Hi
Work commitments, projects and deadlines have forced me to take a sabbatical from this blog for the next few weeks.
I know that not many people (if any) read this blog, but I am trying to follow "blog etiquette" by posting this.
So I leave you with this quote
The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time -- Angela Davis
Walk Good
Monday, September 17, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Fall_0024
This was taken at the entrance to the park close to where I live. The perceived beauty of the colours mask the harsh reality of what it signals is coming.
Yes .... WINTER
Now the preparation begins for the next few weeks/.months to prepare for the onslaught.
-get snowblower repaired
-change car tires for winter
-have furnace serviced
-have car serviced and all fluids replaced
-caulk all air spaces around the house
-check winter boots, replace if worn
-check mitts, gloves and scarves replace if required
-check winter coats
-all outside furniture to be stored inside
-check snow shovel(s)
-prepare lawn and plants for winter hibernation
LAST
Swear that it is the last winter you will live in the great white, cold north.
Walk Good
Saturday, September 8, 2007
No Free Lunch
I have many questions, but I will keep it short.
I have lived and visited many countries; however, the longest I have lived in any country is Canada.
Based on the politics of many of these countries, it would seem that the opposition (local/municipal, provincial or Federal/National; using the Canadian model) makes grandiose, expensive promises. They also fail to provide a clear vision, and attainable goals to achieve those visions
When they do get elected, the first words of proclamation are along these lines as follows:
- There is no money left from the previous administration
- We need to raise taxes
- We need to borrow more money to fulfill our obligations ( the promises)
- We have to postpone the implementation of most of the promises until the last year in our mandate.
- There is no mention of any attainable vision.
In the recent Jamaica election process, the then opposition party (now duly elected) promised “FREE” tuition. Now there are reports surfacing that the deficit is large.
Please refer to this article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20070907T220000-0500_127132_OBS_____B_DEFICIT_FACES_NEW_GOV_T_.asp
There was a similar (almost identical) situation in Ontario, Canada, when the Liberals were voted in four years ago.
This sounds like déjà vu.
Prior to the voting AND debates there was a discussion about this very topic of “Free” tuition.
The Jamaica Labour Party..again and again..with free education
http://jamaicangirl2007.wordpress.com/2007/07/
I have lived and visited many countries; however, the longest I have lived in any country is Canada.
Based on the politics of many of these countries, it would seem that the opposition (local/municipal, provincial or Federal/National; using the Canadian model) makes grandiose, expensive promises. They also fail to provide a clear vision, and attainable goals to achieve those visions
When they do get elected, the first words of proclamation are along these lines as follows:
- There is no money left from the previous administration
- We need to raise taxes
- We need to borrow more money to fulfill our obligations ( the promises)
- We have to postpone the implementation of most of the promises until the last year in our mandate.
- There is no mention of any attainable vision.
In the recent Jamaica election process, the then opposition party (now duly elected) promised “FREE” tuition. Now there are reports surfacing that the deficit is large.
Please refer to this article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20070907T220000-0500_127132_OBS_____B_DEFICIT_FACES_NEW_GOV_T_.asp
There was a similar (almost identical) situation in Ontario, Canada, when the Liberals were voted in four years ago.
This sounds like déjà vu.
Prior to the voting AND debates there was a discussion about this very topic of “Free” tuition.
The Jamaica Labour Party..again and again..with free education
http://jamaicangirl2007.wordpress.com/2007/07/
I refer to the below listed article in the Jamaican Observer, and ask.
-Can there be “FREE” tuition in Jamaica?
-Can Jamaica afford “Free” tuition?
-What are the pitfalls/alternatives if Jamaica does not have “Free” tuition?
A little too late, is much too late -- German Proverb
Walk Good
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Jamaica Elections
Quick Thought
I am NOT preaching, just putting some questions on my "blog" table. These questions have been rambling in my head all day (hmmmm ... I should have better things to do).
By this time tomorrow (September 3, 2007), Jamaica will have completed the election process.
The voters would have choosen to re-elect the existing Government OR to elect the present opposition to govern for the next 5 yrs.
The following day, the sun will rise, the world will continue to rotate, life will go on and somewhere in the world a child will be born. It is the natural order of things that WILL happen.
I did not use prophecy, numerology or phinnology (cough,,, cough) to come to that conclusion. No animals were harmed or injured in arriving at that conclusion either (lol)
Since the election was called, a lot of innocent people have lost their lives (my condolences to their families), but to what advantage or higher purpose did they die?
Was it for a noble cause or political expediency?
Did the ones who committed the killing think that by their dispicable actions, it would have a major impact on the final results?
Did they think that the world will stop and give them untenable wealth if they shot and killed someone from the opposite party?
The shooting in Mandevile of people playing dominoes, just because one was a member of the opposing party, Is that considered rational?
The existing "culture of death" that seem to exist is saddening and to some degree, falls in the realm of absurdity.
I do not think that I am being utopian. Stuff happens and bad people do exist, but to take the senseless killing of another human being as a matter of normal occurrance is insane. To kill or injure another human being, just because he/she is of a different party is abominable.
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Swedish Proverb
Walk Good
I am NOT preaching, just putting some questions on my "blog" table. These questions have been rambling in my head all day (hmmmm ... I should have better things to do).
By this time tomorrow (September 3, 2007), Jamaica will have completed the election process.
The voters would have choosen to re-elect the existing Government OR to elect the present opposition to govern for the next 5 yrs.
The following day, the sun will rise, the world will continue to rotate, life will go on and somewhere in the world a child will be born. It is the natural order of things that WILL happen.
I did not use prophecy, numerology or phinnology (cough,,, cough) to come to that conclusion. No animals were harmed or injured in arriving at that conclusion either (lol)
Since the election was called, a lot of innocent people have lost their lives (my condolences to their families), but to what advantage or higher purpose did they die?
Was it for a noble cause or political expediency?
Did the ones who committed the killing think that by their dispicable actions, it would have a major impact on the final results?
Did they think that the world will stop and give them untenable wealth if they shot and killed someone from the opposite party?
The shooting in Mandevile of people playing dominoes, just because one was a member of the opposing party, Is that considered rational?
The existing "culture of death" that seem to exist is saddening and to some degree, falls in the realm of absurdity.
I do not think that I am being utopian. Stuff happens and bad people do exist, but to take the senseless killing of another human being as a matter of normal occurrance is insane. To kill or injure another human being, just because he/she is of a different party is abominable.
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Swedish Proverb
Walk Good
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