As far as British Columbia wines go there is a bit of tyranny of Okanagan wines made available to us here in Ontario through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. I am a happy serf with that because Okanagan wines that I have tasted have been exceptional. But a break is both appreciated and educational.Continue reading “Canada’s British Columbia 2021: Let’s get started with a couple of whites”
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COVID Poetry Corner: “The COVID Snitch”
The COVID Snitch Most of us decent human beings suffer from revulsion of government stoolies and spiesOh the government loves information on COVID cheatersand the hell with lockdown wife beaters Not wearing a maskin front of a judge you will bask Not maintaining the proper social distancethe stoolie will call and you won’t have aContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner: “The COVID Snitch””
Virus#26: Chapter 32 “was there any good from the COVIDs? : Finally long-term and senior care reform:”
Chapter 32 “was there any good from the COVIDs? : Finally long-term and senior care reform” I did work at a long-term care facility in Quebec for a time while working through pre-medical university courses. My first few visits were shocking. So many older twisted, crippled and mentally lost residents. It is a real eyeContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 32 “was there any good from the COVIDs? : Finally long-term and senior care reform:””
Inflammatory diet and heart disease
Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women in the U.S. Author links open overlay panelJunLiMD, PhDab∗Dong HoonLeeScDa∗JieHuMD, PhDcFred K.TabungPhDadYanpingLiMD, PhDaShilpa N.BhupathirajuPhDaeEric B.RimmScDabeKathryn M.RexrodeMD, MPHcJoAnn E.MansonMD, DrPHbfgWalter C.WillettMD, DrPHaEdward L.GiovannucciMD, ScDaFrank B.HuMD, PhDabeShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.535Get rights and contentReferred to byRamon Estruch, Emilio Sacanella, Rosa M. Lamuela-RaventósIdeal Dietary Patterns and Foods to PreventContinue reading “Inflammatory diet and heart disease”
COVID Poetry Corner: The Vaccine
The Vaccine A plague was ravaging the nationVentilators and PPE were put on rationwith too many ended up at death’s stationas the medical system was facing asphyxiation The politico-medico elite was getting uptightthe politicos knowing they’d lose in an election fightdue to never ending lockdowns eroding civil liberties even curfews at nightall for theContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner: The Vaccine”
Virus#26: Chapter 31 Was there any good from the COVIDs: deficits both personal and governmental”
Chapter 31 “was there any good from the COVIDs?: deficits both personal and governmental” When I was a wee mite in the 1960’s the three dirty words I remember are homosexuality, divorce and credit. If you couldn’t fork up the cash for most expenditures you simply didn’t make the purchase unless the sum was largeContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 31 Was there any good from the COVIDs: deficits both personal and governmental””
Virus#26: Chapter 30: “was there any good from the COVIDs: the need for a properly funded medical system”
Chapter 30 “was there any good from the COVIDs: the need for a properly funded socialized medicine system” The death count for the COVIDs was lowest in countries with a robust socialized medical system. Socialized medical systems not only offer care for the sick but spend some effort in making sure their patients do notContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 30: “was there any good from the COVIDs: the need for a properly funded medical system””
“I’ll See You Around”: Brilliant Portrayal of Numbness
The American film “I’ll See You Around” is a brilliant portrayal of numbness. Lucas (Lucas Monroe) has had a horrific traumatic event that has somewhat set the direction of his life. His father was murdered when he was six years old. Perhaps the most important line in the film is when he admits to MariahContinue reading ““I’ll See You Around”: Brilliant Portrayal of Numbness”
Virus#26: Chapter 28: “so what happened to Canada?”
Chapter 28: “so what happened in Canada”? COVID carnage took its toll on Canadian COVID era politicians all of them going down to electoral defeat. The simple reason might be described as rage and displacement. Why did the medical system collapse so quickly? Where were the resources to fight COVID? It would seem that theContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 28: “so what happened to Canada?””
Virus#26: Chapter 27 “China Snuggles with TSAR Putin”
Chapter 27 “China snuggles with Tsar Putin” China never forgave former Donald J. Trump for calling the COVID-19 virus the “Chinese virus” and blaming China for a cover-up. Even when Biden won the US presidential election in 2020 so much animosity had congealed that even Biden’s attempt at rapprochement was ignored by the Chinese. ThenContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 27 “China Snuggles with TSAR Putin””
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