tingilinde

immigration and canada

A different take than the US's..

 

 

the continuing war against women

The spread of virginity testing

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

mixing a wheelchair and mountain bike

For a wilderness wheelchair This sort of thing sounds like it could be an interesting project for a mechanical engineering class.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

explaining harmony at five levels

impeachment carols

A few days ago I asked about impeachment carols..  Greg came through with this:

an updated nativity display

 

Claremont United Methodist Church in California - in perfect harmony with Republican values. 

 

k9 athleticism

Claudio Piccoli takes photos of dogs performing dramatic feats.

 

an icy bridge between canada and the us

Retropod as a five minute piece on the history of the Niagara ice bridge.

 

 

not that far from forsyth

A unique business opportunity along with a change to make a dramatic impact on a town's population.  I've been to Forsyth - but never Ingomar..

 

 

 

that capitalist paradise finland

The good high taxes, intelligently spent, can do. 

snip

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We’ve now been living in Finland for more than a year. The difference between our lives here and in the States has been tremendous, but perhaps not in the way many Americans might imagine. What we’ve experienced is an increase in personal freedom. Our lives are just much more manageable. To be sure, our days are still full of challenges — raising a child, helping elderly parents, juggling the demands of daily logistics and work.

But in Finland, we are automatically covered, no matter what, by taxpayer-funded universal health care that equals the United States’ in quality (despite the misleading claims you hear to the contrary), all without piles of confusing paperwork or haggling over huge bills. Our child attends a fabulous, highly professional and ethnically diverse public day-care center that amazes us with its enrichment activities and professionalism. The price? About $300 a month — the maximum for public day care, because in Finland day-care fees are subsidized for all families.

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I realize Finland has some issues, but they're in the noise compared to those of a failing American kakistocracy.

 

 

 

interesting vaping clues

Troubling and plausible... and why THC may be more dangerous than nicotine with this delivery.  There have been deaths.. one wonders how much damage under that threshold is being done to come back and bite users down the road?

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

a couple of trumps housekeepers

Tales from a bizarre part of the kleptocracy.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

orba

another musical instrument for everyone..  the Kickstarter appears to be very successful.  Hardware is hard, but these folks have a successful project under their belts.

global warming and california

Looking at some of the early change..

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

hamilton quote

 

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