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To repair or not to repair, that is the TV question
Last Wednesday, my wife woke me with four words nobody wants to hear. “The television doesn’t work.” I’ve heard this before. My 65” Samsung, with its various boxes attached, can…
I Am Woke
I am woke. I welcome you to be woke as well. The post I Am Woke first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Knee Surgery, 11
Seventy-two degrees, up from 58 when I first started physio last week, That’s how far my operated knee can bend when I’m doing my exercises. It’s still got a long…
Mastodon and Bluesky
I don’t blog as often as I once did. That will change now and then. For now, I’m mostly posting on Bluesky, but that might switch to Mastodon at any…
Knee Surgery, 9
Well, I have a whole new set of exercises, most of which come with a pain factor increase, but nothing that seems to make any great leap forward in either…
CBC and CPC Disinforming Public on EVs
I’m hesitant to share this video link. The problem is, someone might watch it, and not realize everything she says is untrue. This problem is amplified by the CBC not…
Homelessness and extreme poverty
MPs, MLAs and council members seem to prioritize salaries, expense accounts, and pensions. If only they would have the same concern for action on homelessness. If they did, this would…
Knee Surgery: 8
On this blog, I’ve been counting the days since surgery from the day of the operation. That makes surgery day Day 1 in my count. And the first day I…
It’s back to spending time!
So, parents… have you done your back-to-school spending spree yet? Did you get little Axl that spiffy new backpack? Did you get your darling Olivia that new T-shirt that she…
Knee Surgery, Day 6
Aficionados of slow food, mindfulness, and slow thinking should add knee surgery to their list of life-focusing activities. It certainly makes everything move more slowly and deliberately. One does not…
All the news that’s fit to ignore
I am a newshound. Always have been. When I was a kid, the highlight of my day was when the newspaper was delivered (sad, I know). I have an urge…
Global Peace Index
The 19th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. It covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population.…
Save Your Mind, Save Your Freedom, And Save The World – Slow Down
As Chogyam Trungpa said, “The first thing to do is cut the speed.” Slow down. Unplug from all media and electronics. Make time for stillness, silence and solitude. Reflect. Read,…
Dire Wolves, GMOs, And The Madness Of Modern “Civilization”
Dire wolves have now been “brought back from extinction”, through clever, or extremely reckless, genetic engineering. This is totally insane. The reason we have massive species loss, the sixth great…
Will A CPC MP Respond To Clean Air Concern?
July 30, 2025 Dear Mr. Kram: As you may know, Regina’s air quality is now routinely worse than the air quality of Beijing, China. Our weather monitoring service by Environment…
Repost – The US, Civil War 2.0
I’m reposting this from something I found on Facebook. It’s shocking. It’s alarming. It’s all true. The US is in the middle of Civil War, 2.0. (PS Another update is…
The Biggest Drug Cartels Of All – Big Pharma & The CIA
The amazing hypocrisy and deceit from the US oligarchy, government and media continues. (re: Bondi & Maduro) The leading trafficker of cocaine and heroine globally for decades has been the…
Nihilism – The Scourge of the Modern World
(My response to the talk below and to the question of nihilism… To a general audience, as (virtually) always, speaking to the general public.) * Nihilism is the scourge of…
Contact the CRTC Regarding Fox News Threat
https://applications.crtc.gc.ca/PublicComplaintForm/eng/makeAComplaint Aug 8th. Fox News “The Five” host Watters suggested the USA should “invade” Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, using some violence if necessary. Their broadcasts should not be allowed in…