Today Is Your Day Boomer

Today is your day Boomer! One of my most recent blogs promoted the concept of "social democracy"...the ideology that Canada follows. What is a definition of the term? According to annenbergclassroom.org, "Social democracy is a system of political thought and action that calls upon the government to provide certain social and economic rights or entitlements necessary to the well-being of all members of the community." In other words, the sense of community, sharing, working together, and collective ideals drive society. So....for those of you that believe in the words in this picture...HIGH TAXES are everywhere, on everything and they are killing us, you just don't get it. Governments tax to provide benefits for the collective good, for all people....especially the unfortunate. Imagine if you got cancer and had to pay out of your own pocket for health care. The price of private cancer treatment could be hundreds of thousands of dollars....or very expensive

Today is your day Boomer! Is this guy nuts? Does he think he is above the law....which applies to ALL citizens in democratic nations like Canada and the United States. Everyone, this is called "rule of law"....it is in the American constitution, which is a big book of rules that "everyone" in the U.S. must follow. Trump's court case involving him trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results is going before the U.S. Supreme Court very soon, and guess what Donald...it is a very BIG uphill battle for you! Here is what two of the justices have already stated in the recent past:(1) "Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings.” (2)"The law applies equally to all persons, including a person who happens for a period of time to occupy the Presidency." But Trump has an argument of course. According to The Associated Press, here it is: "Trump’s lawyers arg

Today is your day Boomer! Yesterday, I blogged about the importance of Earth Day and citizens(like us, Boomers!) who need to do more individually to help save our planet. More practicing of things like the 3R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle. More other stuff too like biking, electric scooters, and walking to reduce our dependency on oil. And then my own community announced this week a new, great idea that could get more and more people out of their gas-guzzling cars. According to the Summerland Review, "A free transit fare program for Summerland residents has become permanent, following a one-year pilot project. While other B.C. communities have offered low-cost fares or select free ridership on certain days or for specific age groups, Summerland is the first community in the province to offer ongoing free fares for residents of all ages." I really like this concept, and it is whole heartedly supported by local mayor Doug Holmes: "It reinforces the principle that mo

Today is your day Boomer! It is Earth Week Boomers....and yesterday was officially our world's 54th Earth Day! Did you get outside and do something "earthy" in celebration? I think there are two schools of thought here:(1)you remain quite negative and fatalistic about your planet and the effects of humans and climate change.....or,(2)you remain optmistic about the future of our home globe and are committed to doing everything you can to help. The latest poll states that "young men" are the most negative: "A third of Millennial and Gen Z men say it is too late to do anything about climate change, compared to less than one in five Baby Boomer men and women."(ipsos.com) Many people don't know what to do....but the same website has this advice: "People do want to help in limiting the effects of climate change. In all countries people are more likely to say if everyone made small changes in their everyday lives this could have a big impact. They

Today is your day Boomer! Say it isn't so Tim's?! You are now doing pizza....four types of flatbread pizza to make more money? I drink Tim's coffee every morning at home and visit Tim's regularly with my Boomer friends in colder weather for coffee and doughnuts. That is what you are good at....don't ruin it please, all in the chase for the mighty buck. So, how good is this pizza? One reviewer says it is like something you would make quickly in a toaster at home, and another says this: "It tasted like college food. There was a lot more bread than toppings, except for the one with jalapenos. They’re doing too much. It’s a doughnut shop that sells doughnuts. That’s what you gotta do.” I agree. Remember, McDonalds' pizza? It wasn't very good and didn't last long. Good advice; stick with your specialty. I'll buy quality pizza from a pizza place....thank you very much.

Today is your day Boomer! I spent two hours at the doctor's office yesterday, discussing my arthritic hip. Yes, he approved my hip replacement surgery....and I immediately thought of that old song from Huey Lewis and The News. Huey...give me the news about it's "hip to be square"! Quotes from the surgeon: Dave, "your hip looks like a square trying to fit into a round hole." Dave, "your hip is catching during movement because there is no lubrication." Dave, "have you always limped like that?" Yes doc....Dave, "it is elective surgery, so it is your choice on whether or not we do it soon." Dave, "on the hip personal survey we did, you scored only 17/48....that is a severe problem." Dave, "it will be a routine surgical procedure for me." And yes Dave, "we can lengthen your bad leg at the same time." Boomers, I'm sure Huey Lewis meant something else when he sang that song in 1986....but it rings