Month: April 2020
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Tennis Fund For Lower Ranked Pro Players
Although a capitalist in every sense of the word, I do see merit in the position put forward by Novak Djokovic that a fund be set up for lower ranked players struggling financially during this pandemic. Tennis has always had a pay grade system which has richly rewarded the top achievers while paying first round…
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Pandemic logic
Is it okay to thrust logic into the covid pandemic equation? Let’s start with COVID-19 itself and its name. You see the folks in charge don’t seem to care that much about how they refer to it. First, it was Corona Virus but then someone said – no you can’t call it that because it’s…
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COVID BUNGLING
Let ‘em fly. Maybe you shouldn’t have. Forget the masks. Oh. I guess we should be wearing them. Don’t let the cruise ships port. Oh. I guess we compromised their civil liberties. Marginally pay those long term care workers. Oh. I guess some of those exorbitant doctors salaries should have been budgeted there. Speak in…
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Vancouver Teetering On Edge of Bankruptcy
Is Vancouver teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Are you old enough to remember the federal immigration policy instituted by Brian Mulroney which encouraged capital investment from abroad via the immigration system? Come to Canada and invest a sum while guaranteeing to employee a few. This was the start of the of the real estate…
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Calling Out The Bull
I’ve made a habit of calling out the bull way before COVID-19. Satire is one way of illuminating the ridiculous. Facebook friend OB has presented George Carlin as an eloquent broadcaster of satire from the comedy stage. Another way of bringing attention to incidences of bull is by doing a logic drill down to discover…