Thursday, September 30, 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Pretty pass?
Newbie New York State Governor Kathy Hochul sports a new charm necklace yesterday.
Before these show up at jewelers, by mail order and at Walmart, you think a proof of vax doc
will be involved at point of sale?
Me neither.
Trump's telethons ...
_Does Donald Trump
have a Canadian mailing list?
Apparently.
"Dear Friend," Donald Trump Jr e-mails me,
"I just showed my father the list of Patriots
who will have their names broadcast LIVE
at his next rally and he noticed your name
wasn't on there.
"This is your chance to go down in HISTORY
with my father and all you have to do is ... "
Click a box and Donnie would have me send "Save America"
from $50 to $350.
Seven more e-mails (in three days) have arrived from Trump's oily son....
"New Trump wallet card available ...
"This is urgent, do not scroll ... we're shocked your name is not on our rally list...
"Join us! We are begging...
"We are giving you One Final Chance ..."
This barrage of Donny mail isn't annoying.
It's fascinating.
I admire grifters.
For a long while, I was on Reverend Ike's
mailing list.
(Look him up on Wikipedia.)
He preyed on the stupid for decades.
To whatever weasel put my name on
Old Yeller's mailing list, my thanks.
This just in!
"Friend! What happened? You've never let us down before, why now? This must be a mistake, so we decided to up the stakes and give you ONE FINAL CHANCE!"
For a short time, we're increasing your offer to a 450% 500%-IMPACT.
Some no-name will bloat any donation five times over. Or promise to.
Now guess which cup the little ball is under.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Come blow your horn
Intersection in Sao Paulo Brazil.
Will the car on the damn right just go through?
LOST SONGS: Attitudes / Billy Preston
_
Whenever timings for Parka Patrol came up short, we'd grab this, our emergency fill to reach the closing theme.
Billy Preston's songwriting and keyboard skills put him on albums by Little Richard and Ray Charles, the Rollling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Beatles.
Billy's chirpy piano tune lifts off and never looks back....
Monday, September 27, 2021
Elbow room
Just five per cent of the world's population lives in the blue areas.
Another 5% lives in the bit marked red.
--amazing maps / twitter
Sunday, September 26, 2021
_Besy business
Ad flyer around Toronto apartment towers:
Good news!
Are you Hate Shopping?
Are you Besy to Shopping?
No mask or Hate Stay Long in Store?
We have all Answers!
Phone us or drop down!
Meat. Vegetable. Grosery. Fruit. Flowers. Hardware.
* * *
Hate shopping.
Never Stay Long.
Happy to see entrepreneurs are alive and well.
I would drop down.
Buy Answers.
Poll cat
This, from a web reader...
"I worked the advance polls and Election Day. It would be
nice to know who ordered the supplies. There were cases of hand
sanitizer and boxes of masks. Each desk had a bottle of sanitizer and
an open box of masks. In 5 days I gave out…2 masks. The bottles of
sanitizer were left over 3/4 full. Elections Canada didn’t want the
sanitizer, or open boxes of masks back, so they were given to poll
workers who wanted them. I took a bunch to donate to a shelter. And they
were ALL made…in China. "
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Friday, September 24, 2021
Not so much
_Is every dead restaurant mentioned at
blogto.com
"beloved"?
Aren't their closures evidence
that they weren't?
* * *
"Beloved restaurant that closed is having a huge liquidation sale..."
"A beloved Toronto burger joint erupted in flames and could be closed a while..."
Toronto's beloved cookbook store..."
LOST SONGS: Leader of the Laundromat, The Detergents
A teen-age tragedy from 1964.
The Detergents' only charted hit.
Dr. Demento's.
Kitty litter
_Netflix says its crazy cat classic did so well, it has "a financial obligation" to do another one.
Uh huh.
The thanks of a grateful nation.
Cat-killer Joe Exotic is in jail for a murder-for-hire scheme and various wildlife no-no's.
A federal court order says his 17 to 22 year-long sentence must be shortened. It's back in the courts for a re-do.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Where are your papers?
"No burger for you."
_everyone has proof of vaccinations.
France has had Ontario-like vax passport regs since August.
Fine for first offense:
$200 Canadian dollars
Fine for repeat offenses:
up to $ 13,371 Canadian dollars
Obey your underpaid door staff.
Give me an Arc to go
_The Arc de Triomphe in Paris
is wrapped in silver fabric,
courtesy artist Christo.
Fully masked.
Ready for take-out.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
But of course...
_This was the message on the province's Get Your Proof of Vaccination site this morning.
At the moment (3pm, 6pm, 9pm, midnight), it simply bounces you back and forth between the Click Here and the page you just came from.
The province knew thousands were coming today, the first day new co-vid rules are "in effect."
This vax receipt--starting today--is supposed to be demanded at restaurants, concerts, bars, gyms, theaters at the door.
They are also required to cross-check it with a personal piece of ID.
How this can possibly work at a hockey game or a Cineplex is still a nightmare to come.
We are run by morons.
* * *
If you printed hard copies of the pdf e-mail back when you got your shot, you've already got the vax document you need.
If you want it on your phone, you'll have to get back in line.
Don't even ask about the QR codes coming next month.
The Queen's Park assumption that most Ontarians have computers, printers, phones, workable internet connects, app/pdf skills
is a false one.
Oh yeah.
"This system may be unavailable each week for maintenance from:
- 11 p.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday
- 11 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday"
Ontario officials urge patience as workers and businesses adjust to new requirements
Don't worry.
Be happy.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Mooving on....
_Well, that was a fun way
to spend $600 million bucks.
Is everybody happy?
Is Rosemary Barton asleep yet?
She could speak of little else but her impending exhaustion.
And note to Gerry Butts:
that smarm thing doesn't play well on TV.
Tell your old boss, too.
Too cute by half.
Were you one of the 658 people watching Maclean's YouTube feed at midnight?
Hours of a paper Canada map, barely lit by a 60-watt bulb.
Once in a while, a hand would reach in
and scratch color on a riding with a pastel pencil.
Low cost, low energy, low IQ.
"The most comfortable way to watch the election" Maclean's claimed.
We are run by morons.
But still better than our neighbors.
America is Canada's shorts.
Monday, September 20, 2021
Payoff
Emmys qwhite good
--headline at the recount.com
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44% of the Emmy acting nominees in drama, comedy and series were non-white, the most diversified candidate group ever
One won.
"Just being nominated is an honor?"
Hmm...
Anthony Bourdain: A Cooks Tour
Anthony Bourdain's Cooks Tour series ran in 2002 on the Food Network. It's on YouTube.
Episode 1 above, Tokyo.
For anyone in doubt about the public angst over Bourdain's passing, I'd start here...
Half and half
-50% of the world lives in the blue space
The other 50% lives in the red space.
--amazing maps / twitter
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