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A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™  according to many, it’s not really.  Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

Posted 22 June 2022 § News § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Religion’s Role in the Klondike Papers

And it’s not good…

Posted 19 June 2022 § Canada § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Saskatchewan Political Contribution Search Tool

Not sure how long this has existed but recently came across a tool that lets you search political donations to various parties in Saskatchewan (I think the cut-off for public disclosure is amounts $250 or over.  So if you’re a manager and want to donate to the NDP or a union member who wants to […]

Posted 17 June 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § News § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Tampa Bay Players Refuse To Wear Gay Pride Logo On Their Uniforms Saying Their Religion Forbids It

I always chuckle as how selective (some) Christians are about which “rules” they follow and even how they decide that these rules exist in a book that was written thousands of years ago. Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear the Gay Pride logo on their uniforms this weekend — saying their religious beliefs wouldn't […]

Posted 05 June 2022 § Jobs § News § SecularSunday § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

But Make Sure That Report Is Done and You Take Your Breaks As Assigned!

The Age of Extinction Is Here.  

Posted 25 May 2022 § News § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Did Alberta Just Win The “Battle of Alberta”?

https://www.twitter.com/KatyIngraham/status/1527087671700467714 Pretty big news day in Alberta with the first game of the Battle of Alberta in the NHL playoffs… …but way bigger news with the announcement that Jason Kenney is stepping down as Premier and Leader of the You See Pee party of Alberta after barely passing his leadership review with 51.4% support.

Posted 18 May 2022 § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The New Corporation – Documentary

It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQYsk-8dWg It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…

Posted 11 May 2022 § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “What do you want to do?/I’m scared to even say the truth/This has been the hardest year/Is it even legal here?”

“The Problem” – Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell “Our Problem” – Amanda Shires with Friends

Posted 09 May 2022 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

A Moment With Margaret Atwood: Three Inspirations for “The Handmaid’s Tale”

“I did not put anything into the book that had not happened [to women] at some time or in some place in history or was not happening when I was writing the book.  So it was all reality-based and one reason I did that is I did not want to hear ‘You’ve got a warped, […]

Posted 04 May 2022 § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]

Posted 19 April 2022 § Canada § News § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,