Category: Environment

Enjoy The Silence

85 more sleeps  to the start of my “Way of St James” walk. Starting from the Abby at Vezelay:

See the source imageCool! That is some church!

Been training now for quite some time. Going out after this to do 22 Km. Generally try to do this 3 times per week. It does get boring after a while doing the same trek although I now have three different routes. Going outbound I listen to Collective Soul and coming back Badfinger:

Awesome guitar work here! It keeps me pumped and motivated.

Great tunes.

Heard some young people the other day talking about the need to shut down all pipelines because of all the spills that have occurred in our waters. I shook my head in amazement given that there haven’t been ANY SPILLS out here attributed to tanker traffic over the past 100 years. Again, not having researched the issues, these people have been fed the Kool-Aid by the environ-mental activists. At the same time complaining about the high price of gas at the pumps…Geesh. The next generation – the star trek electorate. Lost in the space of their minds.

Don’t get me wrong I am happy that they want to be engaged in the debate it’s just that they have been fed disinformation on un-factual steroids.

Love this: (italics mine)

What is the science behind our hair turning gray? None! Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have a possible answer and it may also explain why vitiligo patients develop unpigmented (is that a real word?) patches of skin….vitili…who?

The study titled “A direct link between MITF, innate immaturity…er immunity, and hair graying” was published in the journal PLOS Biology on May 3.

“My lab harnesses the power of mouse models – mouse models? ….Are they kidding me?… of hair graying to better understand stem cells and aging. The stem cells we study in the Pleistocene Age are the melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicle, which are the stem cells that are essential for producing melanocytes,” explained lead study author Melissa Harris, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Alabama…as she went out to buy her latest dose of Clairol!

See the source image Are they kidding me?

Melanocytes are pigment-producing cells responsible for giving your hair its natural color, be it blonde, brown, red or black. But when melanocytes suffer damage as a response to natural aging or a serious illness, the newly grown hair ceases to carry its natural pigment. This is how people develop gray or white hair….wow. That made my day. I can go to work now. Wait until Gladys learns about this at the salon!

But why, oh why are my eyebrows the same colour as they have always been? Why?

One of the mysteries of life I’m afraid.

Fast Food Hiring Problem: Where have all the teenagers gone?  Well perhaps here:

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Or here:

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Maybe here

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See the source imageA teenagers mantra for life.

The Star Trek Generation. Make believe or lost in their own space!

Hey man, enjoy the silence!

Happy Monday

SJ……………………………Out

Vezelay to Lourdes…Or Bust

Probably bust but I am going to give it my best shot.

The Abby in Vezelay France. Where according to Catholic legend or myth or whatever, the bones of Mary Magdalen are housed, not buried, but housed. Sounds more eclasiastical to me. Buried sounds so eternal…the end game, nada, that’s it, that’s all He wrote. And how did her bones get from the Holy Land to Vezelay? God only knows. Perhaps he liked Burgundy and wanted some of the grape to conduct a Celebration of Life for dear old Mary. We’ll never know but Vezelay sure is a beautiful place. And speaking of Never I also want to see that place as that is where Saint Bernadette de Soubirous is buried. Entirely preserved I am told. Better than my 1982 Suburu.

Back to Vezelay:

Hmmmmmmmmm…..The Abby in Vezelay….Hmmmmmmmmmm

See the source imageHmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Where I will start my 900 km walk….Hmmmmmmmmmmm!

See the source imageJust hope they never have an earthquake!

Maybe I’ll see this guy there:

See the source imageComedian Dave Allen, as the Bishop!

Catholic Passport. Given out at birth to every good Catholic boy or girl. Must be stamped at various milestones throughout life. As a reminder that as Catholics, we are all:

See the source imageSorry…..I must say though the Catholicism has produced a multitude of laughs over the years. You would never, ever hear or see a Protestant comedian telling a Martin Luther joke. Or a Muslim telling a joke about Islam. Never. Now we Catholics fear an existential threat of eternal damnation while those other guys can’t even come close to that. That is why there is so much fun with the Catholic Church. While a Muslim martyr is promised salvation with a bevy of beautiful women, we Catholics have to be content with “Going to Hell in a Handmaiden’s basket”! Much more fun.

And Lourdes? Hopefully I will make it there.

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Been training for this walk now for a few months. Here I am at the beginning of a morning 22 Km walk. Shawnigan Lake area near Mill Bay:

Land-locked Ness monster. How did she get here?

Fun times ahead. I’m going to track this pilgrimage on this blog…so stay tuned.

Song of the day. Unlike Mary Magdalen, I make no bones about my faith. It’s a great song:

SJ……………………………….Out

 

State of Confusion

Vezelay here I come:

See the source image             The start of my 900 Km trek, 01 August

Hey, check out Kurofune, top right link on this page. Getting great reviews…if I do say so myself. here is one:

“GREAT BOOK” John, couldn’t put it down. Loved the way you wove in the military, historical and personal aspects of this very important part of WW II. Your descriptions of the battle from a marines prospectus really made me appreciate the sacrifices these young men made. Also really enjoyed the way you interwove the personal stories of the family on Siapan (sic) and Ted Culp, showing the huge and lasting consequence of War on peoples lives. Well done, a must read and I can see a movie coming out of this. Marijke would have been very proud.”

Marijke was my wife. She died 08 December 2017 from cancer.

What is the old saying? “Life is tough but when you are stupid it’s horrendous.” And here in BC we are all stupid in believing the BC government’s Carbon Tax is revenue neutral. What does the average Dude or Dudess on the street say about that:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah…..Bahahahahahahahahahahah

Say it ain’t so. We are all being neutralized to the tune of over 6 bucks a fill-up for this so called revenue neutral Carbon Tax.. If anyone reads this from another country do not fall for this government “sleight of hand” in your own country less you be defined by your actions as a really stupid electorate. It is a huge fraud!

What do government officials in BC have to say about this discovery?

“Seriously folks. Listen to me Canadians. This Carbon Tax is revenue neutral and will help us save the planet:”

See the source imageMeanwhile, as heard in the government “Caucus:”

See the source image“And then I said…hahahahahah, and this is the best part….that it is….hahahahahahahah….revenue neutral! Can you believe it? hahahahahahah..They fell for it…Hahahaaha..Life is so good when you are me.”

“Oh Jus-ton. You are one ton of Carbon laughs… dude.”

“No David, that is…..hahahahahahah…50 tons man”

Meanwhile, from the unintended consequences file come this (thanks Maggie’s farm):

“Finland Ends its Basic Income Experiment.”

“So what’s the problem?” someone asked

“We couldn’t get anybody to work the programme!”

And from my “I know you were just dying to hear this bit of fluff” file comes this:

“Monkees are having inter-species sex.” Climate Change to Blame.

See the source image “We are? News to us. By the way, what is climate change?”

It is getting so bad now that beggars on Victoria’s downtown streets are now asking pedestrians for climate change. Failing that! Bitcoins.

“Life is tough! When you’re stupid it’s horrendous.” I love that quote.

Just too many lies… people. Do not fall for it. Kick these guys and gals out at your next election. Demand common sense policies:

“If it doesn’t make sense then it is nonsense.”

Song of the day: State of Confusion in this Land of Confusion.

Have a nice day.

 

SJ…………………………………….Out

White Flags

Check out Kurofune by clicking on the link at the top right of this page. Great read.

Wow, only in the UK. Teenager says selling her virginity online ruined her life, Aleexandra stated. Aleexandra? What sort of name is that? I can see Alexandra but Aleexandra with two e’s. Why? Is that to say she leaks? Or to differentiate herself from Alex? But the “dra” would have done that for sure.

She goes on to say that the sale didn’t occur and that she recovered emotionally through the support of her husband. Yup, she sold her virginity to him and he will be paying for the rest of their married life….a couple of years perhaps in this me,me,me generation we live in….geesh. Her 15 seconds of shame!

Kinder Morgan pipeline? Dead in the water. Do not believe Trudeau and his rhetoric that he supports this and it will be a “go” because it is in our national interest. In France recently he touted that the energy sector in Canada is an embarrassment to the world. One he is personally ashamed of and that he would love to get Canada off of the energy teat as quickly as possible.

So he and Macron have great synergy on this file.  Kinder Morgan will soon raise the “white flag” and abandon this venture – a move that the French will applaud as it is a sign of the new “white flag” economy, one that France has much experience with.

Trudeau beamed then asked Macron where the closest Barista “joint” was.

As with solar energy, wind power and other forms of alternative energy like “Beano” or “Pork n Beans,” (forever popular in the Muslim world) the stats on electric / hybrid car sales are pretty poor if not consistent at about 2-3% over the past decade. The environ – mental whackos would have us think differently.

Only in Canada: Child Molesters can change their names to begin a “new” life. Provincial governments approve….disgusting!

I think this is one issue Trudeau could wrap his arms around and sort things out.

“This completely changes everyone’s thinking about how the immune system works – and it solves this problem of telling the difference between invaders and self,” Goodnow told The Australian Financial Review.

What’s so exciting here is that the adaptation essentially represents a new kind of immunity we never knew about.

This finding could pave the way to discovering new vaccines to fight infections like HIV and campylobacter, which hide from our immune systems by effectively mimicking our own biological material.

Campylobacter? What on earth is that? Scary stuff! I’ll never go camping again nor will I ever eat lobster.

“The idea that you could start with a bad antibody and make it good just hasn’t been in anyone’s lexicon.”

Exciting stuff. And what will happen now with this new discovery?….. Nothing!

From the squeamish millennial file comes this:

Supermarkets in the…UK…. are bout to introduce touch free meat products for millennials who are afraid to touch raw meat before cooking it.

They cook?

Scientists have discovered that if we eat less and eat with a balanced diet we can live longer. Only downfall to all of this they found was that we would begin to look like these guys:

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“How cute.” A PETA warrior was heard to remark. “Sign me up”

A “Clockwork Orange” anyone

The Cable Non-News Network brought up the “Trump watched prostitutes pee on themselves in Moscow” segment 77 times over a 5 day period. They showed it 48 times on April 13th (Friday???).  And this doesn’t reflect a Trump Derangement Syndrome symptom?

This…is…CNN.

Geesh. Where is Edward R Murrow when you need him…. Dead! Just like CNN!

LA and California progressives want books banned – ones they don’t like…like “Winnie the Pooh” as being too racist. White privilege! Remember this:

See the source imageNazis burning books they don’t like.

History repeats itself today in Californication.

A headline you’ll never read here in Canada:

South Korean president credits Trump with bringing North Korea to the table. Trump conceivably ends 68 year old cold war.

CNN and the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s response:

“Bastard, Warmonger, Idiot, Bombastard; Psychopath”

Hillary Clinton wins 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for reigning in the North Korean dictator and bringing him to the peace table.

No more of this. Have a terrific Thursday.

Song of the day. A little upbeat. Why Part 2

Been trying to find Part 1 without success.

SJ……………………………Out.

 

No More Winters

Check out Kurofune, my very first crack at writing a novel. Good read I am told – by family and friends. Just click on the link at the top right of this page to get more information.

Remember this? No more winters, no more snow-oh, no more miserable winter row..oads… No more snow days…. damn.

Just kidding suckers!

In reality…..

Image result for pics of april winter storms in CanadaGot that right buddy…April 2018

Canada, January 108th, 2018 (thxs to SDA)

And here in Mill Bay?

See the source imageBear Mountain, 9th green.

Sorry guys east of the Rockies.

But the main point here is nobody can predict what is going to occur weather wise tomorrow let alone 100 years from now. But that is the whole point of this Climate Change fraud. How can you challenge these bizarre predictions of doom and gloom given none of us will be alive in 2100? You can’t and they know it that is why they are getting their way with this nonsense.

To the tune of Alice Coopers “Schools Out”

“No more winters, no more sno..oh. No more bull shit, that the UN blow..oh’s.” 

The most dangerous organizational threat to man…oops…peoplekind in an Orwellian manner is the UN. This is their ultimate goal:

Check this out at the 1 minute mark…..our future if we allow for it!

And after all that doom and gloom nonsense. BTW Metropolis was shot in 1927! Unbelievable.

Joke of the day. From a good friend:

“Young lad from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia goes off to University; but halfway through the first semester, he foolishly has squandered all of his money.

He calls home. ‘Dad,’ he says, ‘you won’t believe what modern education is developing. They actually have a program here in Antigonish that could teach our dog “Jiggy” how to talk.’

‘That’s amazing!’ his Dad says ‘How do I get Jiggy in that program?’

‘Just send him in here with $1,200,’ the young lad says, ‘I’ll get him in the course.’

So, his father sends the dog “Jiggy”, and $1,200.

About two-thirds through the semester, the money again runs out. The young lad calls home.

‘So how’s Jiggy doing, son?’ his father wants to know.

‘Awesome! Dad, he’s talking up a storm. But you just won’t believe this. They’ve had such good results with talking; they’ve begun to teach the animals how to read … ‘

‘Read?!’ exclaims his father. ‘No kidding! How do we get our Jiggy in that program?’

‘Just send $2,300. I’ll get him in the class for sure.’

The money promptly arrives. But, our hero has a problem. At the end of the year, his father will find out the dog can neither talk nor read. So, he shoots the dog.

When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited.

‘Where’s my Jiggy? I just can’t wait to talk with him and see him read something!’

‘Dad,’ the young lad says; ‘I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Jiggy was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Cape Breton Post. Then he suddenly turned to me and asked, ‘So, is your Dad still messing around with that little redhead, working in the bakery at the grocery store?”

The father groans and whispers, ‘I hope you shot that son of a bitch, before he talks to your Mother!’

‘I sure did, Dad!’

‘That’s my boy!’

The son goes on to become a successful lawyer and then a Liberal Member of Parliament.”

Song of the day: December by Collective Soul

SJ………………………………….Out