Monthly Archives: March 2024

Well, That’s One Way to Become Famous in the States

Posted on March 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Senator Katie Britt (February 2, 1982) One kind of has to wonder what the GOP were thinking when they chose Katie Britt to give their televised rebuttal of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Thursday night last. (And … Continue reading →

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Fractals: Is History Repeating Itself, Yet Again?

Posted on March 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

No, I’m not trying to be funny, here. Gregg Braden has this little guy (or a facsimile* of him) in the corner of his YouTube videos. Are we destined to see this battle of good and evil play out again? … Continue reading →

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In This “New Age”…

Posted on March 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Are Psychics Real? Now, this is the question for the ages. As one of the practitioners of the ‘forbidden’ arts, I am quite sensitive to the idea that we (as a group) are unwitting instruments of the devil. I had … Continue reading →

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How Political Ads Play Off Voters’ Anxieties

Posted on March 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

There is an Conservative Party of Canada ad playing on the airwaves at the moment that highlights this exact issue: “Canada is broken.” A pile of puzzle pieces spills onto a table. “Everything feels broken,” Pierre Poilievre says in a voice-over as … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Have to Come Back to Finish the Job

Posted on March 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Caitlin Clark (January 22, 2002) This young lady is setting college basketball points records. Within the last week, she has passed the previous record set by “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Of course, the misogynists say that he is still the best … Continue reading →

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If They Did Anything Else, They’d Come Under Fire

Posted on March 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Supreme Court of the United States (March 4, 2024) It’s interesting how the American voting public want SCOTUS to settle their disputes for them. That way, they can point at the Justices and blame them for whatever may occur. … Continue reading →

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The Use of the Imperative “Now!” in Advertising

Posted on March 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

We’re all used to the “Call now!” instruction in ads. This is based on the request we all heard from our mother when she gave us a chore to do, and then added “now” to the sentence to show us … Continue reading →

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American Misanthropy?

Posted on March 3, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Leave The World Behind (2023) In case of emergency, break the glass! To say we are ill-prepared for a total breakdown of society is an understatement. Recent headlines have highlighted the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons in space to … Continue reading →

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Why I Haven’t Been Writing as Much Lately

Posted on March 2, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Computer Breakdown It never rains, but it pours. Last Monday, my computer monitor decided it had had enough. I thought the simple solution would be to replace it, which I did. But the new one wouldn’t work either, until I … Continue reading →

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The Man who Gave Canadians the GST

Posted on March 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Brian Mulroney (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) Canada’s 18th Prime Minister died yesterday. I used to joke that I moved to the UK in early 1985, after Brian Mulroney‘s Progressive Conservatives won the general election in September 1984, … Continue reading →

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