Monthly Archives: June 2023

(first posted on July 1, 2020 by rdavies) Long gone are the survey courses in both of my youth. With the widespread usurpation by politically-correct topics, kids and newcomers no longer know, study, or encounter the following: Frederick Banting Alexander … Continue reading →

40 million from 20 since Expo ’67, we have seen myriad newcomers who don’t know the official languages. There has also been, since 2000, a simultaneous dumbing down of the education system with fewer books and critical thinking all but … Continue reading →

(2 DVDs about Rockwell’s life, career, and influence; the first one very well-done) Rockwell was the celebrated major magazine illustrator from the early 1900s into the 1970s. His impressive work appeared on the covers of Saturday Evening Post and Look … Continue reading →

Sign on car in Beaumont parking lot this morning:FUCK YOUR PAIN

Certainly an interesting ‘companion piece’ to Anthony Hopkins in The Father. Both actors are at the top of their game late in life and their careers. Elizabeth Is Missing is a ‘different’ murder-mystery novel by Emma Healy that has been … Continue reading →

Infrastructure, and A.I.:Like humans, they will break down, stop working, and need replacing eventually.Lightbulbs burning out, batteries dying, Edmonton LRT pillars cracking before trains even run, and HAL trying to abort the mission in 2001: A Space Odyssey. This is … Continue reading →

Juxtaposition

has pressed the RCMP to investigate the stupid, corrupt Danielle Smith for ethics allegations. Smith’s insincere, incredibly late apology will not cut it. If it wasn’t for Rachel Notley, we would have no accountability for the corrupt UCPs.