Gotcha! What were YOU thinking?
That was the scene the other day as I worked on getting some nicer prints out of the last roll of film, and using filters to change the contrast, just to see how it looked. I'm pretty pleased.
I'll be heading off to Red Deer soon to pick up some more wine kits, which will put the darkroom on pause. The desk that's used for wine carboys is also what gets used for developer trays, and there isn't room for both. I can still develop film, so I'll try to get some film ready to print when the wine is bottled. The original plan was to take the scenic route with Sean to see if we could find some photos. We've done this a couple times before, but our schedules and his travel plans (have fun!) didn't line up this time. Spring time in Alberta can be a tough gig for photo rambles.
Here we are, late April, and the grass is greening up. All sorts of flowers are growing enthusiastically. Linda dislikes cleaning away winter debris till spring is actually here. Lots of little creatures are hanging out in the debris, awaiting real spring. Anybody's guess when that actually happens. As I came back to review and proof read, Linda is cleaning out the winter decorations and getting the worse of the crud off the lawn.
Mis and disinformation is growing like a toxic weed. Nobody can keep up with it when AI, bots, and troll farms flood the zone with all manner of shit. I was back on Facebook a bit, and holy doodle. It's bad. There's a real estate and politics blog I like to read, but the comment section is a sewer. I feel like I need to shower after reading that.
When did people get so rude? When did it become normal to insult and denigrate someone with a different opinion? Is it because we can hide behind an internet wall, flinging rancid opinions out into the world? Why so much fear of the other, the different, the unusual?
More and more I think we need a course on how our government actually works, and how to understand the various budget numbers. Suggested course topics include, in no particular order: How our three levels of government have clear areas of responsibility on paper, but in practice it's a bit of a muddle. There is a difference between fiscal and monetary policy. Government finances are not remotely like a household budget. The definitions of fascism, socialism, communism, and capitalism, complete with the differences between them, along with the major variations of them. An introduction to statistics and logical thinking.
More than 7 million people have voted already, which is great. Hopefully they either ignored or sorted through the mound of crap being spouted. If you haven't voted already, you've missed the advanced polls. Go early on election day, or prepare to be in line. I'm hoping turnout cracks 80%.
My prediction? A Liberal majority government. Maybe not by much. If so, it will be nice to have a grownup running the country again. It's been a long time since the 1993 to 2006 era of Chretien and Martin running budget surpluses.
Of the Day
Driftwood (NZ)
Film
Still struggling with sharing photos of prints.
Linda
Newfoundland
Polar bears
Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did
90 days, or so ago
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