1st World Problems

 Sometimes a different perspective can make you think. I was driving around with my son today and I mentioned that there had been a road rage-related shooting in our city yesterday. I said something along the lines of all the weird things that had been going on in the city lately.  He said something back that made me think. He asked if the frequency of odd events was actually higher than normal, or if it was just that the news covered it more because people are tired of hearing about covid and the other news-making events that have been hitting us over the head lately.  The internet is an interesting place and for the most part news sources have had to change the way that they deliver the news. No longer does news come in the morning when the paper hits the front step. In some cities, the morning edition and the evening edition have become things of the past. To think about it, I don't think my kids would even know that such a thing had ever happened.  News is report...

I don't know if you have noticed how the news cycle usually goes. Friday afternoons are for releasing things that people for whatever reason don't want to get a lot of attention and Monday mornings are for things that the people that are releasing them want to get a lot of talk going about them. On Friday afternoon there was some talk from one news source that Kenney would be announcing on Monday that Alberta would be joining the $10 a day federal child care program. The news source that released it has in the past been more sympathetic to Kenney, his party, and his missteps. It was a small article without a lot of fanfare.  Today, (Monday) another news source released the same story. This time it was a much larger article. The source this time has been more critical of Kenney and his party. There was more information given time, including the possibility of Trudeau coming to break the news with Kenney.  Now, the reason I bring this to your attention. The media is a large and ...

Holy cow. It's funny that since I've been home how much something like a job interview can just really take it out of you.  So instead of something serious, I thought I should bring a couple of news stories that I was sent to your attention. Don't worry, I am hoping you'll get at least a grin out of them. First up is a Halloween story. Last year my daughter and I put together a whole bunch of individual goodie bags together so we could all stay socially distant and everyone would still get a treat. Instead, some kids came along and took about five each. The funniest part was that we wrote messages on each bag. One of the ones that were taken read "sharing is caring". I suppose their definition of sharing was just a little different than mine. Onto the story. A group of friends were trick or treating when they came across an empty bowl. Instead of moving on, or stealing the bowl. They each took some candy out of their bags to share the wealth with anyone who c...