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Thought of the Day - January 17 - By the Numbers
The world has now seen over two million official deaths from COVID-19. But there is some good news. It looks like the measures in...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 17, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 15 - COVID-19 Neighbourhood Crossword
Here is the perfect something for a long winter evening - the first annual COVID-19 Neighbourhood Blog Crossword Puzzle. Yes sireee....
Cliff Fraser
Jan 15, 20213 min read


Thought of the Day - January 14 - Coping with a Curfew
As I am sure you are aware, Québec implemented an 8pm to 5am month-long curfew starting this past Saturday, January 9th. With cases &...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 14, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 13 - The Neighbourly-Hood
We are pausing our regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you this special bulletin: Blogger realizes he sometimes forgets the...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 12 - Getting Vaccinated
As 2021 broke the excitement around the vaccine rollout has increased, and the question on everyone's mind is: When? As mentioned last...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 12, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 11 - Airline Travel
Wow, I now understand why there is so much discussion about the impact of Canada's new airline travel procedures. In case you missed...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 10 - By the Numbers
The world has now reached ninety-million official cases. and is closing in on two million deaths. North America, followed by Europe, are...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 10, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 8 - Nothing to See Here
It has been almost two months since I provided an update on the search for the origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus ( Thought of the Day -...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 8, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 7 - The Plague of East Africa
As discussed before, Africa as a whole, with the notable exception of South Africa, has been faring well compared to Canada ( Thought of...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 8, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 6 - Vaccine War Snippets The Third Installment
Here we are in 2021, it has been a few weeks since the last Vaccine War update ( Thought of the Day - December 22 - Vaccine War Snippets...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 6, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 5 - Migratory Birds
As we talked about in June, Canadian Snow-Birds returning from the US in the spring were one of the leading causes of the first pandemic...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 5, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 4 - How COVID Changed Politics
With the public looking for leadership, with public purse strings wide open, and with a moving playing field, the correct policy,...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 4, 20212 min read


Thought of the Day - January 3 - By the Numbers
Welcome to the first "By the Numbers" of 2021. The great news of course is the continued rollout of mass vaccinations, now close to 15...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 3, 20211 min read


Thought of the Day - January 1 - A Year in Review
Rather than looking forward to 2021 I figure I would close 2020 with a review of how things unfolded. More detailed blog list here:...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 1, 20213 min read


Thought of the Day - December 31 - Getting Stranded
I chuckled when the Cruise Line International Association cited "restrictions that change on a country-by-county basis" as one of the...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - December 30 - COVID Free Locales
Back in May, after the first wave subsided in many countries, we discussed which countries & territories who had had cases were now...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Thought of the Day - December 29 - Inspiration on a Sunny Day
Yesterday Gail and I decided to take advantage of the good weather and go for a stroll along the shores of English Bay. It has been six...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - December 28 - Small Town Housing
When I talked about the COVID-19-driven housing boom back in September I focused on the Canadian cities ( Thought of the Day - September...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 28, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - December 27 - By the Numbers
The world is now over 80M cases and Canada over 550k. Staggering numbers. As mentioned, hospitalizations are becoming a more effective...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 27, 20202 min read


Thought of the Day - December 25 - Antarctica
It has been over a month since Vanuatu and Samoa became some of the last places on earth to get their first cases of COVID-19 ( Thought...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 25, 20202 min read
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