The cult of complaining continues to gain momentum. Complainers chalk up another victory as vaping is banned from all the places where smoking has been banned. My goal for 2017 is to get adult sippy cups banned. Seeing adults walking around with sippy cups held with both hands in classic toddler fashion causes my hand to cover my eyes, much like the waving motion rabid anti smoke and now apparently anti vape people employ, even while standing in a cloud of diesel fumes at a bus stop. I expect my campaign to gaim momentum quickly since it's obvious the involuntary covering of one's eyes is more of a danger to my safety than flapping one hand in front of one's face. Look for announcements on meetings to prepare for initial appeals to civic councils to BAN ADULT SIPPY CUPS.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Still work to do on gender bias issues.
Sheila Fraser is leaving the post of Canada's Auditor General. Don't think there's much argument that she's been brilliant. I'll be standing in line for the hard cover if and when she writes a book. Really enjoying various interviews she's giving, on this, the eve of this phase of her career.
Here's the thing. She gives a fabulous interview, followed by some guy saying the most inane, sexist, bullshit things about her time as Auditor General and/or what she may or may not be doing next. This is a PERSON who has spent ten years as a highest ranking civil servant in a not inconsequential political era and there are people who deem it appropriate to speak of what she should or should not do in the future as if she were some little princess that's just won a tiara. "Oh, well, she's going to have a lot of opportunities now and is going to have to carefully consider. . ." What the hell does a woman have to achieve before it's NOT trivialized by some sleazy fat uncle with a need assert their supposed superiority by patting competent
women on the head.
Why is this still alright?
Here's the thing. She gives a fabulous interview, followed by some guy saying the most inane, sexist, bullshit things about her time as Auditor General and/or what she may or may not be doing next. This is a PERSON who has spent ten years as a highest ranking civil servant in a not inconsequential political era and there are people who deem it appropriate to speak of what she should or should not do in the future as if she were some little princess that's just won a tiara. "Oh, well, she's going to have a lot of opportunities now and is going to have to carefully consider. . ." What the hell does a woman have to achieve before it's NOT trivialized by some sleazy fat uncle with a need assert their supposed superiority by patting competent
women on the head.
Why is this still alright?
Friday, May 6, 2011
Another round of Rapture Talk. Good Grief.
Probably the most amazing thing is that it doesn't matter how wacked out an idea is, it can get a lot of air time. And often on pages and stations that are usually dedicated to more, let's say sane, subject matter.
When my neighbour told me about the coming rapture, last time round, I told her it had already happened and we were among the dregs that were left behind. That was the end of that.
When my neighbour told me about the coming rapture, last time round, I told her it had already happened and we were among the dregs that were left behind. That was the end of that.
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