Peter Kingsmill's Blog

Protecting our right to vote

We almost did it. Valerie and I had applied to vote by mail in the upcoming provincial election and had duly received confirmation – complete with eight-digit personal identification codes – that our applications had been approved. As firm believers in the importance of maintaining our democratic society, it seemed a no-brainer to use the … Continue reading "Protecting our right to vote"

Regulate AI?? Regulating AI will serve us for about a wee...

Regulate AI?? Regulating AI will serve us for about a week and a half before it fails.On the other hand… investing in teaching our kids to read and think will serve for generations.

It was the time of Covid…

It was 2020/2021. It was the time of Covid. It was a pandemic. Salvation, as measured by epidemiologists, seemed an intolerably long way off. Reassurance, as expressed by politicians, was an imaginary conceit. Comfort, though, can be shared through love. Jesus told us that, and we should never have doubted. In a recent article titled … Continue reading "It was the time of Covid…"

Chocolate Bunnies and the Apocalypse

For many of us in Canada, we celebrate this Sunday as a happy day, if we choose to believe it so. On a cultural level we have come through a deeply religious week, filled with images of revelation and salvation: Ramadan celebrates Gabriel revealing the Quaran; Passover celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery; Easter celebrates … Continue reading "Chocolate Bunnies and the Apocalypse"

Choloclate Bunnies and the Apocalypse

For many of us in Canada, we celebrate this Sunday as a happy day, if we choose to believe it so. On a cultural level we have come through a deeply religious week, filled with images of revelation and salvation: Ramadan celebrates Gabriel revealing the Quaran; Passover celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery; Easter celebrates … Continue reading "Choloclate Bunnies and the Apocalypse"

Things to think about…

Embrace Social Media On many days, it is hard to love – and harder to respect – social media. But, like printing presses, television and radio in their day, social media is the tool we are given on this day. To step away and leave the field open to the ignorant and malevolent alone is … Continue reading "Things to think about…"

Embrace Social Media On many days, it is hard to love – a...

Embrace Social Media On many days, it is hard to love – and harder to respect – social media. But, like printing presses, television and radio in their day, social media is the tool we are given on this day. To step away and leave the field open to the ignorant and malevolent alone is … Continue reading ""

It wasn’t supposed to be this way…

First published in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix ePaper March 12, 2021. In a March 7, 2021 article in the New York Times, Lisa W. Foderaro writes that, after authorities in Thailand banned international flights because of the Covid-19 pandemic, “…leatherback turtles laid their eggs on the usually mobbed Phuket Beach… the first time nests were … Continue reading "It wasn’t supposed to be this way…"

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Not The First Rodeo – Let’s Hope It’s Not The Last

As I write, America and her international audience are anticipating an election that – regardless of how the numbers work out – is certain to decide nothing. Well, I suppose after some kicking and screaming and not a few riots (complete with gunshots), some old white guy will get to sleep in the presidential palace … Continue reading "Not The First Rodeo – Let’s Hope It’s Not The Last"