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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: , ,

Secular Sunday – The Positions Modern Religious Republicans Hold Are, Quite Literally, 100% Incorrect

  Think about it. They look at the world through the lens of a religion that is clearly a fantasy. Virtually all their decisions are made looking through that lens. Consequently, virtually all of their beliefs, opinions and decisions are objectively wrong. They reject science in favor of their “faith”, so vaccines are from the […]

Posted 13 November 2022 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Some Old Friends Return

Time to get out the bird seed…

Posted 12 November 2022 § Animals § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks

Funny how this video says that prior to March 2020, you’d only know about N95 masks if you were doing home renovation projects or lived in a city with high pollution which prompted Shea and I to exclaim at the same time “Or if you grew up on a farm!”

Posted 08 November 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – How David Copperfield Made The Statue of Liberty Disappear

This was the original illusion as broadcast… This is an explanation of how Copperfield pulled it off… Watching this, it struck me that this would make a good Secular Sunday post even if it wasn’t overtly about religion. Seeing people in the live audience say things like “If I was home watching on TV, I […]

Posted 06 November 2022 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happy Halloween!

I’ve had this pic on my desktop since the late summer.  I’d saved it as “HalloweenPostGiantBat.jpg”. But now that Halloween’s here, disappointed (but probably not surprised) to learn it’s a hoax (or at least an exaggeration.) Anyhow, a good reminder about not believing everything you see online and doing the minimum of research before spreading […]

Posted 31 October 2022 § Humour § Internet § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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: ,

Saturday Snap – Regina Waste Water Analysis

This is fine…

Posted 15 October 2022 § Infographic § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Feeling Sick? Stay Home! (June 2020)

Posted 13 October 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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: , , ,