Tag: News

Happy Monday

Follow da money!

Canadian Basketball fan upset after hearing both Kawhi and Danny Green are leaving the Raptors for California. Even Trudeau gets in on the act, upset as he is and us, for not going with them.

From the Captain Obvious file: How often should you eat to lose weight?……..Never!

Hockey Night in Canada’s  Don Cherry states that he will be back next season. Grammarly is ecstatic on hearing the news. If there ever was an argument for a “best before” date this was it.

And this is news why? Cher, Michael Douglas and other stars are selling their homes. Sooo. I can’t afford them.

Profound statement of the week! A UFC fighter, undefeated after 19 bouts, loses after getting knocked out in 5 seconds by his opponent. Commenting after regaining consciousness: “Well that sucked.” It is a wonder he could say anything at all. Follow da money! is all I can say.

a group of people wearing costumes: TOPSHOT - USA's players celebrate with the trophy after the France 2019 Womens World Cup football final match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

Congrats to the US women’s soccer team for their win over the Netherlands. But yet again CNN sees this as an opportunity to slam Trump.

“You shouldn’t sleep with a fan on.” So says this ad which also states that you shouldn’t even attempt to by one during a heat wave. Grammarly was also ecstatic on reading this ad.

The argument against meat and for “plant based foods.” You can think of it as our great vegetarian blind spot, and it has left us defenseless to the brassiest escalation yet in the cause against meat, the remarkable assertion that eating meat is bad for the planet. Talk about overplaying your hand. Where eating meat was once bad for a person’s arteries, now we are to do so with the shame that it’s bad for all of life upon Earth. Everything is now bad for you, so says the UN in its fight against climate change and for the establishment of one world government led by, of course, the UN.

“But we’re living longer too. Bad for the planet says the UN. Everyone should be dead by 70. To save the planet and to fight climate change. So says the WHO. Who??

The Drug addiction poverty, homeless business is alive and well and doing fine thank you very much. “Vancouver has universal health care, abundant addiction treatment and harm reduction, supervised drug consumption rooms, and a clinic that provides heroin. It also has the same opioid overdose death rate as West Virginia.”

Oxy moron of the week. Diversity professor defends the notion of not dating white guys.

Only in Canada you say: Getting lobsters stoned before cooking. You cannot boil them alive anymore – a practice that has been going on for centuries. But Cannabis know betters. No, no, no. Get them stoned first then beat the crap out of them with a hammer. That will do it says a representative for Cannabis’ food guide.

Another from the Captain Obvious file: Why do so many young people suddenly die? Their hearts stop perhaps? Just saying!

Oh this is cute: “To end fatphobia, we need to dismantle Western civilization,” says Philly therapist Sonalee Rashatwar, after devouring a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. “No….as I stated above, just stop eating.”

And people are an industry’s most valued ass-et. “Deutsche Bank slashed 18,000 jobs in a restructuring move.”

Kinda slow news day.

This came out in 1971. A great album.

Have a great day.

 

SJ………………….Out

Day 15: Gargiless to Crozant

Gargle more or Gargle less. It,s entirely up to you.

Well after my meal last night with 2 bottles of vin rouge I really needed to gargle this morning. And what a fine dinner me and my colleague had. Barry from the Netherlands, who was also with the Von Trappe family. Just he and I now as the family ended their hike in Gargle more or less. I know…..groan.

We celebrated the milestone of completing the Nevers southern variant in fine fashion:

Fine French food.

Gargleless is a bohemian village set low in a lush  valley among low lying hills and valleys. A old rustic, ancient church and castle anchors a town of local and regional artists. Pottery, sculpting, painting – well just about any type of art you can think of. Steep hilly streets with quaint houses and shops give the place a homely but affluent feel. Warm and inviting restaurants, bars and terraces complete the scene. Marvellous.

Hey, maybe I should keep my shirt on. 20 years old I am not.

Today,s hike was brutal. The worse day yet. Hill after hill after hill. Entered and came out of the Cruise River valley with a hill of about 2.2 km in length with 4 switchbacks. Massive. That was followed by another, then another. We crossed valleys. We did,nt follow them. We crossed them. Whenever we descended we cringed for we knew we had to go up again. What goes down, comes up. There were a few times where I wanted to puke…out of exhaustion. It was tough. I am so glad I trained for this. The hike was 22.2 km. Temperatures were mid 20,s. Okay. Only saving grace to all of this misery was the fantastic scenery and landscape.

A have had a few queries wondering if I was enjoying this. Perhaps my posts have sent the wrong message. Yes, there have been frustrations but I am only reporting on things I observe. Rest assured I am loving this. It has been great. I may sound upset at times but I like to see things in a humourous light. Imagine! I haven,t read the news in over a month, no tv, no anything.  Only the present – no past,no future. Just today. Wonderful.

Thanks for reading and following this blog. Love to receive more comments. Hey Georgina?

Ran into 4 more pilgrims today. Gave the secret codeword. Cannot tell you what it is as it is a secret. I think there is a secret handshake as well but I am not sure.

See ya.