Here we are again, dear diary. You, eager to read drivel and me, with a desk drawer loaded with paper containing random thoughts. It鈥檚 a natural fit isn鈥檛 it?
So here goes.
Syrian refugees. Or are they migrants? I was informed 70 per cent of those seeking refuge are men. Five years of war against each other and others has taken a toll. The UN won鈥檛 step in and the usual rules don鈥檛 apply because this seems to be a country with no rules. Somalia ran into that problem a few years ago too and it鈥檚 not like it has come out of it either. When you
lack responsible, decent leadership, you empty your country. Millions leave and tribal war lords and crazies like ISIS take over.
Next topic.
Electronic billboards. Do you find them distracting? In this city they seem to be found at intersections. What are the rules about distracted driving when it comes to two and three-storey high billboards with flashing lights? Legal implications?
How did that old Ogden Nash limerick go? The one that made fun of the poem I think I鈥檒l never
see, a poem as lovely as a tree?
Nash wrote: 鈥淚 think I鈥檒l never see, a billboard as lovely as a tree. In fact I鈥檒l never see a tree at all, unless some billboard happens to fall.鈥�
At this time of year with our beautiful fall, my vote goes to trees.
Speaking of votes, how are you enjoying the various leadership debates? Canadian and American?
On our side, the one three weeks ago featured three guys yelling and one woman tweeting some common sense. Nothing compelling.
About the same time, 11 Republican leadership hopefuls featured nine guys plus one Donald yelling at one another and one woman, making sense.
On the Democratic side I heard two old grumpy guys yelling and one woman, making sense. I believe we have a trend here.
Don鈥檛 you just love those LinkedIn postings where your connection has 鈥渁dded a new skill.鈥� But you鈥檙e not sure what that might be? You expect them to announce they鈥檝e just completed their doctorate studies on neurological disorders, but instead learn they discovered a new way to fold towels or made a major breakthrough in coffee percolation or were able to put on a rain poncho without tearing it up.
Me, well, my LinkedIn friends (really I don鈥檛 have any. I don鈥檛 participate, I just read them for entertainment) will find out that I sorta learned the lyrics to Rebel Yell. That鈥檚 something I鈥檝e been trying to do for 30 or more years. They鈥檙e not that inspiring. No Bird on a Wire quality here. Actually, I haven鈥檛 learned the words to Rebel Yell, but I like it for some weird reason.
I encountered many oversized loads on Highway 39 the other day. I toured down that stretch two weeks ago and counted 11 of them between Estevan and Lang.
And this was during a downturn in the oil patch. We need a four-lane highway folks.
Saskatchewan is going to buy some hydro electricity from Manitoba. Good news or bad news? Ontario I hear is paying billions above market rates for contracted power and are waaaay over budget on their nuclear file. Then they had those two partially constructed gas-fueled plants they decided to scrap and move else-
where in the name of politics, not business. So now they鈥檝e turned their power company into power companies. I guess they believe if they split the debt load into two or
three smaller piles, it will look better?
And that dear diary, clears up my backed up paperwork.
