Bicycles are an outdated nuisance and a danger to motorists
Ban them completely.
In the interim tax them, require licensing and insurance
Let the bike parasites pay for part of their way for once.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
The Pope's Christmas message
What is wrong with this picture?
The Pope, having taken a vow of poverty, wearing a costume made of gold threads, priceless jewells, surrounded by solid gold cups, candle sticks and living in the most expensive palace on the planet, tells us to not get attached to material things.
No doubt he then has his alter boys pass the collection plates.
The Pope, having taken a vow of poverty, wearing a costume made of gold threads, priceless jewells, surrounded by solid gold cups, candle sticks and living in the most expensive palace on the planet, tells us to not get attached to material things.
No doubt he then has his alter boys pass the collection plates.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Niqabs and other people
Once upon a time in the 60's (you remember them?) a psychology professor had a person attend his classes wearing a black bag covering from top of head to soles of feet.
The other students were curious at first. But very quickly the curiousity became overt hostility and the bag wearer was attacked.
The professor had predicted precisely that would happen. It just happened a lot faster than he thought.
(oh BTW, the attackers were all women.)
That is the same type of reaction people have to anyone wearing a mask in public.
Life is not all platitudes and mush
J K I
The other students were curious at first. But very quickly the curiousity became overt hostility and the bag wearer was attacked.
The professor had predicted precisely that would happen. It just happened a lot faster than he thought.
(oh BTW, the attackers were all women.)
That is the same type of reaction people have to anyone wearing a mask in public.
Life is not all platitudes and mush
J K I
Sunday, December 18, 2011
How much worse can it get?
Television just keeps getting worse.
Garbage programs repeated over and over and over
15 to 20 minutes of commercials an hour.
Cable prices are absurd
I am close to tossing the damn thing in the trash.
Garbage programs repeated over and over and over
15 to 20 minutes of commercials an hour.
Cable prices are absurd
I am close to tossing the damn thing in the trash.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Islam is where Christianity was
Islam is about 1500 years old.
When Christianity was 1500 years old we used to burn heretics, torture was the noem, we had the Spanish Inquisition, all sorts of wars between Catholics and Protestants.
Witches were burned by the thousand.
It was generally all round brutality and hate.
So before you criticize Islam, look at your own past.
It isn't faith that is at fault, so much as it is power struggles between various bigots running large religion based institutions and corporations.
When Christianity was 1500 years old we used to burn heretics, torture was the noem, we had the Spanish Inquisition, all sorts of wars between Catholics and Protestants.
Witches were burned by the thousand.
It was generally all round brutality and hate.
So before you criticize Islam, look at your own past.
It isn't faith that is at fault, so much as it is power struggles between various bigots running large religion based institutions and corporations.
Women!
What's under that niqab?
When I was in Cairo, I broke out laughing at the irony, when I saw fully covered women in niquabs buying thongs and frillies at outdoor markets.
Women are women everywhere….
On a Sharm El Sheik beach I saw women in niqabs sitting beside stark naked, not just topless, naked, women tourists…. no problem but what a contrast.
In Toronto, I was taught by women in burkas and no one thought anything about it. Only we called them nuns' habits.
I do not like niqabs simply because I resent, as most people do, people who hide behind any kind of mask.
I think the debate is as silly as the costumes.
JKI
When I was in Cairo, I broke out laughing at the irony, when I saw fully covered women in niquabs buying thongs and frillies at outdoor markets.
Women are women everywhere….
On a Sharm El Sheik beach I saw women in niqabs sitting beside stark naked, not just topless, naked, women tourists…. no problem but what a contrast.
In Toronto, I was taught by women in burkas and no one thought anything about it. Only we called them nuns' habits.
I do not like niqabs simply because I resent, as most people do, people who hide behind any kind of mask.
I think the debate is as silly as the costumes.
JKI
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Burka nonsense
Re: The burka and all other religious wear, raiment, garments and similar clothing
Understand that the gods do not likely give a damn about the fashion choices of Muslim women, Hasidic Jews, Catholic nuns, priests, the pope or any other religious outfit.
Most of these outfits are just outdated medieval fashions and have nothing to do with "faith" at all.
In reality, the wearing of religious identification is just a way of asserting one's self perceived superiority over all others
who do not have the good fortune to belong to one's religious "club."
and as such, that is an insult to everyone else.
J K Inwood
Understand that the gods do not likely give a damn about the fashion choices of Muslim women, Hasidic Jews, Catholic nuns, priests, the pope or any other religious outfit.
Most of these outfits are just outdated medieval fashions and have nothing to do with "faith" at all.
In reality, the wearing of religious identification is just a way of asserting one's self perceived superiority over all others
who do not have the good fortune to belong to one's religious "club."
and as such, that is an insult to everyone else.
J K Inwood
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
What Has Happened To Us?
What Has Happened To Us?
The mess in family law, in divorce, custody and access can't be just the fault of one or the other of the genders. Yes, lots of men and lots of women are inhumane, selfish, greedy and all round nasty people. But not everyone and certainly not the majority. Are you perfect? Am I?
Family law turns people into blood enemies, The divorce industry thrives on the misery of couples and children. The bigger the mess they can create, the more money they can make. Yes, that is part of the problem, but not all.
We have completely lost a moral centre. I am not talking about religion, though religion is a big a part of the problem.
No, we no longer keep our word.
We ignore the golden rule. It is too corny. We no longer tolerate the weakness and foibles of others but expect them to tolerate ours. Hard work is out. Self indulgence is in. Yes this is also part of the problem, but not all.
When we meet someone, we have sex as a prelude to getting to know their name. We move into together with a total stranger and play house, because anything is better then spending Saturday night alone.
Marriage is now nothing more then the new, preferred method of dating. That way no one has go get up in the middle of the night and go home.... And if something better comes along, dump the current paramour and move on. Hell marriage is only a piece of paper that gives us a tax deduction.
When we discover that we really don't like this stranger we married, we have kids as a distraction. If the kids cramp our style, we toss them in daycare and dope them with Ritalin so we are not inconvenienced.
Blaming each other is pointless in most cases. So often both parties are spoiled, selfish, narcissistic slobs who are not capable of mature self sacrifice, hard work and the honesty needed to make a marriage work. If one party forgets to pick up the Hagen Daz, the other party screams abuse.
All these are part of the problem.
As a society we have lost our way. We avoid all commitment, to spouses, to work, to education and most of all to ourselves. We seem to believe the world owes us a living.
How can we change these things? Simple. Start with ourselves. Practice keeping our word. Look out for number two.for once. Instead of expecting the world to change to meet our needs, maybe if we just set our own standards and lived by them we would find our corner of the world gets better.
Maybe. Maybe we improve the world, one person at a time. Starting with ourselves.
J Kirby Inwood
The mess in family law, in divorce, custody and access can't be just the fault of one or the other of the genders. Yes, lots of men and lots of women are inhumane, selfish, greedy and all round nasty people. But not everyone and certainly not the majority. Are you perfect? Am I?
Family law turns people into blood enemies, The divorce industry thrives on the misery of couples and children. The bigger the mess they can create, the more money they can make. Yes, that is part of the problem, but not all.
We have completely lost a moral centre. I am not talking about religion, though religion is a big a part of the problem.
No, we no longer keep our word.
We ignore the golden rule. It is too corny. We no longer tolerate the weakness and foibles of others but expect them to tolerate ours. Hard work is out. Self indulgence is in. Yes this is also part of the problem, but not all.
When we meet someone, we have sex as a prelude to getting to know their name. We move into together with a total stranger and play house, because anything is better then spending Saturday night alone.
Marriage is now nothing more then the new, preferred method of dating. That way no one has go get up in the middle of the night and go home.... And if something better comes along, dump the current paramour and move on. Hell marriage is only a piece of paper that gives us a tax deduction.
When we discover that we really don't like this stranger we married, we have kids as a distraction. If the kids cramp our style, we toss them in daycare and dope them with Ritalin so we are not inconvenienced.
Blaming each other is pointless in most cases. So often both parties are spoiled, selfish, narcissistic slobs who are not capable of mature self sacrifice, hard work and the honesty needed to make a marriage work. If one party forgets to pick up the Hagen Daz, the other party screams abuse.
All these are part of the problem.
As a society we have lost our way. We avoid all commitment, to spouses, to work, to education and most of all to ourselves. We seem to believe the world owes us a living.
How can we change these things? Simple. Start with ourselves. Practice keeping our word. Look out for number two.for once. Instead of expecting the world to change to meet our needs, maybe if we just set our own standards and lived by them we would find our corner of the world gets better.
Maybe. Maybe we improve the world, one person at a time. Starting with ourselves.
J Kirby Inwood
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Declawing cats is cruel, selfish and sadistic
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Declawing cats banned in Israel
MICHAEL KESTERTON
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Dec. 08, 2011 5:35PM EST
11 comments
Believing in claws
“Israel, land of shredded couch corners?” asks Newser.com. “Maybe. At the end of November, the country passed a bill that bans the declawing of cats – with some seriously stiff penalties. Those convicted of the crime will face up to a year in prison and a $20,000 [U.S.] fine, reports Discover. If the idea of banning the practice shocks you, you’re probably American. About 25 per cent of cats [in the United States] are believed to be declawed, but doing so is illegal in Europe, Australia, Brazil and beyond (and, Discover notes, in a few California cities).”
Declawing cats banned in Israel
MICHAEL KESTERTON
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Dec. 08, 2011 5:35PM EST
11 comments
Believing in claws
“Israel, land of shredded couch corners?” asks Newser.com. “Maybe. At the end of November, the country passed a bill that bans the declawing of cats – with some seriously stiff penalties. Those convicted of the crime will face up to a year in prison and a $20,000 [U.S.] fine, reports Discover. If the idea of banning the practice shocks you, you’re probably American. About 25 per cent of cats [in the United States] are believed to be declawed, but doing so is illegal in Europe, Australia, Brazil and beyond (and, Discover notes, in a few California cities).”
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