the watcher

My sympathy and anger is reserved for the dependent children and adults in the care of these idiots.  On CBC news last night, there was an article about a world-class immunologists who had been convinced to come to Canada to help out with the pandemic. Since her arrival was announced in Ottawa a few months ago, she has been the target of ugly insults and veiled threats. Just sad.

Well now I have to share news that I was hoping I would never have to share during the pandemic, but sadly I have to, My Uncle Herold, who had been suffering from COPD and most recently COVID has passed away. What's worse is the funeral planning might be complicated considering that my dad is the 4th of 12 siblings (one uncle already deceased from cancer 16 years ago) so chances are if somethin does get planned I'll likely be watching it virtually. I've had enough of this virus.

All I can picture is a bunch of idiots sitting around a table with a discussion like this :
Idiot 1 - " We can make these punters do anything we want." 
Other idiots -  "Well, almost anything."
Idiot 1 - "Anything ! Watch this , I can make them drink their own piss "
Everyone laughs
Honestly we really are better off if Covid culls the herd a bit. Unfortunately many responsible intelligent others suffer as well.

All I can picture is a bunch of idiots sitting around a table with a discussion like this :
Idiot 1 - " We can make these punters do anything we want." 
Other idiots -  "Well, almost anything."
Idiot 1 - "Anything ! Watch this , I can make them drink their own piss "
Everyone laughs
Honestly we really are better off if Covid culls the herd a bit. Unfortunately many responsible intelligent others suffer as well.

Novak Djokovic Deported to Southern Manitoba
Controversial tennis star Novak Djokovic was given a one-way ticket out of Australia this week and has selected a dairy farm south of Winkler as “the only place I really feel at home.”
“I’m not so keen on the suspenders and **** kicker boots,” said Djokovic, “and I’m going to have to brush up on my Plautdietsch, but when it comes to defying public health orders I think I’ll fit right in.”
Djokovic had also considered fleeing in exile to conservative Mennonite colonies in Paraguay or Brazil, but ultimately decided a shed church near Hofnungschanzenhimmelsfeld, Manitoba was the best fit for him.
“They’ve even got a ping pong table set up in the youth room out back,” said Djokovic. “I’m also hoping to be the world number one ranked Uno player by the end of the year.”
Djokovic was quickly signed up to teach Sunday school and has also been put on the Sunday morning sermon schedule, as he was considered the most theologically-trained individual the church had in their pulpit rotation.
(Figures-)

Trump is just a symptom of a much larger problem with the US, one that's been around for decades.
His death would be pretty inconsequential, IMO.

Trump has a lot of blood on his hands and surely more will follow. Sociopaths do that sort of thing.

It does what we all do. It takes a peek outside and goes back in to watch Netflix. 

Don't forget PET's quote  " living next to the USA is like sleeping with an elephant.  No matter how friendly the beast is , you feel every twitch and grunt "  When the US falls it won't stay as a vacuum. Some new form will replace  it. Both the fall and what replaces it could be rather ugly for Canada.

Teams missed the entire point of how walters built the OL. Yes they went and got Stanley Bryant in free agency... but they also spent many many high draft picks on offensive linemen. They didn't go out and buy an OL, they developed one.

Don't forget PET's quote  " living next to the USA is like sleeping with an elephant.  No matter how friendly the beast is , you feel every twitch and grunt "  When the US falls it won't stay as a vacuum. Some new form will replace  it. Both the fall and what replaces it could be rather ugly for Canada.

Alexa McDonough after a long battle with altzimers 
https://globalnews.ca/news/8513643/alexa-mcdonough-ns-ndp-death/

Don't forget PET's quote  " living next to the USA is like sleeping with an elephant.  No matter how friendly the beast is , you feel every twitch and grunt "  When the US falls it won't stay as a vacuum. Some new form will replace  it. Both the fall and what replaces it could be rather ugly for Canada.

Alexa McDonough after a long battle with altzimers 
https://globalnews.ca/news/8513643/alexa-mcdonough-ns-ndp-death/

Alexa McDonough after a long battle with altzimers 
https://globalnews.ca/news/8513643/alexa-mcdonough-ns-ndp-death/

Don't forget PET's quote  " living next to the USA is like sleeping with an elephant.  No matter how friendly the beast is , you feel every twitch and grunt "  When the US falls it won't stay as a vacuum. Some new form will replace  it. Both the fall and what replaces it could be rather ugly for Canada.

George Carlin, the American comedian/observer of his country said of them, " Think of how stupid the average American is. Then, remember that half of them are stupider than that."

and Boosted

Excellent 

well I'm getting my booster tomorrow

Good discussion . I've really been pondering on the anti-vax people lately. I actually know alot of them.
One neighbor had fallen into the whole pro-Trump, anti everything, conspiracy crap before Covid so just naturally became anti vax. He seems perfectly okay taking  cancer treatments though. His unvaccinated wife also has a debilitating auto-immune disease.
I know a bright, ambitious business woman who I believe took a real punch in the gut with a business she had just opened prior to Covid. I suspect initially it was a reaction  to having to shut her doors and having reduced clientele  when she was allowed to reopen. She has a close friend who probably heavily influenced her as well.Just a slow slide down the rabbit hole.
I know 2 who I just attribute their decision to a lack of intelligence. 
I know another family that is a really perplexing case. The father is one of the smartest guys I have ever dealt with. His son is a close second. They are incredible business men. Their net worth is hundreds of millions. Their company is on the New York stock exchange. The fathers wife is/ was in hospital with Covid and not doing well the last thing I heard. But they are still anti-vax. I put them down to arrogance.
On a good note there can be change of hearts. The Hutterite colony beside us has decided to vaccinate. I was glad to hear it as they are really good people . Most of the rest that I mentioned will never change.

Good discussion . I've really been pondering on the anti-vax people lately. I actually know alot of them.
One neighbor had fallen into the whole pro-Trump, anti everything, conspiracy crap before Covid so just naturally became anti vax. He seems perfectly okay taking  cancer treatments though. His unvaccinated wife also has a debilitating auto-immune disease.
I know a bright, ambitious business woman who I believe took a real punch in the gut with a business she had just opened prior to Covid. I suspect initially it was a reaction  to having to shut her doors and having reduced clientele  when she was allowed to reopen. She has a close friend who probably heavily influenced her as well.Just a slow slide down the rabbit hole.
I know 2 who I just attribute their decision to a lack of intelligence. 
I know another family that is a really perplexing case. The father is one of the smartest guys I have ever dealt with. His son is a close second. They are incredible business men. Their net worth is hundreds of millions. Their company is on the New York stock exchange. The fathers wife is/ was in hospital with Covid and not doing well the last thing I heard. But they are still anti-vax. I put them down to arrogance.
On a good note there can be change of hearts. The Hutterite colony beside us has decided to vaccinate. I was glad to hear it as they are really good people . Most of the rest that I mentioned will never change.

The whole anti-vax thing is puzzling . But I think the problem is we try to figure out their logic. We just need to accept there is none.