Disgusting Politicians...

(New computer mouse!  Up and running again).

Back to yesterday's gripe.

All political parties -- except the Bloc in Quebec (Blanchet calls it 'unacceptable') -- are accessing wage subsidy programs that are intended for business during COVID.

All four parties have applied...Liberals, NDP, Conservatives and the Greens.
...to the tune of $600,000 a month.

The three largest parties

 employ about 200 party workers,

 which means they are

 collectively entitled to

 some $700,000 per month

 from the federal treasury

 to cover salaries.

CBC story

As I posted yesterday, I find that absolutely disgusting.

And it's because taxpayer donations are down...way down...which is understandable during these circumstances. 

Here is the CBC story.

How nice to vote for a government program and then access it without public overview.

Or consideration.

"Nero would be proud," Kia would've said.

Indeed.

Nero...tyranny and extravagance.

 

 

Disgusting Politicians...it never ends!

So...taxpayer-funded wage subsidies appear to be going to political parties!

Yesirreebob, seems parties' funds (donations) are drying up so they're accessing dollars (that WE have to pay back), dollars that are meant for business wage subsidies!

They're collecting $600,00 a month!

The CBC story is:     OOOOPS!!!!  BROKEN COMPUTER MOUSE ...

Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties apply for federal wage subsidy as donations dry up

Who Writes This Stuff?

...on the internet?

Anonymous material, often sent via email, can often be poignant, or blasphemy, frightening, or a combination.

But I read it.

Here's another, received a few days ago:

"I was talking with a cardiologist today. He thinks there is a possibility there may never be a vaccine. Some other doctors working with perfusionists(cardiac) think the same.

The media and the government have not handled CCP virus appropriately. Canada and USA shouldve been locked down in January but with appropriate business protections.

You tube videos at that time showed the clotting disorders, seizures, and respiratory difficulties in China at that time. It is only recently that western media are overtly acknowledging this. Too late.

Given that these videos at that time were available for the layperson why was cytokine storm not researched? Why was no cohesive plan made for patient treatment? Why are medical authorities not recommending vitamin C and D3 to flatten the curve?

The economy hasn't been handled correctly either. All these shutdowns are a killer. Stopping air travel was the key as was social distancing. Making people financially distraught wasn't the answer. 

The real key to everything is stress management: Self talk and communication that preserves health, and is safe.

Typically there is a 48 hour window after any event in which both the conscious and unconscious are affecting physiology. Given that this virus is out and about what is key is vigilance, but immune preservation by ignoring media hype inducing panic. 

Vitamin D3 half life is 15 days. If you take too large a dose which uses up magnesium and anxiety results, wait a while but enjoy the lung protection that D3 affords.

Vitamin C half life is about 12 hours. So D3 can be modulated more slowly, whereas Vitamin C is more immediate. Both these vitamins along with the hand washing and social distancing will flatten the curve.

Wish the medical authorities would do some reading on the tons of studies on D3 and C.

If the studies say they don't work in acute cases likely the dosages were not high enough. In acute cases large doses of C and D3 act like drugs essentially. And although the vaccine is hopeful it is not here yet.

All those people that are old or whoever should be on D3 and C, as much as they can handle. I have to lower my D3 a bit as the anxiety is creeping up from D3 again, so I will lower my evening dose to zero(4800 units every morning) until it subsides.

Calcium is known to be an agonist of Vit D3 and C and as such I hypothesize that due to hard Calgary water perhaps this is why my body is declining slightly higher D3 intake.

Yes the oil price is up again. Probably necessary however doesn't make sense given that there are massive resources available. Then again if the price goes too low then obtaining any becomes a problem."

Somebody's rambling?

Maybe.

But maybe they have a point.

 

Picnic Tables Just "Keep on Giving"

and giving. 
Here's the story from 6 years ago, and yes, I'm still mad that the manufacturer said that "someone obviously hit the concrete table with a golf club".

No way!

So...a photo today:

Pardon the shadow...of the really angry person taking the photo...

They continue to break apart, from the inside, it's just a dusty powder and small gravel that falls out.
Alas, there's no sign that there was anything added during manufacture that would have solidified the mix.

Considering these two large concrete picnic tables were a retirement gift from Riverside Forest Products...so they hold special meaning to me...yes, I am REALLY disappointed.

Glad I never told the company what had happened to their gifts.

Same Storm, Different Boats

Yet another excellent--and anonymous--description of results of our government's response to COVID-19:

After listening to some pretty harsh comments & arguing over reopening or completely shutting down for another two weeks, someone in their right mind wrote this .

Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on.

Perspective: WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ...
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.

For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.

For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.

With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.

Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0.

Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.

Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.

Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.

Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.

Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.

So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.

Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.

We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.

Realize that and be kind. "

Unknown author 

Perspective...Indeed!

An excellent email arrived yesterday...no idea who the author is, but it's definitely worth a read:

"PERSPECTIVE

Interesting times. Hard to discern between what’s a real threat and what is just simple panic and hysteria. For a small amount of perspective at this moment, imagine you were born in 1899.

On your 15th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 19th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 21st birthday. 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million.

On your 30th birthday, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, the World GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 34. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy.

When you turn 40, World War II starts. You aren’t even over the hill yet. And don’t try to catch your breath. On your 42nd birthday, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 40th and 46th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war.

Smallpox was epidemic until you were in your 40’s, as it killed 300 million people during your lifetime.

At 51, the Korean War starts. 5 million perish. From your birth, until you are 56 you dealt with the fear of Polio epidemics each summer. You experience friends and family contracting polio and being paralyzed and/or die.

At 56 the Vietnam War begins and doesn’t end for 20 years. 4 million people perish in that conflict. During the Cold War, you lived each day with the fear of nuclear annihilation. 

 On

your 63rd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, almost ended. When you turn 76, the Vietnam War finally ends.

Think of everyone on the planet born in 1899. How did they endure all of that? Yet they survived through everything listed above. Perspective is an amazing art, refined and enlightening as time goes on.

Let’s try and keep things in ​perspective."

A Golfer's First....s

Opening day for Highlands Golf yesterday, May 1st.

It was nice to see everyone again, albeit with social distancing guidelines in place. 

One golfer had a bunch of FIRSTS:

Benji Nagy on his first round of golf of the year, on the first hole, got a hole in one!  Attested by Tait.

Well-done Benji...

A great way to start the year.