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Why the “Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act” will increase...
This could be a stretch to connect the dots on this and the concept will certainly irritate my local Conservative Party MP. I have written previously how concerned I am by the steady erosion of...
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Is Social Media more powerful than a referendum?
Last week, the social media platforms were flooded with criticism of the proposed C-30 “Internet predator” bill – mine included. Quite right too, I gave my reasons in a previous post linking this bill...
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Why we should buy electronic gadgets made by exploited Chinese factory workers.
As a baby boomer living most of my life in Africa I have observed at first hand, far too many examples of man’s inhumanity to man, been on the receiving end myself at times. On the positive side, I...
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Does Social Media dilute our integrity?
I did not publish a post on this blog on either Thursday or Friday, I have a good excuse, I had yet another long, uncomfortable and gruelling session at the dentist. Another 4 teeth extracted,...
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Grace under Fire – Doing what is Right.
Three things this week reminded me of the subject of today’s post. The last one first. I heard on the news today that an 89-year-old woman with no flying experience, safely landed a...
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Can Lance Armstrong afford the price of success? Can you?
Lance Armstrong, the 7 time winner of cycling’s biggest race, the Tour de France, is under attack again. It seems that the fact that he was exonerated of all charges years ago, and that in his...
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What will be next to be enforced by Big Brother? Seat belts for toilets?
The nanny state strikes again, this time two strikes here in Canada and one South of the border in the USA. On recommendations from the Coroner, the Ontario government has decided that adult cyclists...
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Why do we choose to procrastinate?
Do you procrastinate? Put off doing some things that you know need doing, but just don’t get around to it? There are thousands of books, articles, white papers and blog posts on procrastination, its...
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Political Correctness and another assault on our Freedom.
miez! via Compfight A gas (petrol for international readers) station attendant was tragically killed in Toronto last Saturday when he attempted to stop a driver leaving without paying for $112...
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Mental Firewalls – The Secret to Resilience and Overwhelm Prevention
Firewall Primus Inter Pares via Compfight Do you frequently feel overwhelmed by all the negative news and adversity flooding the media? Do you feel that your reserves of...
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Why you should worry about Bernard Eich’s persecution
Burned At the stake of Social Media Intolerance James Hill via Compfight On 5 April, I published this post, The Tail Wagging the Dog, on my other blog. The post is about the...
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The Clarkson Effect and Political Correctness.
The furore over a BBC TV Show presenter’s alleged argument with a producer of the show has had some interesting repercussions. Jeremy Clarkson (Wikipedia creative commons) Jeremy Clarkson, arguably the...
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Political Correctness, Dooring and Cyclists
Political correctness rears its head again. On the local radio station this morning, there was an announcement of a range of increased fines for existing and newly created traffic “offences”. It is no...
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Independence – National and Personal.
The people of Britain voted to assert their independence and leave the European Union. Stock markets around the world have plunged, the pound has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years and the Euro...
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Choosing the right fork in the road
Choosing the right option at a fork in the road is something that happens to most of us at some point in our lives. Sometimes the consequences of the choice are minor – a choice between two shops, two...
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