Welcome to the âgood newsâ blog.
I feel that Iâve been drenched with pandemic news, biological and political. You canât turn the TV or browser on anymore without the deluge of bad news.
And itâs getting worse.
The news is just so repetitious, and there are so many important questions that are just not being answered. For example, something thatâs been keeping me up at night that no-oneâs addressing, âare 2 meters apart sufficient for fart transmission?â Maybe one of you medical workers know the answer to that and can comment below.
But I’m going to make it better…
While trying to get out of my circular routine, I decided to go through my photo archives. I stumbled into some smiling faces that made me forget about the state of the globe for awhile. These photos are in the Canadian Arctic, a very rough and unforgiving territory. Even though the inhabitants often have an extremely difficult time, Iâve never seen people so willing to smile and so quick to make friends. Photography was a cinch.
So turn off your bad news stations, sit back and relax, preferable with a glass of single malt (what Iâm drinking right now) and enjoy the smiles of the children. I donât think youâll be able to resist smiling.
[Click on any photo for the slideshow. Please leave comments at the bottom of the page]
May 9, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Len, you did it again. Lovely photos!
With regards to social fart distancing, I propose the following formula. Please adjust the constants if you have better data.
D = 2.5*O + 15.5*G
Where
D is separation distance in meters
O is in lbs of onions
G is in lbs of garlic
May 9, 2020 at 10:43 pm
Sounds like a pretty good function, Len, but don’t forget… farts are particulate… so many particles will fall sooner, due to gravity.
May 9, 2020 at 11:50 pm
Remember that farts are highly flammable and at two meters away you can still be in the danger zone, specially if the farter is a smoker. sparks and lighted cigarettes can be hazardous to your health a two meters and up. how far can a fart reach you :-)it s not fartfetched it can.
May 10, 2020 at 12:16 am
Alain, if you wear your mask, you will be fartified.
May 10, 2020 at 4:39 pm
âŠ.len !!.âŠ.#12…..took me aback….thought I was looking at joe….
âŠ.all smiles….thank you….love…
May 10, 2020 at 6:01 pm
Linda, usually they say I look like a movie star đ but I like Joe better, anyway. And… Happy mothers day!
May 11, 2020 at 1:34 am
Len I know you love it there, and you were planning on going back, but it looks a bit bleak to me. At least they had a Tim Hortons!
May 11, 2020 at 11:31 am
Yes, it’s the most furthest north Timmies in the world.
May 11, 2020 at 1:41 pm
Great photos as usual, Len. That must have been a wonderful trip. Stay safe.
May 13, 2020 at 8:13 pm
Hi Len! It’s seem to me like another world….like if these people were living on the moon…. Interesting to have another look on these pictures! I am so fed up too with the news these days …your post made me forget the world we’re living in now, for a while….
let’s keeping smiling, anyway! đ
May 13, 2020 at 8:31 pm
Hi Claire, That’s great that you forgot about the bad news lately. That’s exactly what I wanted. You have a beautiful smile… keep it up!
May 14, 2020 at 8:48 pm
Great pictures s always Len! Incredible views of the far north. Thank you again, keep em comming.
May 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm
You’re welcome Dave. Been thinking about Jozo’s.
May 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm
Thanks for putting a smile on my face Len.
God bless,
Don
May 23, 2020 at 5:21 pm
Keep smiling Don. That will solve everything. đ