Big Dig today The things you see laying around the city. Morning sky photo Another section of Pool 6 fence has tipped over. Wind or vandalism? Yellow Warbler One of my crow friends The MV Federal Ems has made it to the Keefer Terminal dock after being at anchor for quite a while. A new … Read more
Big Dig today Someone blew a tire Looks like an ad for Labatt Blue, Drink responsibly. Sure thing. This drinker just tossed the empty can on the ground. Not getting a high “responsibility” vibe here. The fact that this can could have been tossed out of the window of a moving car, well, makes me … Read more
Corruption concerns involving Ukraine are revived as the war with Russia drags on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance. As it presses ahead … Read more
Big Dig today Sky photo today MV Viking Octantis is in port today Not as big a crowd as there was the first time the ship came into port. I guess it is old news now. ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.’. Standing up the fence after … Read more
New Study Adds To Growing Body Of Evidence Suggesting Mask Mandates Are Ineffective A new study published this month revealed that COVID-19 mask mandates in schools have little to no effect. “Our findings contribute to a growing body of literature which suggests school-based mask mandates have limited to no impact on the case rates of COVID-19 among K-12 … Read more
Ottawa admits some travellers were incorrectly told to quarantine due to ArriveCAN app glitch Ottawa says that due to a glitch with the ArriveCAN entry app, some travellers who recently entered Canada were sent erroneous notifications instructing them to quarantine. The admission comes at a time when the federal government is facing mounting pressure from politicians and tourism groups to … Read more
Big Dig today Three quarters of the way through July and it looks like the gay crosswalk might be finished. Underwhelming best describes it. First, why the gaps between colours? Just looks bad. Smokers are the biggest litterers in the city. Its not even close. The advantage smokers have over all other litterers is that … Read more
Big Dig today Lots of stuff. Morning sky photo I found one of these still blooming. Instead of throwing this into a trash can, several which are near by, it was decided that simply setting it down in the parking lot is good enough. When was it that this behaviour became OK? At what point … Read more
That is one thing about this city, whatever you need, is always available…somewhere. Stroller? Here’s one. Bicycle? Here’s one. And they are free. Big Dig Today Orange and yellow always look great against a blue sky. Morning sky photo Why stand on one leg? Minimized heat loss seems to be the popular reason. I imagine, … Read more
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. When you are talking developing countries’ debt, you are talking the IMF and the World Bank. If a country fails to meet its financial obligations, are their resources raided? What you have is a situation where the richest countries of the world and the richest people of the … Read more