Thursday, August 17th was another beautiful, sunny day. So beautiful that as I waited outside after a medical appointment for a HandyDART to drive me home, I reclined in my wheelchair to soak up the rays of the sun. I love the fact that I have a battery-powered wheelchair that I can make recline as…
Trump Appeals to the Worst In Us
On August 14, 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on criminal charges in the state of Georgia along with 18 others for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. This state indictment — the fourth indictment facing the ex-President — charges Trump with 13 felonies including creating and filing…
A Pig with Lipstick is Still a Pig
What do you get when you put lipstick on a pig? Why a pig of course! What do you get when Pierre Poilievre dresses more casually and removes his glasses? Why Pierre Poilievre of course! Pierre Poilievre is by far the most right-wing leader the Conservative Party of Canada has ever had. Should he ever…
AI on Steriods is Just Around the Corner: Quantum Computing
My partner, Penny, and I have recently been listening to an incredible audiobook: Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, by Michio Kaku. If you believe, as you should, that artificial intelligence (AI) will have an utterly profound impact on our lives, technology, and society in general, you ain’t seen nothing yet….
Is Biden a War Criminal for Supplying Clusterbombs to Ukraine?
On July 6th 2023, we learned about what may be the worst development yet in the Russian-Ukrainian war. News reports confirmed that the United States is set to provide yet another very significant arms delivery to Ukraine, valued at up to $800 million. This announcement, although negative in and of itself as it will surely…
Not Much Has Changed (except the climate)
Greta Thunberg graduated from high school on June 9, 2023. It’s hard to believe that she began her weekly Friday school walkouts five years ago. Sadly, during this time period we have not taken the decisive action she has called for to avert a climate collapse. Wildfires are burning as never before all across Canada….
Rich Tragedy vs. Poor Tragedy
On June 18th, 2023 at approximately 8 a.m., Titan, a submersible operated by Ocean Gate, an American tourism company, began its descent in the North Atlantic Ocean with five people aboard, aiming to observe the submerged wreck of the Titanic. Approximately one hour and forty-five minutes later, the Titan lost contact with its anchor ship…