Expensive

Every time a rocket is launched, hundreds of planes have to be
grounded or re-routed. IT's expensive...

Playsuit

Canada Day and 35C heat: I'm ready, with a playsuit that offers really
helpful aeration...

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HIS and HERS London, UK:

Riches

For guys who don't venture on the girls' web, Refinery29 holds riches
for you.

The thin girlfriend:




The marketing manager girlfriend:

North K

Been watching some videos on North Korea, as taken by a young Westerner
on a trip. The vids are a bit dizzying, and were often taken under difficult conditions,
but they do offer a remarkable view of the place. Clean place, North K.

Population R

For those too young to remember, the United Nations did take action on

population growth in 1975. Called the ‘population explosion’ at that time, 

humanity’s out of control reproduction was seen as problematic and - as a

result - nations were required to set goals for themselves that would bring

things down within range of population replacement. (Roughly 2 children per 

woman). Indeed, this was the impetus for China’s one child policy and, overall,

the effort has been successful. We can see population leveling off in this century.

I mention this today because, looking through the Immigration figures for

the US last night, I was struck with one aspect of the situation. As many know 

through experience, the Latino population in the US has been expanding (after 
those from India and Syria). It is also a highly visible phenomena because that
subpopulation is concentrated in the Southwest, California in particular. To the point
where there are significant numbers of people who do not speak English at all.
Moreover, if there is presently emphasis on migrants from South America arriving
with children, the immigration figures show that this population reproduces most
on arrival. 

I’m not trying to stoke resentment here: they are having babies while hard-working

Americans are paying off student loans. From a policy perspective, it is this 
subpopulation that is sustaining American replacement fertility figures. And let

us not be unreasonable about it. In the next and subsequent generations, they too

will be paying off those loans. That is the nature of the immigration experience.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#Demographic

Migrants Crisis

Heads of the European Community are meeting this June 24 to prepare

a meeting of the 28 for next week-end that would look for a common

solution to the migrants crisis. France is in favor of closed centers that would

host migrants until all could be processed, eventually accepting the one

in ten who is a true refugee, as opposed to economic migrants.

https://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/06/23/migrants-cacophonie-europeenne-avant-le-mini-sommet-de-crise-a-bruxelles_5320241_3214.html

Incorrect!

Politically incorrect, but the sound is light; something new:





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So it is party time in Quebec this week-end and the official holiday is tomorrow:
la St-Jean, or in a more modern parlance, the National Holiday.

The Montreal region is running a 50-50 chance of getting rained out on outdoor concerts
tonight, and fireworks tomorrow. That has become a common occurrence, given climate
instability.

Doesn't mean we have to suffer in the food department. If the internet had its yuks
on pineapple on pizza, there is yet one horror that has remained unmentioned; and that
is Blue Cheese on Pizza. Yes, there is actually a variety of four-cheese pizza that does
that. Gag!!**

Below,  have removed the offensive toping from left-over pizza, and replaced it
with pâté and mustard. (Paris-pâté at that, sold only in Quebec). And I'm having it for
breakfast...

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Yup, it rained last night and it will no doubt rain this evening again. Made a

egg salad sandwich for breakfast:

JOYEUSE ST-JEAN À TOUS!