Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Oh Canada

Field of blue with 50 stars next to the stripes pulled together like a circus big top
Canada has
redesigned the US flag.
Enjoy

Canadian commentator Tod Maffin, many people's personal emotional support Canadian is in all the places. Well, he's in Elon's sandbox only by reference, but on Instagram, YouTube and...


RantWoman is learning A LOT about Canadian history and culture from his posts. RantWoman has lived in border states for over 2/3 of her life and even sometimes watched canadian Olympics coverage in preference to the local brands. Yet RantWomanis only now learning all of this. Let's hear it for overcoming ignorance


RantWoman is impressed by well-earned Canada pride and also by what he calls "relentless decency." He also is posting a HILARIOUS series of travel warnings about visiting different US states. Use yer search engines. RantWoman will post links if more show up in her feed.


 Another important theme: how to buy Canadian per Tod Maffin 





Tod Maffin helps recruit US health care workers. RantWoman will be sorry to see them go, but considering the RIDICULOUS health care policies being presided over by President #StableGenius, his HHS secretary #BrainWormBob, the DOGE toddlers, and the big bad bonkers budget busting billionaire bailout boondoggle, RantWoman can definitely understand a desire to leave.

Take Tod's advice: Practice Relentless Decency


But one BIG caveat.

Tod has a whole video about people doing Google searches about "move to canada" after the 2024 election. RantWoman may even have flirted with the idea herself.


Tod's plea: TAKE THE TIME to learn about Canada, the words to "O Canada," even the French part.
RantWoman is pretty sure that O Canada is way more singable by mere mortals than the US national anthem. RantWoman though is terrified of sounding like a total dork trying to sing in French. So enough of that?

Seeing how atrociously President #StableGenius is treating "our closest ally," RantWoman has a different plea. DON'T GO. If all desperate USians do is flee northward, Canada is still going to be battered by trade wars, insults, and toddler tantrums. Tough it out in the US. Do SOMETHING to right the US ship. GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. Participate in civic dialogue. Make full and virbrant use of the First Amendment.

RantWoman would even say pray for President #Stablegenius and his legions--if RantWoman could figure out what to pray.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026

Grocery Shopping tips

For all the reasons that food and energy prices are probably not coming down anytime soon, an interesting set of tips.

Some of these tips are more practical than others depending, for instance on available space in cupboard and refrigerator / freezer. 



A TON of tips that assume a LOT of pickling, baking. Also, bulk buys are not practical in small apartments.




Monday, August 24, 2026

J Michael Luttig interviewed on The Court of History about January 3, 2027

 #GOP #elections


What happens on January 3, 2027 after the November 2026 elections.


What can possibly be more pathetic than the #GOP struggle to elect a speaker in 2025? Oh, just imagine. Starting with the role of the House Clerk.


Multiple narratives available about things that can happen before and right after the elections.




Starship 40 has gotten towed to Christmas Island

Has RantWoman mentioned in the last little while, for linguists new to maritime vocabulary, that Sal's YouTube channel is an awesome treasure trove of maritime terms.


More on fetching Starship 40 and how this rocket coming back from space really needs all the skilled mariners to get her home.




The next phase of Starship 40 getting fetched from the sea
Fun words: ballasting and deballasting