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Some Covid Updates

Hard to believe that two and a half years into the Covid pandemic, I’m debating whether to make a round-up of recent news and observations a weekly feature on this blog. Why Are Hospitals Overwhelmed (Spoiler: Lots of Reasons) Why are hospitals in Edmonton/Alberta so overwhelmed? I am going to turn to the data for […]

¶ Posted 15 November 2022 § Jobs § Library § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, education, science

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday. But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

¶ Posted 09 November 2022 § Animals § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, music, parents

Friday Fun Link – Charlie Echo Shows Toque Who The Boss Is

I didn’t blog this week as I ended up having an unexpected journey through our overloaded healthcare system the past few days with an ill family member. I may write more about my experience at some point (short version: healthcare system in shambles, healthcare workers are amazing!) but for now, I just want to focus […]

¶ Posted 04 November 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, parents

What Gives Life Meaning?

It would be interesting to see the results from a similar survey in Canada…

¶ Posted 19 October 2022 § Family § Infographic § Jobs § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, unitedstates

It Finally Got Us! (aka “Do I Have Covid?”)

It’s a very informal sample but through social media posts, talking to work colleagues and other family and friends, I’ve noticed a big increase in the “I’ve avoided it for 2.5 years but it finally got me” reports of people getting Covid. Our family is no exception – after two and a half years where, […]

¶ Posted 18 October 2022 § Family § News § Pace § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, science

Some Recent Covid Tweets

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to overcoming Covid is people who act like Covid is already over… When COVID started I thought the best thing to do was to learn all I could about what it was and how to avoid it. I thought that the people I cared about would want this information […]

¶ Posted 12 October 2022 § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, education, history, science

Secular Sunday – The Longer Lasting Harm of 9/11?

9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]