That was a good one, Bernard. A mother's love is infinite. Best Christmas gift ever. Big Al

Fun and interesting... Link to video

@Nina said in Canada’s new PM: I like Carney. He's showing more spine than the US Congress. Check out his interview with Jon Stewart. I’m not sure whether I like him or not but he’s probably the right PM for the moment.

I loathe golf courses. It's a fine idea in theory but a pesticide hell in practice.

Tangentially related… I have been fascinated by the words for various animals in Ojibwe. Some are related to the sounds the animals make. Baakaakwenh is chicken. (aa is a broad a sound, the “enh” syllable is kind of a nasal short e sound.) When I have heard it spoken, the second syllable is stressed and held for an extra moment. In fact, in some dialects they spell it Baaka’aakwenh. Owl is Kookookoo (oo is somewhere between oo and long o) It is sometimes spelled Gookooko’oo, depending on dialect. Chickadee is Gijigijigaaneshiinh (ii spells the long e sound, e says long a). I am not an Ojibwe speaker but a friend taught me some words several years back and my students and I learn some through the year. But any errors in spelling or pronunciation descriptions are on me.

The UK is practically a vassal state of the US. Why wouldn't they?

Bernard, I'd like to hear more about the Granger movement. This is the first time I'm hearing about it. It sounds interesting.

Omg. He was actually raised as an apartheid fascist by apartheid fascist parents.

I like the Guardian. Yahoo News works too.

Beautiful! !

The EU response of from their normal playbook. Hit at anger points. Motorcycles -- Wisconsin. Peanut butter -- Georgia. Bourbon -- Kentucky. Orange juice -- Florida. Yes, some "blue states" will take a hit. Jeans are made in California, in a blue area. But agricultural products, even if from blue states, come from ruby red rural areas within them.

@ShiroKuro I was actually referring to the steep decline in the stock market as "The Trump Slump"....

I've been reading it from my daughter's subscription. Notices appear that her sub expires in 3 days. Looks like she's not renewing.

Most interesting.