tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.comments2023-10-01T06:34:39.919-06:00Random Musings of a Tormented MindKGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-71264805190759279712015-05-09T17:30:16.987-06:002015-05-09T17:30:16.987-06:00ps please forgive the lack of capitals. there seem...ps please forgive the lack of capitals. there seems to be a crumb in the laptop again! kids!!!KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-18838636455003963412015-05-09T17:29:43.510-06:002015-05-09T17:29:43.510-06:00Thanks for your replies. it is hard to say what wi...Thanks for your replies. it is hard to say what will happen. i have seen people post that the NDP still gave multi million in tax breaks to corporations in other provinces like NS. i have not had time to look all that up myself, but we shall see. <br /><br />The man that won the MLA seat in my city (ndp seat) tried to get my workplace shut down about 25 years ago. i work in a childcare center and my boss recognized him when he happened to come to her door campaigning a few days before the election. He smiled a lot and said he remembers her and she was thinking "wtf are you talking about sir? the last time i saw you, it was fighting you in city hall because you were trying to shut down ALL private 'for-profit' daycares in the city!!!'. but he was talking like they were old friends and said "oh you still run this! i remember you!' and he called her by her first name. she could not believe it. he and a woman that has served on the school board all these years were partners in trying to shut us down. unbelievable. So their '$25/day daycare plan that was on their platform until it was suddenly deleted' is something we are watching. most often, the more control any govt entity takes when in charge of the funding, the more rules we have to follow, and we are very curious what some of those rules would end up being. such as, perhaps, no more 'for profit' at all? Our profit is laughable, i might add, and we are THE cheapest center in the city,, cheaper even than 'not for profit' centers, so screw them if they try something!!!KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-54318594407677396462015-05-07T11:09:21.653-06:002015-05-07T11:09:21.653-06:00You certainly won't hear those right-left % to...You certainly won't hear those right-left % totals from the provincial or federal NDP and Libs. They only use those totals when they lose. <br />FlynPig RanchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-6521252057336654142015-05-06T23:05:42.743-06:002015-05-06T23:05:42.743-06:00I think it is important to note that a great deal ...I think it is important to note that a great deal of the vote was directed at a "throw the bums out" mentality and as she was the most personable leader, the NDP benefited from it hugely. Saying that this election was an endorsement of NDP policy directions is a huge stretch. <br /><br />Notley is saying all the right things now, so there is hope that it won't be all that bad. We were getting a steady does of nanny statism under the PC government so we are used to that. I think we owe her to reserve comment on government direction until the speech from the throne and budget are presented.<br /><br />That being said, my MLA is a communist which is a major concern. I am not sure if the Calgary candidate that views any Christian that owns a gun as a potential terrorist is an MLA, but there are likely others with that viewpoint. Mulcair has done a good job of keeping his radicals in check. I hope Notley does the same.<br /><br />Grant Notley was my MLA years ago and was a very decent man. If that rubbed off on his daughter there may be some hope.Richard Neufeldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-64882383059395057882013-06-07T15:53:20.831-06:002013-06-07T15:53:20.831-06:00Small business owners will outsource jobs to offse...Small business owners will outsource jobs to offset OBAMACARE. The U.S. healthcare reform (“Obama Care” or the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”) is intended to pressure large and small employers through force and taxation. Enacted in July 2010, the end result will show North American companies deciding to send customer support, sales, lead generation and appointment setting jobs offshore to stay competitive or risk going out of business. Many business owners will hire a dedicated bilingual employee nearshore who is 100% qualified for their project. Financially speaking, ESL call center employees in Costa Rica are as effective as transitional in-house staff for half of the cost. This proven strategy will give small to medium sized companies the option to scale up their BPO staff without getting caught in the Obamacare challenge in 2014.<br /><br />http://www.obamacareoutsourcing.comCOSTA RICA'S CALL CENTERhttp://www.obamacareoutsourcing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-52722225810779217002013-04-25T15:34:56.974-06:002013-04-25T15:34:56.974-06:00Hmmm,,Nope your the one one who sounds like an ass...Hmmm,,Nope your the one one who sounds like an ass..I had a poll and they all said it is you that sounds like an ass.Sorry you lose.bertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439444791204784574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-42745052602839979932013-04-25T15:32:50.725-06:002013-04-25T15:32:50.725-06:00Nobody wants to know who your voting for or if Tru...Nobody wants to know who your voting for or if Trudeau listens..bertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439444791204784574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-75804865758513913252013-04-25T14:15:43.590-06:002013-04-25T14:15:43.590-06:00Would Rather The Poor Were Poorer, Provided The Ri...Would Rather The Poor Were Poorer, Provided The Rich Were Less Rich" ... M. ThatcherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-25602136987344803022013-04-25T01:50:17.069-06:002013-04-25T01:50:17.069-06:00Your friend sounds like a "progressive"....Your friend sounds like a "progressive". One thing is for sure with "progressives" they are always the opposite of what they say, colossal hypocrites, liars and phonies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-8200459799388730212013-04-24T10:27:51.226-06:002013-04-24T10:27:51.226-06:00You look like a young gal. How come you're so...You look like a young gal. How come you're so brilliant? I think your friend is more concerned about his "image" than anything else; just as celebs are more concerned about their image and whether or not polishing one's halo raises your public profile and makes you more money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-90025456212024949922013-04-24T09:33:42.158-06:002013-04-24T09:33:42.158-06:00Under Conservative govts, the gap between the rich...Under Conservative govts, the gap between the rich and the poor always increases. your friend sounds like an ass. Vote Liberal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-73215143457533345822013-04-24T08:49:27.488-06:002013-04-24T08:49:27.488-06:00I'll be voting for Justin because he has a ski...I'll be voting for Justin because he has a skill that the Emperor does not.<br /><br />Justin Trudeau listens.Polardiscoballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942496713966365419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-41907962592202421242013-03-05T10:22:35.944-07:002013-03-05T10:22:35.944-07:00Don't tell him to move, the useless piece of f...Don't tell him to move, the useless piece of fat will move here, especially if the Turd 2 becomes PM.Pissedoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799369572979165203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-15758165319954945782013-02-27T07:04:43.881-07:002013-02-27T07:04:43.881-07:00It completely boggles my mind. Kinda like Toronto ...It completely boggles my mind. Kinda like Toronto council banning plastic bags to be given out in stores. But I believe that is being turned around, I will have to look it up. I bought another reusable bag at Rexal recently, their brand new ones, and I didnt have much in it but the handle tore right off before I got back to work, which was a 1 minute walk.. literally. <br /><br />Ive seen and heard many people from the NYC area on tv talking about it and saying things like it doesnt affect them much because they don't drink 16oz sodas very often, or dont go to the bar (another part of the ban where the jugs of pop mixed booze are not to be sold anymore), etc etc. They say that now, but as soon as something else comes up that DOES affect them, look out! They will be crying and whining and I will shut them out and say 'too bad'.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-18966201283492778642013-02-26T22:26:41.269-07:002013-02-26T22:26:41.269-07:00Interesting to note that the Mayor of New York has...Interesting to note that the Mayor of New York has time to devote to this issue, yet show is not properly cleared from streets in winter, bedbugs infest many New York hotels and neighbourhoods, Hurricane Sandy devastated large parts of the city without any real response (and there were still victims without heat or shelter weeks after the event), although there was plenty of time and effort to prepare to run the New York Marathon (including several large generators, thousands of port a pots, water and food services set up in Central Park), which was finally called off at the last minute due to outrage over the suffering of the Sandy victims. As a final slap, most of the equipment positioned for the New York Marathon was NOT delivered to the devastated neighbouhoods. (Oddly, the Democrat Mayor and city council of New Orleans had a similarly lax response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, also without comment from the press, who placed the blame on other parties)<br /><br />I would think very long and hard before going to New York city (or State, for that matter) for business or pleasure.Thucydideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828932214842106266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-52345776179263191912013-02-26T16:37:21.589-07:002013-02-26T16:37:21.589-07:00USA: Land of the free, home of the brave? NOT. ...USA: Land of the free, home of the brave? NOT. <br />More like land of the slave, home of the coward. <br /><br />When you allow the government to tell you what size container you can consume a legal beverage in you are no longer a free born citizen. <br /><br />When you don't stand up to this sort of nonsense with civil disobedience, you are a coward. <br /><br />There once was a Boston Tea Party, and an American Revolution. That was back when it was the land of the free, and the home of the brave.Lorne Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736963443299856708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-62883106574564984412013-02-14T08:18:57.244-07:002013-02-14T08:18:57.244-07:00You don't hear anywhere that Dorner is a rabid...You don't hear anywhere that Dorner is a rabid leftist and went on his rampage to promote gun control. He says so in his own words. He sings the praises of the dumbocrats and Piers Morgan and threatens the NRA. All you hear about is the racist LAPD, but the rest is censored. <br /><br />I never even heard about the old lady. Thinking people can't watch the news anymore. It makes you stupid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162628029353058623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-25118005225226166282013-02-14T05:34:43.897-07:002013-02-14T05:34:43.897-07:00just say , i can't afford to pay you.just say , i can't afford to pay you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-34892447329233038712013-02-14T05:32:33.294-07:002013-02-14T05:32:33.294-07:00the msm is not interested in pointing out police e...the msm is not interested in pointing out police excesses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-72751653181989118402013-01-15T08:40:55.700-07:002013-01-15T08:40:55.700-07:00i read today that only six of the possible 250 str...i read today that only six of the possible 250 strains of the flu virus are used to make the flu shot. lots of room for error there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-46913821846582079502013-01-15T06:42:48.901-07:002013-01-15T06:42:48.901-07:00Anonymous - I have been doing vit D3 for the past ...Anonymous - I have been doing vit D3 for the past few years after reading up on it. i take 1000mg a day through the whole winter season and double up every other day usually, so 2000mg every other day. And if I start to feel like I am fighting a cold or something, I take more (4000mg a day usually). I have read about people taking much more than that but i chose this regimen and dont have any complaints. no funky blood work at my appts, and I have not taken time off work. I give it to my older two children as well and have a soft chewable one for my youngest. So far my kids have not missed any school at all for flus, and even the stomach flus have not hit them for more than half a day, once each for the older ones. Fingers and toes crossed. i dont know if we are just lucky, if the vit D is helping, or if it's also their diet. We do not eat fast food very often at all, and we eat a full proper meal each day for supper. no KD and hot dogs for us (except once in a blue moon when my husband craves it lol). So im not going to change any of the things we are doing.<br /><br />I do get other shots for my kids, my youngest received the chicken pox vacccine and other regular ones like MMR so I am not an anti-shot person all around, I just dont like this yearly flu shot thing. My city has a Flulapalooza thing each year with bouncy castles and free teddy bears for kids.... and it has now been reported in the news here that 2 people have died and it's been related to the flu shot. it was front page news last week but I havent heard anything about it since. Then the very next week my coworker goes and gets the shot when she is only 5 weeks pregnant. ohhhkay.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-51550103192315112442013-01-15T06:36:51.365-07:002013-01-15T06:36:51.365-07:00Apparently as of the news in Canada yest, the flu ...Apparently as of the news in Canada yest, the flu has hit 'hard and fast' here too. That wars with what I have been watching on the 'flu maps' on a regular basis... they are listing more than double the cases lab-confirmed reported so far this season than the entire 2010-2011 season and many times more than the previous season which had a very low flu count. <br /><br />I found the reports a bit strange because it said the info was released by something like Public Health and Safety Canada, with very specific numbers, yet later in the articles i read, it said that same group does not keep track of how many people have received flu shots. Well, isnt that a lovely detail. Keep track of the numbers of flu cases, but not the number who received shots. Why not? I think that would be good information. if the majority of severe cases did NOT receive a shot, wouldnt they want to point that out in order to drive more people to getting it? I found that very strange.<br /><br />Also, yesterday morning my coworker, who just found out she is 5 weeks pregnant, was told by her doctor at her first appt with him for her pregnancy, that she really should get the flu shot and she agreed. So at this early stage of pregnancy, she took the flu shot with no questions asked. I found that to be a little iffy because its a prime growing stage for the fetus right now, tests were not done on pregnant women for any of these flu shots (according to Health Canada website year after year), and here she gets one because doc said it's best. How does he know for sure? Hopefully everything will be alright but who knows. <br /><br />KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-13351312671193581552013-01-14T11:52:25.008-07:002013-01-14T11:52:25.008-07:00Developing the flu vaccine is a bit of a crap shoo...Developing the flu vaccine is a bit of a crap shoot; there are thousands of variations of the virus, and if you guess wrong, the vaccine will not protect you against the "real" virus that is predominant this year.<br /><br />Evidently, this years vaccine is only @ 60% effective, which is better than nothing but little consolation to those who were not protected by the vaccine.<br /><br />As for the US, they have 10X the population and are much more mobile than Canadians. As well, since their weather is milder, the virus itself can linger in the environment. All these factors make it much easier for the flu to spread in the US, or large, crowded cities in Canada. Thucydideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828932214842106266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-66539285956201982822013-01-14T11:44:41.960-07:002013-01-14T11:44:41.960-07:00The authorities should also indicated how many of ...The authorities should also indicated how many of the deaths were of people who were elderly or had compromised immune systems. The popular press has many folks in a panic to get a flu shot. I think this is irresponsible. I have never had a flu shot a cannot recall when I ever had the flu; periodic colds but that's all. The best protection is a good diet and that does not mean a big glass of orange juice in the morning, just has lots of sugar and minimal nutrition. A well researched supplement program would also be my advise. You might want to read the following link from Roger Mason who has some rather strong things to say about immunization.<br />http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=bsb4hfcab&v=0015cPBtOwYvcUJ0HoTex-jWEcNUA8P9d2WMdkCRBvRIzYMz5bVojbiCSBPCFXOK-kDjeSyPmRfy7qNvL1BLAbva0xDRR5_9TFzzWJCvPhZgJ64E2p6qAcRNwGGhS1h4NkM<br /><br />Sorry about the long URL; just copy and paste.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-75677783233208121882013-01-10T05:56:35.961-07:002013-01-10T05:56:35.961-07:00it should be real simple. if the city has the mone...it should be real simple. if the city has the money they get to build it. if they don't have the money then the result should be obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com