War fatigue

Sorry to sound callous, but I have a severe case of war fatigue.  You can't turn on a TV without having Gaza, Hamas, Israel or Palestinians blared in your ear.  

There seems to be nothing else happening in the entire world!  And as for objectivity?  Forget about it.  If the interview is with a Jew, it's all Hamas' fault; if with an Arab, it's all Israel's fault.

I have done quite a bit of research on the mess -- unlike most people who yap -- and I can tell you this goes back about 80 years.  As for a solution?  There isn't one.

Saw something totally ludicrous on tv yesterday.  Apparently, a group of Arab/Palestinian women are holding a food fair to showcase their native food.  "We think this is one way to stop the war, by offering people in Canada our food and letting them see how delicious it is.  I am sure this will change their minds and bring peace."

Eat up!

Are you seriously serious??!!!???!!!!  Eating food here will stop the war in Gaza.  Wonder what Netanyahu will think of that?!  Hahahaha!

So, folks, get used to the air waves being full of ignorant nonsense for the foreseeable future.  Poor Zelensky, his mess has been obliterated from view.  All he can do is tilt at hopeless windmills.  But never mind, he's a billionaire from all the aid he's been given, with dachas and yachts galore!

Speaking of tilting at windmills, the COP 28 gathering is absolutely useless.  And to see the delusional Climate Barbie there was appalling.  Here's Canada, with absolutely no unity on this file.  Along with Barbie -- another disgrace to her gender -- we've got Alberta, Saskatchewan and felon Steven Guilbeault all singing from different hymn books at the same conference.  And to top it all off, a Canadian Indigenous contingent is also there!  We look absolutely ludicrous.

Canada contributes only 1.5% of carbon emissions in the world, compared to 30
% for China.  Feature that!!!!!  

Should actually be called COP-"out" 28, because nothing will come of it.  India is there, while building zillions of coal plants and, by the way, Canada hasn't met any of its photo-op targets for decades.  

Our poor children and grands.  They're all doomed.

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On a more personal note, I had this remembrance in 'The Globe and Mail' the other day.  

He was a lovely man and a lovely boss.  May he rest in peace.  Still trying to get a 'First Person' essay in; that's on my bucket list.