Whitby, Ontario Gaming Facility Comment

My comments below  re: A gaming facility in Durham Region to create jobs and bring prosperity to the region.

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Dear Sirs,
I don't belief government should ever get into the gambling business! But since the Ontario government is into the gambling business and therefore we are in a race to the bottom there can be no objections to making money, or can there be? 

Since I am a senior on fixed income, I should concur being a rational economic man, as, presumably, my taxes will not rise quite as fast if we have a "private gaming" facility?

Hopefully, Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty, has figured out a way that the social costs of gambling are worth it and that after all the books are balanced there is a positive cash flow except for the ruined lives and hopes of the partners of the addicts and of course we should not worry about the children who may go hungry and or the the dogs that will be locked up in cars for hours.

So - sure go for it!  You will anyhow!

Good old mother earth will soon put an end to the whole thing anyway as we pollute the air, the water soil and have killed the buffalo herds, the caribou herds, the whales, the cod, the herring, the whitefish in the Great lakes, etc. and not least of all - our moral compass.

What is one more transgression between friends.

Sincerely,
Peter Deppisch

Are the Three R's enough?

Are the R's enough? Once you know how to read, write and do arithmetic you can read the books of the world and get an education. Once you know how to write you can communicate with the world. Once you know arithmetic you can balance your bank account. What else is needed?

How about religion? Will you be truly successful if you you practice what the lyrics in this song tell you,

Have faith, hope and charity,
That's the way to live successfully.
How do I know, the Bible tells me so. Do good to your enemies,
And the Blessed Lord you'll surely please,
How do I know, the Bible tells me so.
Don't worry 'bout tomorrow,
Just be real good today.
The Lord is right beside you,
He'll guide you all the way
Have faith, hope and charity,
That's the way to live successfully.
How do I know, the Bible tells me so!

Or maybe you also need a college education or maybe better yet a university education. But as my daughter told me, better yet to have a masters, and better still to have a PhD.

But do any of these institutions teach you about life and how to be successful? I maintain that educational institutions only teach proficiency about a subject without discussing implications, ethics, morality and spirituality.
And of course that would take a huge amount of time and effort and most likely large amounts of money.

But I believe that we need to teach about life as well as academic subjects, such as the 3 R's.

We need a holistic approach in education that teaches the "Ways of the world"! 

Genesis 3:16

Does the Plight of Women start with Genesis 3:16?

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

I guess the Pope thinks so:
Dominion over the Other in the Interpersonal Relation by Pope John Paul II

When will the Pope speak out against Domestic Violence?

There are thousands and thousands of Domestic Violence crimes day in and day out, 365 days a year and for sure at Christmas!

You can watch the daily continuous Domestic Violence unfold here:

Plight of Women

We, the world, need a new model where women are equal in law, in marriage, and at work and religion needs to its part to bring this about!   

Some more "entangled reality".

I follow this blog:
Pharyngula

And came across this article:
Why there are no missing links

Entanglement is just a fact of life.  Take a look at a tree all of the roots and branches and shelter and food it generates.

Cheers,
Peter

Do you have a wife?

On a bright sunny day I had driven some 200 km to pick up my daughter from camp where she was a camp councillor.   As usual I had taken my dog along and as we were close to our destination he spied water. 
I was driving a car that had a sunroof  and I just managed to grab his tail as he headed out through the sunroof.  Just let's say that he loved the water.  So I stopped at the closest access point to the water and played "retrieve the stick" game.
Eventually it was time to pick up my daughter and drive home.  As we are driving back the dog throws up - combination of hot day, lots of water, but who knows. What a mess!  What a stench! 
Luckily there was a major grocery store 5 minutes away and I stopped and had my daughter go into the store to buy lots and lots of  paper towel to clean up the mess. 
In the meantime I am trying to clean up as best as I could and I am joined by a small boy, I am bat at guessing ages but let's say 10 or so.  

He watches my effort at clean up and then asks: "Do you have a wife?" 

I am stunned and look at him and mostly what goes through my mind is.  What's it to ya, little fella?

And then it dawns on on me that he is serious.  I contemplate my answer and say: "Yes, I have a wife and why do you ask" in a rather challenging tone of voice.

And his answer was? "You should get her to clean it up!"

Just a Thought

If the New Testament is the Good News, does that mean the Old Testament is the Bad News?

I could go on and try and find all kinds of examples of lots of punishment and very little love in the Old Testament but then there would be lots of rebuttals using my favourite logic.

How do you put an elephant in the fridge?

Answer: You open the door and put him in.