School Daze
From Reddit: pic.twitter.com/QNLRl937V8 — Cathie from Canada ?? ??️? (@CathieCanada) August 6, 2020 Oh dear, I think we’re in trouble now.The Sask school plan is based on wishful thinking –…
Cathie from Canada
August funny
OK, its been one of those weeks, so here’s some funny stuff: My son is wearing a MAGMA cap and a Vote Trump 2020 button. He’s been spat on, punched…
Button, button, who’s got the button?
Well, this is a little strange. Today the Globe and Mail published a story about how Canada’s pandemic early warning system within the Public Health Agency of Canada has been…
Messenger of the gods
The last time Comet NEOWISE was visible in our sky, Stonehenge had not yet been built. Comets used to be seen as messengers of the gods, sent to tell us…
How Canadian is this scandal, really?
So I guess the Globe and Mail thinks we’re supposed to be outraged now that prominent Canadians have raised money for an outstanding charity? What a typically Canadian scandal this…
Celebrate
Trudeau’s uplifting message on Canada Day: Canada is an amazing place to call home, and its people make it even better. We’re always there for each other – in good…
Public Health has failed us all
Over the last week, I have come to understand that the COVID 19 pandemic will be known as the worst North American public health failure ever. Here’s why: Remember five…
Sports will be back, sort of
I think the realities of getting back to sports are becoming clearer as we begin to understand that Corona Virus is not going away any time soon. Yes, we are…
Funny stuff
OK, here’s some funny stuff I collected over the last while — particularly enjoyed the last one: My spouse is "attending" a virtual conference for the next few days. To…
Trump is unwell
After yesterday’s West Point debacle – the water glass, the inability to say “McArthur”, the ramp, the tweet ABOUT the ramp – #TrumpIsUnwell is trending this morning on twitter. Along…
We are the world
Its been quite a week, hasn’t it? Even here in Saskatoon, the George Floyd rally on Thursday was attended by hundreds of people, all races and colours. And its been…
Journalists under attack
In his daily CNN newsletter, Brian Stelter gives a summary of some of the attacks made on journalists over the last few days in the George Lloyd protests across the…
Take off, eh!
Dear Bob and Doug, Please take off, eh! Yours,@CAFinUS pic.twitter.com/gu48YsfBYj — Canadian Forces in ?? (@CAFinUS) May 30, 2020 Not sure if anyone in the States will appreciate this but…
Say goodbye to choirs for a while
When I grew up, of course we were all in the Children’s Choir at church, and every school grade had its own choir every year to perform at the school…
Thinking about the future of Canadian food
CNN has a big story tonight about the future of the US food supply – with more questions than answers: “We don’t know what the food-service sector will look like,”…
#ObamaGreat
Here are Obama’s two addresses tonight to the HBCU and high school 2020 graduating classes. #ObamaGreat and #ObamaWasBetterAtEverything are now trending around the world. Congratulations to the HBCU Class of…
Lost years
Well, I think we have all realized now there is not going to be any “normal” anymore. The hysterical “reopen, damn it!” marches across the continent were a cry of…
Cast your bread upon the waters
Ecclesiastes 11 1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. 150 years ago, the Choctaw people collected what was then a grand sum…
Fiddling while America burns
People in the United States are realizing that Trump and his administration have spent the last two months tweeting and twiddling their thumbs. Silly. The plan is to pretend that…
Yes, its about time
I was computerless for the last week+ so I didn’t post, but here I am again. And I am so glad that Trudeau is banning assault rifles in Canada. I…