Big Dig today. Rained a lot last night. The things you see laying around this city. Morning sky photo. Its hot out today. The MV Viking Octantis is in port today. The sun is making an effort MV Ruddy is taking on a load of something messy. Potash? Nice reflections Of course there is … Read more
Big Dig today A remnant of Festa? You know you are old when what you used to call “a car” is now called “classic”. Not mine. Notice the ever-present discarded water bottle. Morning sky photo. Not the best for photography at this time of day. I still refuse to get up any earlier. The sunrise … Read more
No Farmers, No Food, No Life The world is now facing a man-made food catastrophe. It is reaching crisis levels… Current policies in many parts of the world place a priority on climate change for realizing a green new deal. Meanwhile, such policies will contribute to children dying from severe malnutrition due to broken food systems, … Read more
Big Dig today I wonder if this has something to do with the trouble on Pearl Street yesterday? 200 block of Pearl Street. I wonder if we are talking about the same publicly funded shithole where a murder was committed back in May? Looking for colour wherever I can find it. Trash in context. Could … Read more
WHO Recommends Gay And Bisexual Men Limit Sexual Partners, Anonymous Sex, To Reduce Monkeypox Spread The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that gay and bisexual men cut back on the number of sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox, after the WHO’s monkeypox expert, Rosamund Lewis, noted that men who have sex with men are … Read more
Biden Team’s Take on ‘Technical Recession’: It’s Not Real President says ‘we’re not going to be in a recession’ Report could show US had two straight quarterly GDP declines President Joe Biden’s administration is downplaying data due this week that could show the US economy contracted for a second straight quarter — a development that … 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
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
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