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Politically Incorrect
Back in the day I observed the slow erosion of the English language by radical feminism. Mrs was replaced by Ms and man by person, even though man in most contexts eg mankind is generic. Chairman was now chairperson and more recently simply “chair”. So now the chair of the dept of chemistry is not this…. But this… There was concern that the province of Manitoba would be now Personitoba,…
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A Tale of 3 Health Care Systems
I have had experience as both a patient and provider in three different locations: Canada, the USandA, and Belize in Central America. As a provider in Canada for many years the single payer universal coverage system had distinct advantages as far as simplicity of billing goes. Furthermore nobody depleted their savings or went belly up or were denied care. Most Canadians have no issue with paying…
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Christmas Sucks
Which is the title of this essay. Some people love Christmas – the cards, the lights, the decorations, the music. Some people hate it- the cards, the lights, the decorations, the music. My war on Christmas began in early childhood when I dispensed with Santa Claus as there was no rational nor empirical basis for his existence. Besides we never had a chimney and nobody could be bothered to…
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Thanksgiving in the Banana Republic of Belize
I have been asked if Thanksgiving (Canadian or American) is celebrated in Belize. Well indeed there is a Thanksgiving tradition in Belize . It began in 1507 when conquistador Juan Maria Tuco Ramirez (centre pointing) landed just north of what is now Hopkins… From a Mayan Lithograph, Museo de Prado, Madrid The Spaniards had a hard time in the first months adjusting to the oppressive heat,…
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Updates
FATE: Porkchop (cat) has recovered 90% of his leg strength. He has trouble with high jumps to his food stash and so he is manually transported. He will not be chasing mice or birds anytime soon and he needs to accept a dignified retirement. I give him ASA 81 every 3 days as a blood thinner. Most cats don’t make it beyond 9-12 months after an embolism. Time will tell. But for now death has been…
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Fate
At about 7 pm on an otherwise peaceful Sunday evening I was treated to a blood curdling howl from the hallway. Upon arrival my 15-year-old senior cat Porkchop was flaked out apparently immobile. Upon a cursory inspection, I noticed by virtue of a keen medical eye, that he was paralysed in both of his back legs. Well that can’t be good I figured. I pick him up and while holding him in my lap,…
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Pet Ethics
I have been watching with interest the British series Supervet chronicling the daily life of a veterinarian specializing in difficult orthopedic and neurological surgery mostly on dogs and cats. He has pioneered the development and application of new procedures and bionics including custom designed hip and knee joints. Needless to say the cost of these procedures can amount to thousands of…
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Climate, Political Philosophy and Lunch
Climate, Political Philosophy and Lunch
I was reviewing the literature the other day on the correlation between violence and climate. It is unsurprising that when people get uncomfortably hot, their tempers flare, they become irritable , and the likelihood of physical aggression and violence increase. As such I thought it might be interesting to compare two countries that I have visited and/or lived in: Luxembourg which is…
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Law and Psychiatry 5
Law and Psychiatry 5
I have been seeing a young forensic psychology grad student for anxiety and behavioural science tutoring. A few months ago, in not one of his more stellar decision making moments, he and his buddies smoked a joint while parked in his car in their school parking lot. Naturally the boys in blue show up and after rolling down the window observed a couple of young men happily travelling the…
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Life is a Prozac Deficiency Disorder
Life is a Prozac Deficiency Disorder
^Prozac: Before and After I read recently that the antidepressant Prozac might have utility in the treatment of autism. I have had very little experience with this disorder but had assumed it was a hard to fix hard-wired sensory neural deficit. Prozac raises brain serotonin levels, but whether this leads to a brain rewiring like long term psychotherapy can is unclear. This finding piqued a…
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Blackdogtimes: Most Viewed Essays
Blackdogtimes: Most Viewed Essays
This is my second review of blackdogtimes stastisics. My first entry on the subject revealed that vaccination refusal was number one on the hit list. I don’t have much to add to that subject except to note that fears of autism have now been replaced by religious objections: the ethical dilemmas associated with using human tissue cells to create vaccines, and beliefs that the body is sacred,…
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Philosophy and the Czech Republic
Philosophy and the Czech Republic
Back in the day I decided that my education as a liberal intellectual could not be complete without some courses in philosophy and so I signed up for a few through the University of Waterloo correspondence program. There is nothing like philosophy to sharpen your thinking and I decided to start with basic logic 101….. “Plato was a man All men are mortal Therefore all men are Plato And so all…
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Of Salamanders and Mexicans
Of Salamanders and Mexicans
There are a group of residents in an Ontario town that are opposing the building of a nearby quarry. Quarries as we all know are for construction as in gravel, rocks, sand: generally the stuff of capitalist expansionism. This conflict between man and nature has been going on for decades. The number of wild animals on the Earth has halved in the past 40 years. Creatures across land, rivers…
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Tragedy in Belize: Part Two
Tragedy in Belize: Part Two
Back in my forensic days I interviewed several murderers and one serial killer. Most were guilty of anger impulse crimes, often committed under the disinibiting influence of alcohol and when the courts were provided with support of provocation, they were issued sentences for manslaughter convictions eg : Two young men argue outside a bar in the parking lot. Both are inebriated. One in fit of…
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Tragedy in the Banana Republic of Belize
Tragedy in the Banana Republic of Belize
A Canadian lady and her American boyfriend recently vanished after leaving a bar in Corozal Town in Northern Belize about 9 miles from the Mexican border. It is sad news that the couple was recently found deceased in a sugar cane field. Their vehicle had the driver side back door lock broken and there was rust coloured liquid stains on the back side of the driver seat and door which probably…
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Zen and the Art of Plumbing
Zen and the Art of Plumbing
Long before watching Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, I learned that one could fix nearly anything with a few basic tools: duct or electrical tape, wire, pliers, caulking, and WD 40. In addition, a correct Zen attitude is required. According to Master Lee Quan Yu, the procedure in which to accomplish a task requires a fusion of subject and object, ie you must not be distinct from the other. For…
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Karl
I have been living with a retired racing Greyhound now for almost a year and a half. He hails from Daytona, Florida where he raced for a little over two years under the name of JSK Grantz. His top speed was 39.5 mph…. He is number two. His days now are spent on the sofa or his dog bed, punctuated by brief walks to his dog bowl or short backyard sprints. He is docile, affectionate and laid back…
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