September 14^th 2010

Greetings my Dear Readers,

I come to you once again from the Land of Not.  The last few weeks in this pathetic land of so very, very little have been rather uneventful, but its demands on my time and energy have left me, as usual, with little opportunity to actively post on this site.

Fans and Haters

First off, yes your beloved Cold Hearted Bastard is alive and well.  In recent weeks I have received a number of E-mails to my private inbox concerned with my well being.  I guess with the demands on my time I haven’t been as active as usual leading many to think that the worst had finally occurred and that perhaps the scum and garbage I have to wade through daily had finally won and successfully shaken me from this mortal coil.  Fat Chance…

Well, to the distain and disgust of my many haters, the garbage of this world has not yet won and I am still here  :p

Canadian Outrage

The other day I grabbed a handful of change and a quarter caught my eye.  Looking a little closer, I almost puked.

The Canadian Mint has released a quarter honouring the Canadian Olympian Cindy Klassen who captured five Gold Medals at the last Olympics.  The media has celebrated Cindy as Canada’s most decorated Olympian, but what they overlook is that Cindy was offered the opportunity to carry the Canadian flag in the opening ceremonies, an honour that few athletes ever get, and she flatly refused, saying she wanted to conserve her energy.  Yes, that’s right folks this honoured Olympian cared so little for her country that she refused to carry her countries flag. In my opinion she should have been booted off the Olympic Team right there and then.  She then went on to win five Gold Medals and happily carried Canada’s Flag in the closing ceremonies.

Now Canada embarrasses itself by minting a quarter to honour an athlete who wouldn’t carry her nations flag onto the world stage?  This woman is a shame and disgrace to Canada and because she wins five gold medals she is suppose to be forgiven for spitting in the face of her nation?  Fuck her. 

Cindy Klassen, a Canadian Disgrace.

Ontario Goes Too Far

Its now mid-September and children from coast to coast have now returned the classroom for another school year.

Ontario started the 2010 school year by announcing it had adopted full day Kindergarten.  Now I understand this decision was made under pressure from parents who have employmental obligations and don’t want to pay out the expense of child care that would be required for children who are only in school half days when parents have to work full days.

Now, I’ve worked with small children for the majority of my life and all day Kindergarten is too much for children barely five years of age.  Anyone who cares for small children will tell you from first hand experience how hard it is on small children (4 – 5 years old) to be locked up in a classroom environment for a full day.  They simply don’t have the attention span, focus or stamina for an all day stringent learning environment.  Should Ontario incorporate a nap time/quiet time into its all day Kindergarten then it maybe workable, but until then the mental demands of an all day classroom are too much for children barely five years of age.

Clearly the mental health and well being of children were not big issues of concern for Ontario in making this decision, as usual financial security and gain were more important.

Typical…

Canadian Recovery

I was reading an article the Globe and Mail Newspaper regarding the Canada’s Economic Recovery from the recent global recession that is still plaguing the majority of the planet.

According to this article, the Government hopes that the Canadian population will spend our way out of the recession by using our buying power to stimulate the economy enough to lift us out of the red.  However, what the government in all its wisdom seems to forget is that the average Canadian Taxpayer is financially strapped.  The majority of the population, or at least those lucky enough to be working is carrying heavy debt and has little to no real disposable income in order to “spend” our way out of the recession.  Perhaps this is where Ontario’s all day Kindergarten comes in, with the children in school the parents are free work even more in hopes that they’ll spend the few extra pennies they have frivolously rather then pay their mortgages or invest in their children’s future.

Typical government, screw everything up and expect the working class to bail them out.

Idiots!

But that’s enough for one post.

Until next time,

Your Cold Hearted Bastard,

D.