Dog On A Root

Schrödinger’s Prime Minister - jim Young Well this is kind of interesting. The report below shows a list of the approval ratings of Canadian Prime Ministers. It seems that some of the most popular Canadian Prime Ministers were also the worst Canadian Prime Ministers. I find this problematic in that this same report could be used to take the position that Mark Carney is one of the most popular Prime Ministers ever.  But at the same time, one could also support their position that Mark Carney is one of the worst Prime Ministers ever. It’s kind of like Schrödinger’s cat. While Schödinger’s cat could be thought of as simultaneously alive AND dead, Mark Carney could be thought of as simultaneously the Best AND the Worst. Is it possible that perhaps both bricks and bouquets are in order?  FYI - The specific question asked that generated this report was “List Canadian Prime Ministers in order of popularity.” This  is what AI had to say. Make of it what you will. - 30 - “List Can...

  Negotiating For Fitness  - jim Young “Exercise?! I thought my doctor said, “Extra Fries!” - anon The relationship between a patient and family doctor can be a little tricky. At least it is with me. I get that she’s the expert and knows what’s best for me. And I think she gets that I don’t always want what’s best for me. I want a doctor that will keep me alive for as long as possible. However there are caveats to that which requires some negotiation. For example, I am not now nor will I ever eat some foods even if they might help me live longer. Is spinach going to help me live longer?  A simple “Yes” isn’t an acceptable answer. Maybe I just don’t want to live longer if it involves eating spinach. You gotta give me a specific number before I’m even going to consider it. My mother couldn’t make me eat spinach and neither can my doctor.  But my doctor hasn’t even touched on my diet other than to hint that I could lose a few pounds. I just pat my stomach, grin and pr...

 

 

 

 

- jim Young "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" - Colonel Nathan R. Jessep to Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee from the movie 'A Few Good Men'. One of the biggest criticisms of mainstream media today is their failure to report the news without editorializing. If someone doesn’t like what the media is reporting - it’s fake. And if it’s not fake, it’s at least left leaning or right leaning.  I’m not suggesting there isn’t some truth to this and some media are certainly much worse at it than others, but it’s become a cop-out to dismiss any news that doesn’t support the viewer’s preconceived bias. Things aren’t always black and white though. Sometimes omission of a few details here and there can be just as misleading as an outright lie. But there’s even more to it than that. It’s often critical to know some of the background details to get a true picture. So at least part of the onus to get the full story falls on the reader. With a world of information at our f...