Covid Journal, Dec 6, 2021
I’ve been swept up with a range of family issues of late so I haven’t been anywhere near as active as I’d like to have been over the past two…
December 2021
PR for the Royals.
Maybe I was in the public relations business at the wrong time. Retiring at the turn of the century, I missed out on the opportunities. There was no denying that…
Today’s news: random funny stuff
COVID has convinced us of this truth: I’m wearing this when I teach evolutionary medicine next week. pic.twitter.com/E2wCQyTs1u — Daniel Bolnick (@DanielBolnick) November 22, 2021 ? True! ??❄️??❄️??❄️?? https://t.co/xgdoYTtc2n —…
Who’s On First: Jason Kenney’s Response to the 4th Wave
Abbott and Costello’s comedy routine “Who’s on First” was performed in the late 1940s. It’s based on a skit Abbott heard in an episode of a radio comedy show called…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bruce Arthur examines what the spread of the Omicron COVID variant figures to mean for Ontario. Rachel Emmanuel reports on the National…
KINSELLACAST 188: SEX with Mraz, WOKE with Lilley, POLITICS with Mills, Belanger – plus angry punk, maaaaan
The post KINSELLACAST 188: SEX with Mraz, WOKE with Lilley, POLITICS with Mills, Belanger – plus angry punk, maaaaan first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Saturday Photo: The Fraser River Flood Plain
This is a photo I found on WikiCommons of the Fraser River flood plain in non-flood times. You can see how lush it is, and how the river meanders. No…
Yes, This has Global Impacts But Also The Crofton Mill!
Paper Excellence’s very big deal The post Yes, This has Global Impacts But Also The Crofton Mill! first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
A Pivotal Moment
Sometimes opponents come together for a common cause. Robin Sears writes: In the spring of 1940, facing rapidly darkening clouds of war, Winston Churchill reached out quietly to Clement Attlee,…
Really?
You know, a bad faith Twitter report will only result in me starting up the blog again. You sure that’s what you would like because I will unleash hell on…
How historical happenstance resulted in the Québécois being ruled by the same monarch they would have had anyways if they had never left France
The Québécois are, as a rule, not fond of the monarchy. Poll after poll bear this out. Its not so much that Québécois dislike the Queen or, arguably, even the…
When Silence is Golden.
Not all politicians understand this. It is important to know what to say to the reporter who asks a question. It is also important to know when to say nothing.…
Could it be that these are the future good old days?
This week, I propose to answer the age-old question: Were things better in the old days than they are today? First, let us discuss the term ‘old days’. For someone…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian writes that even if the Omicron variant of COVID-19 doesn’t prove as dangerous as it appears, it should serve as a…
Xiomara Castro’s victory in Honduras is a win over imperialism
Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro of the left-wing Liberty and Refoundation Party. Photo by El Periódico. In the November 28 elections in Honduras, voters granted a resounding victory to Xiomara Castro…
The Stench of Politicization. Sotomayor Calls Out the Stacked Deck US Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn’t want the “Roberts Court” to be remembered as a political institution. Too bad, John. That horse has left the barn. Just as Congress…
Let Those With Eyes See
This was posted by a FB friend. Its purpose, I hope, is self-evident. copied from another group I thought it was hilarious I refuse to put on winter tires because:…
The Wonderful Humiliation Of The Con Clown Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has always been a thorn in the side of human decency. He is an ugly right wing extremist, a cruel bully, and a toxic Trudeau hater of the…
Some Early Signs
We’re beginning to see some early signs of what OMICRON can do. Bruce Arthur writes: Omicron appears to be extraordinarily transmissible. Cases in South Africa are doubling every two to…
The Fool is in the Fine Print.
Now we know that the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is a waste of time. When I complained to the commission back at the time of the election, I found…