Be humble

I read with interest, the letter to the editor, written by a seasonal resident of Savage Harbour.  She appeals to Government to guarantee high speed Internet access to all residents of PEI. 

While I understand her frustration, the fact that she and her visitors from exotic places are unable to access the Internet at a suitable speed is hardly an essential service deficiency.  My suggestion is that our government concentrate on quality accessible medical care, an education system that actually educates our kids and a safe environment for residents to occupy.

If our seasonal residents find services not to their liking, perhaps they should just move along.  I suspect we will get along just fine.

I can’t figure out why people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States.  On one side, you have a woman who is a lawyer, married to a lawyer, running against a lawyer who is married to a woman who is a lawyer.  On the other side, you have a war hero married to a good looking woman who owns a beer distributorship.

Uh, I know who I want!

Monkopiglet

“After we turn it on you may hear a slight pop followed by some not unpleasant vibrations, unless you are in Switzerland, in which case be sure you are wearing clean underwear.”

Dr Hayes warned that the disappearance of Switzerland into a black hole might cause some minor disruption to holidaymakers in Europe this summer.

Linky

..from Dan James

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It is a miracle.

This would’ve been more impressive if the bullet hadn’t hit the younger of the two girls prior to the Bible and the watermelon. It’d be particularly impressive if the path of the bullet showed that there was no way it couldn’t have not hit the first girl before hitting the Bible and the watermelon, but now I’m left to wonder what the first girl did to piss off God

I had the opportunity to chat with a couple of elected politicians recently.  I guess one of the benefits to living in Paradise is our elected politicians are accessible (unless they are hiding).

It occurs to me that their’s is not a happy lot.  It seems that all they hear is negatives and by virtue of being elected, there seems to be an assumption that is is OK for voters to be rude, overbearing and constantly negative.  I have no idea how the politicians tolerate this.

It is obvious that small mean people, who otherwise would not have the courage to challenge anyone or anything, deem it appropriate to demonstrate this behaviour - just because they can.  Pathetic.

A close friend has a vitriolic dislike for the current government.  While his willingness to criticize is unreserved and enthusiastic he will present an alternative to that which is being criticized.  Not a thing wrong with that - that is how the system should work.  I too find much to criticize, but unless I have a better alternative, I will (and do) keep silent.

I suggest that if you are going to ‘get in your politician’s face’ about an issue, have an alternative.  Rethink your approach.  Constant negatives (with no alternative) or meanness and rudeness make you look small, petty and pathetic.

I do have a few bits of advice for our politicians.

• Don’t hide.  Get out and be seen and talk to people and listen.  Deal with criticism face to face.  Follow the lead of Minster Ron McKinley, MLA Cynthia Dunsford, Mayor Basil Steward and (former) MLA Gail Shea.  These people understand who they work for and understand the benefit of direct communication with those who elected them.  If you hide you appear afraid - and you probably are.
• Do not protect morally bankrupt people in your administration.  Doing so in not loyalty, it is insulting.  Any government that does this will not have my support.
• Publish the amounts of discretionary dollars that you actually have to spend.  In so doing, voters will have a better understanding of the inability to do thing the ‘old way’.

A few words of wisdom from other:

ONE:
Practice, practice, practice… No matter how long you’ve ridden or as good as you think you are, you can always be a better rider… Allow what you know and what you’ve learned to become instinctive—to think at a moment requiring an instant decision is to waste precious time, time you may need to save your hide… Never allow a training opportunity to pass you by...
TWO:
Strive to be as s-m-o-o-t-h as you can… E-a-s-e… S-q-u-e-e-z-e… Modulate your control inputs deliberately, yet carefully… Think ‘finesse’ and ‘refinement’… Become a ‘pro’...
THREE:
Repeat after me—‘I’m invisible’… Ride that way—always...
FOUR:
Never ride without wearing all your gear...
FIVE:
Space and time are your intimate friends… Always create a place for them in your ride...
SIX:
Have fun, but be accountable to yourself by taking full and complete responsibility for all you do—especially your riding… It’s a serious undertaking fraught with many risks… Do not allow ‘fear’ to reside within you—work towards achieving a measure of ‘respect’ for what you do…
SEVEN:
In an activity like riding, one can never know too much nor have too much experience… Ride as much as you can and as often as you can… Ride… Read… Speak with others… Learn from them all… No one alive really ‘knows it all’...
.....and my personal favourite:
Even if you’re sure it’s just a fart, stop at the nearest restroom anyway.

“I have gained weight”, “I have to lose (insert number) pounds”, “my shirts do not fit” - etc. etc. etc.

If I hear that one more time....ARGH!  What you are really saying is that you know you are fat, or overweight, you are self-conscious about it, and you want me to know that you are self-conscious about it.

OK - here is a hint - if you think you are overweight, EAT LESS!