A bit soon to be discussing report cards, isn’t it? I mean, after all, school just started yesterday. Grandpa Richard remembers report cards well. They would come with hand written comments from the teachers. My mom would analyze those comments carefully, and then drag me off to parent/teacher night. Ugh! Now-a-days, comments are computerized. Teachers [...]
In North Korea, the answer seems to be guns. The military gets a hefty budget, but the agriculture sector is hurting badly. Little to no gasoline for equipment. Little to no chemicals needed for fertilizer. More arable land per citizen than most countries in the world, but millions are starving. For more on the politics [...]
It took a while, but low priced digital cameras have really gotten up to speed now. So many people are taking photos. Whether from camera phones, or small point-and-shoots, or fancier digital SLRs. Cameras are everywhere. The same is starting to happen with video. Most (all?) newer cameras can also take video, and YouTube is [...]
As previously reported on this site, a not quite slim model (Lizzie Miller) pictured in Glamour magazine has created a bit of a frenzy in the fashion industry. The story has now made it to the main pages of more popular newspapers, like this version in the Toronto Star. Just remember that Grandpa Richard reported [...]
Today’s poll on Lavalife (an internet dating site) asked the question, “Who has more fun being single, Men or Women?” The men answered 55% in favour of women having more fun. The women answered 65% in favour of men having more fun. LOL !!! Just over 600 of each gender answered the question. What does [...]
BPA. If you have been a regular here at GRS, then you know that BPA is one of those chemicals that mankind created for convenience, that is now considered dangerous to our health. Grandpa Richard considers that a very common theme, especially in our modern high tech world. Create something that saves us time or [...]
As a cyclist, I am expected to share the road with cars, rather than sharing the sidewalk with pedestrians. Early last month a Toronto area pedestrian died after a cyclist collided with her, on a sidewalk. See my post about that incident. Yesterday, a cyclist died after being struck, and run over, by a car. [...]
