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Posted: 2023 Feb 03
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Blogger, writer, editor, retired proposal expert, birder, kayaker, grandmother.
Load More..."[We jump from] “This problem exists” to “The gov't must solve this problem but can’t” & absolve ourselves of responsibility...We expect too little of ourselves & too [much from] gov't. But when we don’t hold [gov't] responsible [for bad] public policy we ..expect too little.."
Janet Bufton (@hayekanuck): We have high state capacity, actually—we just have to demand its use
https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/janet-bufton-we-have-high-state-capacity-actually-we-just-have-to-demand-its-use/?utm_medium=paid+social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=boostA clear and readable "big bucket" analysis.
Many provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoliMany provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoli"...we tend to believe that someone must earn our trust before we can enter into a rel'ship with them. But that’s upside down. Trust is not a precondition for cooperation; coop'n is a precondition for trust. Dependence is how we come to know who we can truly count on."
"Post-apocalyptic tales are stories about trust disguised as stories about disaster." @robkhenderson on what we can learn about human nature from @TheLastofUsHBO
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-last-of-us-reveals-the-best-of?utm_source=tfptwitter
Category Archives: Mid-Week Movies
Run, Roadrunner, Run
Only in the desert, you say? Excellent! Continue reading
Fit at 70 – Update #9
The annual version of my scheduled semi-annual milestone check. Oops. Continue reading
Canada Day
A video to mark Canada Day 2022. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Event Videos, Nature Videos, Travel Videos
Tagged Community, Flowers, History, Insects, Mammals, Mountains, Skies, Terra Firma, Trees, Water
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Sanctuary
Get the popcorn: another movie. Continue reading
All Over
Another trip to a nature sanctuary in SE Arizona Continue reading
God Rest Ye
“We’ll discover how the commas shape the prose.” Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Music Videos
Tagged Word Play
14 Comments
Fit at 70 – Update #8
Derailed by a work project but back on track now. Ha! Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Sports Videos
Tagged Aging, Exercise
10 Comments
Beady Little Eyes
Trigger warning: photo of spider. Continue reading
Never, Maybe, Sometimes, Yes!
Curling: always the exception, never the rule. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Sports Videos
Tagged Attitudes, Sports
10 Comments
