7th
November
2020
It has been a good day, here in our world. Now we have to fasten our seatbelts; the ride on the rollercoaster goes on, for another seventy-five days. After years of waiting for what should have been the inevitable, our suspension of disbelief is still under test. Yes, the results of the 2020 American election (one of them), has been announced, barring derailment of our train, and when they say “people are dancing in the streets”, there’s no exaggeration.
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posted in music, politics |
3rd
November
2020
Years ago, I read that comedy depended on timing. This evening, I watched a special with Sarah Cooper, and I want to raise a complaint. We aren’t ready, yet, to treat 2020 as satire. Perhaps in a few weeks (like when January forces a change of calendar), but right now we’re all sitting on the edge of our seats, waiting for election returns from south of us. I speak on behalf of the nation. Nay, the world. Her humour was on target, but we’ve run out of laugh pills.
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posted in humour, politics |
27th
October
2020
Imagine! In the last six weeks, we have had three general provincial elections. And in all three, the incumbents appear to have won the prize. Other than the obvious cost of conducting such a “test the pulse of the people” exercise, we can confirm that the will for change, any change right now, is non-existent. Yes, I hear the cries of those in the wilderness. How they want a new premier or prime minister. Doesn’t look like that’s about to happen.
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posted in ham radio, politics |
26th
October
2020
The first snowfall photos are coming in from across the nation; I guess we’ll have to accept that we won’t get a pass to compensate for a lost year in our lives. Don’t get me wrong; going out on snowshoes or skis is a good thing. It’s just the setting aside of several months more. I don’t even get storm days, any more.
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posted in education, politics |
24th
October
2020
Looking outside, around suppertime. Not seeing much; we’re at the point in the clock vs daylight cycle where darkness rules, long before bedtime. And when we “switch” the clock, in just over a week, the improvement will be shifted to… actually, I don’t think there’s any benefit. Not that I’m planning to wander around outside. Too dark. Too cold. Too wet. I’m a wuss, and being inside is fine with me. Hey, there’s lots to keep me distracted.
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posted in politics |
22nd
October
2020
Although it won’t last forever, this autumn is going along quite nicely. New flowers in bloom in the yard (dandelions, but still flowers). There are three fox teens at play just outside our front door, although the hope is clear; food, for free. Be it dog biscuits or raw eggs, when your diet requires that you be both a hunter and a gatherer, meals with an open door policy are worth hanging around for. Don’t mind the dog. He’s too old to understand that more than a half-hearted lunge will be required to interrupt their particular game.
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posted in politics |
19th
October
2020
As a parent, I’m interested to see what “triggers” my children. Be it through thoughts, words or deeds (as a prayer used to direct us), children that are now adults are still subject to reacting to their environment. We’re separated by physical distance, but we still keep in touch. Interactively.
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posted in politics |
29th
September
2020
For anyone following the presidential race in the US, tonight marks the first evening of debates. On social media, the enthusiasm is palpable. What will you be doing, this evening? “laundry”, “my hair”, “mowing the lawn”. Guess I can wait for the reactions on YouTube, later this week.
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posted in education, music, politics |
23rd
September
2020
In today’s news, Hurricane Teddy passed through, in stealth mode. From where I sit, this barely kept one from kite flying. That’s a good thing, I guess.
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posted in pets, politics |
14th
September
2020
If you doubt my desire to put the pandemic behind me, consider this: today I visited three different stores (albeit all in the same mall). I practiced hygiene, with their mandatory hand sanitizer stations. I masked up, although nobody would have recognized me in any case. I didn’t dilly-dally, because I had already planned out my purchases. You see: proof that I’m not a risk taker, in these troubled times. Now, can we get a vaccine ready for folks, so that I can revert to my old, careless ways? Thank you.
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