I know we aren't supposed to call the natives in north america "indians" because the real indians will get offended. No. That isn't the reason. It's a misnomer, like the cypress hills which haven't seen a cypress tree in forever. All of that being said, i have an indian philosopher for a friend and he …
teslin report: traffic, light. ravens: hungry
I live in a little village in the southern yukon called "Teslin" and it is a wonderful community in which to live. However, you cannot eat most forms of scenery, which is an abiding problem. Economic opportunities consist of tourism in the summer and the grade A or grade B welfare plans in the …
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low level talks
Had brunch at the Yukon Motel this morning with my good friend Jim Smarch and another gent from down under, whom we both just met. (What do you call a mix between lunch and dinner btw, cause I have those too!) We compared skin color of our hands and with my summer tan you could …
social media: the new smoke signals
George Orwell, in his famous writing "1984" allegedly posited that "the people will not revolt. They will not look up from their screens long enough to notice what's happening." But lets cut the poor chap some slack, shall we? So he was off by a couple decades. So what? The fact is, a lot of …
popular compassion
Remember the boats? It wasn't all that many years ago when we started to see the rubber-type boats all over the mediteranean as helpless refugees began their watery, rudderless trek across the sea to begin a better life in Europe. Opinions were initially divided on whether to let them onto the "more advanced" continent. The …
2029
The Green New Deal promised us all an: • Economic environment free of monopolies and • Economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work These were but two bullets from the ambitious Ocasio-Cortez Green New Deal, which was introduced as a "massive transformation of our society with clear goals …
better living through wealth confiscation
"The difference between capitalism and socialism is that capitalism is mans exploitation by man and socialism is just the other way around." So it would seem. There is however a glaring difference. The capitalist is doing what he does for the purpose of generating a profit for himself and perhaps his shareholders while the socialist …
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politicks? meh…
If you are canadian the title probably summarizes how you feel about yet another election. You couldn't care less about who wins and who loses. All you want is to be left alone with your sports and your beer and your dogteam and your igloo and your fresh walrus hide which your wife is chewing …
love and hate
Like a lot of us these days, my mind has been working a lot on the problem of hatred. One thing i've discovered in my travels through this world, is that hatred can reveal an awful lot about a person. The things we hate are the opposite of the things we love! So, when you …
observations of a working man
Living beside the Alaska Highway gives a guy a chance to make some determinations on traffic patterns. The most glaring one: heavy in summer, light in winter, would be difficult for even a man to miss. Beyond that, there is this: Typically (and this is just a guess), 30 semis pass my door going up …
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