Cell phone plans
Cell phone plans are too complicated. The usual pattern is that you can buy a phone fairly cheaply if you commit to a new two-year pan. The monthly fee is partly an installment on the phone and partly a fee … Continue reading →
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Fake News from the War on Tobacco
Stories I would like to read in 2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP MOVES ON TOBACCO President Trump tweeted: “Wall built. Muslims registered. Next job: tobacco.” Sources close to the Trump administration have explained that the Donald now wants to deal with the … Continue reading →
“Medical” marijuana
There are two things I know about marijuana. They are two separate and different things, and I wish that they could be kept that way. Firstly, there are chemicals which can be extracted from cannabis plants which have some medicinal value. They … Continue reading →
Hawaii comes to Scarborough
A couple of dancers came to the Operating Room Christmas Party to teach us all some Hawaiian dancing. They soon got things moving: Then it was the men’s turn: Dr. Lamont got singled out for special treatment: Afterwards, we had the chance … Continue reading →
Shamrock – cruising on a steam launch on Windermere
For part of my Birthday celebrations, I hired a steamboat on Lake Windermere for the day! The boat was the Shamrock, an 110-year-old 46-ft long saloon launch, which was built on Windermere for use on Windermere and which has never … Continue reading →
Bolivia en Mayo
When I say that I spent three weeks on holiday in Bolivia, the first question is always: “Why Bolivia?” My son and I began planning the trip with a few filters: Our schedules meant that May was convenient for us … Continue reading →
Dr. Tabare Vasquez, President of uruguay
On March 1st, 2005 Dr. Tabare Vasquez assumed the position of President of Uruguay, a small, poor country in South America. He was previously an oncologist, a physician specializing in cancer treatment. At that time, Uruguay had one of the … Continue reading →
Tobacco – Radical Anti-tobacco Group
There is a need for a more radical response to the tobacco industry. We need an organization that is not afraid to take the issues directly to those involved, and which operates peacefully up to the limit of what the … Continue reading →
Tobacco killed 101 Canadians yesterday
We do not know their real names, but if we did the list might look like this, based on the popularity of various brands of cigarettes and the diseases which commonly kill smokers: DEATHS FROM TOBACCO USE JANUARY 21st 2016 … Continue reading →