seanessay.com The term “moon shot,” back when most rocket engines exploded (seriously), was once a slang term for something as nearly impossible as completing a Hail Mary (Project) pass in football. As I write this, the Artemis II , far beyond the space station, is speeding around the moon with not “the usual three astronauts” […]
Romans Lost Their Republic As Virtue Fell to Vice
My dad’s 1930’s schoolboy history books dwelt on Rome. My childhood memory of the texts might be wrong, but… Seeing US politics, I am remembering an ancient Roman governor of Sicily, Gaius Verrus, a most despicable man. I would invite you to think of Fred Flintstone’s world, for the Romans had a world like Fred’s, […]
Whining About Trump is for Wimps
seanessay.com My favourite Republican is “The Governator,” the former state governor of California. On a web sound bite recently, I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger say with emphasis, “Don’t whine!” Perhaps he thought whiners are without hope. Ya, but Arnie himself has spoken on YouTube, in fact once I linked to his words about Ukraine. You may […]
Letter to a Lady Candidate for Congress
seanessay.com Howdy web surfers, I learned that Jennifer Tod is running for the first time for congress, against a morally-challenged red hat republican. So I wrote an e-mail to her election site: Hello Tod and friends: Canadian here. I found your name by accident. Good Luck with your election race! I presume you have organized […]
Mayor Sends Letter of Recognition for Disability Workers
From the OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE CITY OF CALGARY Letter of Recognition Community Disability Support Workers are essential to the lives of people with disabilities. Many of the individuals they support have significant and multiple disabilities, requiring partial to total assistance with all aspects of daily lining. From personal care responsibilities such as cooking, […]
The Reason the US of A is Polarized
seanessay.com So many folks are distressed and bewildered, deploring the recent increasing hatred and polarization in United States politics… while I am feeling a tad silly to say that your humble senior citizen here knows a big part of the reason—maybe even the sole reason. This bizarre new intolerance has only manifested for the last […]