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TWO AT ONCE VERSUS ONE OR THE OTHER 12 September 2026
A clue as to why the problems that beset the world seem intractable lies in the sad fact that the only vote against a UN resolution for a small but positive contribution to resolving them, was cast by the U.S. delegate. The resolution was for a plan to adopt a world map that reflects the […]
THE ABSURD HAS BECOME THE OBSCENE 4 September 2026
Much as I hate to admit it, punditry (dread word) is on a par with variations of the old adage that today’s newspaper is tomorrow’s birdcage liner. Barely ten months ago, I posted an offering entitled “When Absurdity Passes for Wisdom”. It noted, among other things, the AI industry’s resistance to regulation and President Donald […]
THERE’S JUST NO PLEASING SOME PEOPLE 25 August 2026
Canada curtailed the wildfires enough that President Donald Trump didn’t impose tariffs over the smoke. Now he’s slapped on 50 percent ones because Canadians are apparently ingrates. After trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down Trump wrote on his dubiously-named Truth Social vanity outlet: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without […]
DEAR AI COULD I HAVE A HUMAN PLEASE 14 August 2026
This week’s post is being written in trepidation of déjà vu. Last week’s effort didn’t make it online until Sunday, because a glitch in the website drove me, against my will, to enter a version of Hell — the mind-masticating maw of AI. The clue to what was about to befall was in the fine […]
SOMETIMES REALITIES CAN BE A CHOICE 9 August 2026
Mathematicians took 2,300 years to prove squaring the circle is geometrically impossible. In one day, six kayakers and two loons showed me why it became the perfect idiom for trying to reconcile two conflicting things .The kayaking part came in the form of half a dozen young people paddling past our cottage, chattering over loud […]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, MEET REALITY 31 July 2026
The Trump administration and Iranian leaders reaching a comprehensive and lasting peace deal, is about as likely as pair of pyromaniacs agreeing to design and pay for a new fire station. But no one with experience or expertise in the Middle East has expressed the opinion that either side can “win” the war militarily.… […]
ALL WE CAN SAY IS SORRY, EH? 24 July 2026
Dear President Trump; Your rants and threats to impose 50 percent tariffs over smoke from our wildfires blowing into the U.S. have, as we Canadians say, seriously cheesed us off. So I feel compelled to live up to our stereotype and say Sorry, eh? We should have taken note, rather than umbrage, at your assertion […]
SO MANY WORDS SO LITTLE PROPERLY SAID 17 July 2026
The loons that grace the lake where I am now ensconced, can say everything they need others of their species to know, simply by mixing the syllables of four clear calls. English-speaking humans seem compelled to do the opposite. It has been calculated that native English speakers have an average vocabulary of 40,000 words, equally […]
THE FOLLIES MY AFFLICTED EYES DOTH SEE 3 July 2026
I have the (thankfully rare) distinction of genetically-induced tunnel vision. I gave up driving before I was forced to, because of the danger I posed to myself and others. Known as retinitis pigmentosa, my malady is, in simple terms, a non-reversible deterioration of light receptor cells. I only see what is directly in front of […]
EMPATHY: NATURE’S VICTIMS AND GAZA RULES 26 June 2026
The world has developed a severe case of empathy schizophrenia. This week’s egregious symptom is the aid and sympathy pouring forth for earthquake victims in Venezuela, and the absence of either for civilians in Gaza and southern Lebanon. All three are afflicted by forces beyond their control, which without warning or clear aim, brought terror, […]

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