I’ve again collected enough ammunition for another in this series. Let’s start with some witty sayings:
Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.
Robert Orben
Don't you wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work.
Gallagher
Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better.
Anonymous
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Everyone who uses computers is familiar with complaints over the high-handedness of the operating system but when my E-mail failed outbound I was perplexed as to why it felt it necessary to change my account settings.
Ranchers on both sides of our border are sceptical of the restoration of a major predator to wild lands near their farms. Wolves unlike humans do not acknowledge boundaries. In South-Western Alberta ranchers are reporting an increasing number of attacks on their herds. What is important is how ranchers are reimbursed for their losses.
As I write this I’m watching the sun rise over Port Angeles Harbour as I await embarkation of the ferry to Victoria. At least the sun is shining so we won’t get wet on deck.
As a sign of the times and the fact that bad times can cause a ballooning of the civil service the Canadian Government will hire hundreds of people as it spends an additional $60 million to help process the number of claims for employment insurance, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said recently.
Ontario has announced its intention to harmonize the GST and PST. This has the effect of doubling the tax on items that were not previously affected by one tax or the other. In particular this will add the provincial sales tax to books doubling the shameful tax on literacy. Guess I’d better have a look in Alberta where there is no provincial tax.
Ontario's attorney general has pledged to introduce legislation to protect consumers from overpriced tickets for entertainment and sporting events in the province after a fury last month over resale prices on Ticketmaster's affiliated website, TicketsNow. It’s about time something was done about these people in effect scalping their own tickets. Anyone who over the years has purchased tickets online or over the phone knows they already seem to overcharge for the service and complaints about the unfairness of the apportioning of choice seats abound.
Ice cover on the Great Lakes has declined more than 30 per cent since the 1970s, leaving the world's largest system of freshwater lakes open to evaporation and lower water levels, according to scientists associated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hopefully the amount of precipitation we’ve received this year has made up for some of that loss. Shipping lines have been plagued in recent years by the need to travel with reduced loads due to shallow channels.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. plans to cut up to 800 jobs as part of its strategy to make up for a $171 million shortfall in 2009-10. Sell Assets, close regional stations. This after years of budget cuts makes one wonder if our government actually wants a public broadcaster. The level of funding we give our public broadcaster is below that of third world countries.
In a sign that desperate times lead to desperate measures fraud artists are finding new and innovative ways to rob the innocent. A Calgary charity is warning people in the southwest communities of Woodbine and Braeside to watch out for a phoney canvasser.
This from the RBG in a recent newsletter. Is Horticulture dead? Gardeners are over-reacting to the ban on pesticides. Those who still feel the need to keep one of those totally alien manicured lawns may have to use more elbow grease if they want to keep down the dandelions. I don't understand why anyone feels the need for one in the first place especially when we consider the cost and increasing scarcity of water. As for the rest, we're just going to have to be smarter gardeners. It may not be practical to plant some of the more exotic species that depend on chemicals for their support. A look at any roadside will prove that there are hundreds of native species that have no such difficulties. After a winter spent in Texas people there either have xeriscape lawns or put up with brown patches.
D-BOX, the encoded synchronized motion system well known to hardcore gamers and high-end home theatre buffs, is testing the megaplex waters with special enhanced seating that allows you to experience every high-speed turn and explosive collision. We’ve heard of sense surround, 3-D, smell-o-vision but now when Vin Diesel turns that corner on 2 wheels you’ll get to feel it in your seat. I suppose movie theatres have to do something to attract the public back to their halls.
One Tree Hill, it is rumoured, is dropping Chad Michael Murray from the series. How can a TV Series survive when they drop the man who plays the principal character. There has been no word on his making impossible demands or reeking havoc on set.
I survived customs today; in fact the agents almost gave me the impression they thought me a fool for being honest. At least they didn’t bother to inspect my RV.
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