"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”

Henry D. Thoreau

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Tuesday
Jan182022

Energy Efficient Homes

How can you contribute to Canada’s goal of reducing its carbon footprint and save money at the same time? The low hanging fruit of energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction is found in our homes.

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Tuesday
Jan112022

The Holy Grail

What is your Holy Grail? That is, what have you been searching for, for a very long time and not yet found? It seems that the “original” Holy Grail; the cup that Christ used at the last supper is not the only Holy Grail. Each discipline has its own list of Holy Grails.

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Monday
Jan102022

I Killed a Cow Today

I killed a cow today; its blood is still on my hands.

Oh yes, I justify this by telling myself that it is for my family’s sustenance.

We do that. We justify what we do to live with ourselves.

Cows have a bad reputation right now, but it is not completely their fault.

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Tuesday
Jan042022

​We Need Surge Capacity

Our ability to respond to our pandemic has been limited by available resources. When we were first faced with the pandemic, now almost two years ago, our resources were very limited. The only strategy available to governments was isolation. There were no vaccines and only limited treatment options.

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Wednesday
Dec222021

Can we Manage our Population?

By Eric Rempel

Demographers tell us that prior to 1700 AD the total world population was consistently below one-half billion people. Since large families were common, why is it that the population did not rise above the one-half billion? The answer is simple: pandemic, famine and war.

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