Hey, I'm really enjoying the show these days as our mega educational and health regions begin the processes that are breaking their systems into workable sectors they refer to as quadrants or working units.
Didn't we have that before all the merger mania hit?
They built huge regional systems, discovered they don't always work as efficiently as they were designed, so now they have to break it down into manageable sizes within each region.
OK, we're ready to re-learn the lessons, I suppose.
But, you know, I'm still waiting for that next push to get rural municipalities to merge. That was so much fun to watch the last time this province tried it. It'll be even more hilarious in the second round. Rest assured, there will be a second round because we're talking about politicians here.
We all realize that 290 some RMs in a province of 1.1 million people is ridiculous, but it seems 13 health regions are too.
Let's get our social scientists back to the drawing board on this subject. That should provide even more amusement.
Topic No. 2.
I understand the need for public buildings, events and teams to hand out naming rights for most of the things they do these days. Venerable, traditional names get lost in the auctions.
I lament the passing of some of these team and building names and I say that with no disrespect to those who have paid for the right to rename teams and events. But I continue to struggle with items such as the Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins. The team will probably be called something else next year as ownership or sponsorship changes. So the Bruin name will be up for grabs. I would find it rather amusing if the Bargain Shop won the naming rights for our bears on skates next year.
That possibility brought back the giggle moments in the Bad News Bears movies when the young Bears were required to wear uniforms bearing the name of a pawnshop and a strip club.
But if we think we're bad, just take a look at NASCAR's Halloween costume show and the need for all the drivers being interviewed to mention their lead sponsor's name at least three times in a 38 second interview while saying nothing.
Speaking of nothing, would somebody please stop those people from doing those idiotic between period interview clips with sweaty hockey players? Nothing of importance is ever asked, nothing answered. Get to the good stuff guys and I don't mean the commercials.
Topic 3.
I was watching a business show on television the other night and the pundits were pontificating on the demise of the green energy companies once the economic meltdown arrived in full force beginning in 2008. As one noted analyst pointed out, all the environmentally friendly energy projects required significant subsidization in order to work whether it be wind, solar, biomass, ethanol and so on. And he was right, I thought.
I'll get on board with solar once I hear about the first cost-competitive Airbus flight, carrying 270 passengers flying non-stop direct from Regina to Amsterdam on solar power only. It's at that point I'll probably become a believer in alternate energy supply. For now, I'll continue to look on bemusedly as they talk about plugging in cars of the future using the electrical grid. My next question for that crew is where is that electricity going to be coming from?
Just asking, ya know.
