Shôn Ellerton, April 1, 2022 Unearthing the disturbing legend of one of Canada’s most feared creatures. It was many years ago when I knocked on the door of my good friend and wildlife researcher, Chuck Evans, in his little home nestled between two lonely hills on the north shores of…

Shôn Ellerton, March 30, 2022 My thorough disgust when a troop of baboons sink their teeth into an incoming Supreme Court Justice. Can someone tell me why appointing a new Supreme Court justice in the United States requires day after day of useless inquisitions from petty, vindictive, and angry politicians…

Shôn Ellerton, March 23, 2022 Watching Star Trek as a kid opened my mind more than any formal education in philosophy. I’m sure someone, somewhere, and at sometime did some extensive research that anyone in their childhood that was raised up on a diet of the old original Star Trek…

Shôn Ellerton, March 22, 2022 Two years on from 2020, we don’t hear much about BLM anymore. Wonder why? No question about it. The world has its share of racists, and I’m not talking about those accused of being so-called white-privileged in-built immutable racists according to critical race theory, which…

Shôn Ellerton, March 18, 2022 Oh, did I have fun with immigration, security, and customs at airports during my travels! It’s fun to travel. Dashing to the airport, anticipating the experience of going overseas to another country. That peculiarly exciting smell of jet fuel and the spooling white noise of…

Shôn Ellerton, March 16, 2022 The lunatic theatre of COVID continues to plod down its unholy course of sheer absurdity. That’s it. I’ve had with face masks, RAT tests, and listening to alarmist doctors like Norman Swan on ABC News Australia as he announces that the pandemic is far from…

Shôn Ellerton, March 4, 2022 Here is a short account of my thoughts of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A good friend of mine once said to me in a thick Scottish accent whilst discussing tyrants and leaders around the globe. ‘You’re got to give China credit where it’s…

Shôn Ellerton, February 24, 2022 Finding the right candidate for a data role is much easier by asking about key data skills rather than obsessing about the Cloud and other esoteric software. Why is it so often difficult to get the right candidate for a data role? The answer: Data…

Shôn Ellerton, February 10011, 11111100110 Waking up to yet another typical binary day My alarm clock woke me up 10 hours before I needed to get to work. Got up and stretched and took my usual 100 steps before retrieving some clothing from the chest of drawers. Made myself 11…