses would weigh the hampers,…
A Bad Moon Rising
Michael Gerson writes that American politics is now being conducted under the threat of violence: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has a talent for constructive bluntness, describes a political atmosphere…
Saturday Photo: What to Read…
We’ve just set the list for the 2021-22 season of the Atwater Book Club. Here it is, if you want t get a head start! 2021 September 1 Klara and…
Teasing the Tiger.
Our prime minister must realize that U.S. President Joe Biden and his secretary of state might be no more adept at dealing with China than Canada. To ask the president…
Tom Berger, R.I.P.
I was saddened last month to hear of the passing of Thomas R Berger, the pioneering lawyer, human rights advocate, politician and Royal Commissioner who was famous for three things…
Tom Berger, R.I.P.
I was saddened last month to hear of the passing of Thomas R Berger, the pioneering lawyer, human rights advocate, politician and Royal Commissioner who was famous for three things…