Bolted Horses

Today, as I ride on this satellite called Earth (Or should that be Earth 1) around the Solar System, we may be heard to cry, “I want to get off”!  We may pause for a moment and consider the advantages of volunteering for the trip to Mars … but just a short moment, after all, there could be some ‘alt-Left’ passengers aboard.

Allow me to explain the title as an abbreviated version of the well-know phrase, ‘Closing stable doors after horses have bolted’.

I am referring to laws that are created to make things illegal after those things have been established.

For example;  How many horses had to be put down before there was a law about driving on the right.  How many children were failing their exams before there was a law about drinking alcohol under the age of 18 … not to mention sex (I didn’t say that).

Now, why did we have to wait for years watching burka-clad women march in the streets before the burka was banned.  Was it not obvious, before thousands of Muslims emigrated here, that such a law would be necessary.  Just imagine the reduction in protests and legal costs.

This morning, I read that the police were searching to issue an arrest warrant for an imam, who declared publicly that all Jews must be killed.  Should we wonder how a public figure may evade a police search, or the apparent misinterpretation of free speech.

In a nearby town, the council is receiving demands to provide funds to build another mosque (Yes, the other mosque is too small).

I could go on, but suffice to say, enough is enough.  Yet, the struggle is not over.  Remember the prior closing of the stable doors, well, here is a serious recommendation for the government, that comes with a serious warning.  Amend the Canadian Constitution such that sharia laws will never become part of Canadian laws.

Of course, some will not realize the necessity of this … until the horses have bolted.  Others may be encouraged to write a comment (Perhaps, by imagining the voices of their grand-children).

Our Vacation

My Blog … our vacation.

Well, an assertion that the world needs a few more leaders with personalities similar to President Trump, could create interesting arguments from some followers here, which would simply highlight the fact that the chess-playing leader, together with the leader hiding in the Forbidden City, may reverse the historical theory of The Fall of the USA.

But enough of that … I’ve been on vacation.

Mindy took a short sabbatical, and we rented an old log cottage (Supposedly 100 years old) in the Gatineau hills near Wakefield, Quebec.

Old Log Cottage

We were seeking something remote, with meditation in mind ⎯ at least, that was Mindy’s need, although not something that she admitted to, and the existence of WiFi caused her a great sigh of relief.

Although advertised as being close to riding stables, they turned out to be for livery only, and the promise of deer walking through the acre of land didn’t come true either which, when observing paw prints on the muddy roadside of, none other than a cougar, we felt obliged to walk hand in hand.

"Hold tight, Mindy!"

A chateau that didn't need logs.

Anyway, the stress of everyday life went away,(almost) and, later, a couple of nice days in Ottawa were enjoyed before travelling slowly home.