End of life stage observations
I’m not planning on dying anytime soon. I’m 81, past the longevity norms for my generation of Canadians. I’m on bonus time already. I know it’s boring hearing others talk about health. I can’t help myself. I’ve been working on my story telling all my life. The oldest news story in the world, lead (lede […]
Gender ID polarization child abuse!
Right now, Canadians are being bitterly divided. Some people believe a student under the age of 15 should not be talking to a school employee about gender identity without parents being informed. Others believe all students’ individual human rights are violated if their concerns on gender can not be confidential. Obviously there are valid arguments […]
Chinese Canadian discrimination?
During WW II, Canada confiscated homes and businesses and put Japanese Canadians into internment camps lest they be more loyal to the country they or their ancestors came from than to Canada. We did nothing remotely similar to German or Italian new Canadians. In recent decades, we remember French President Chares de Gaulle saying, Vive […]
Health care delayed is health care denied
Health care delayedis health care denied When I moved to Miramichi in 1976, I was fortunate to get Dr. Luc Blanchard as my personal physician. When I needed attention, I’d visit his office a few doors down the street. I’d sit down and tell him my issue. He’d ask a few questions. Sometimes he’d reach […]
Closure a complex emotion
Closure means different things to different people. Often it means friends, family and associates get to perform an act of respect important to them. Sometimes it means an answer has been found to a disappearance or the solving of a crime. Often it signifies relief that a loved one’s suffering is over or that an […]
Precious but obsolete?
100 years ago, young men did not usually rise to positions of power and authority until what are now considered retirement ages for many. Women didn’t get there at any age. Young men started a Junior Chamber of Commerce to help young men between 18 and 40 develop leadership skills. The organization eventually grew into […]
Scary observation
Oct. 27, 2022 I’m seeing more and more information that micro plastics are everywhere and causing damage to land, air and water. It reminds me of a years ago tour of the outside of a chemical products complex in Germany. The Chemistry PhD showing it to us said it was proud to say it was […]
Dystopian human future
Aug. 20,2022 Worker Productivity Score is the latest sinister technological term I find horrifying and outrageous. Companies like Amazon can and do monitor and control every aspect of their employees’ behaviour and performance every minute. Employees are as tightly managed as caged chickens in an agribusiness egg factory. It is part of the economic model […]
Teaching financial dependence
Teaching financial dependence I have a quandary about social assistance. On the one hand, I believe we have to provide decent shelter and care for everyone. On the other, I worry we risk teaching people they are suckers to manage their incomes and savings responsibly and prepare for their retirement. When people need assisted living […]
Hostages to fortune
There is a thing people find misleading and hurtful about Face Book. Most of us post items of happy, funny and positive family things. That can make people who are in hard financial, emotional or physical circumstances feel worse. I’m one of the ones with much to celebrate and I do. It would be less […]
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