Burlington Lawyer | We don’t see Bill Cosby we see Cliff Huxtable

For me the shock of the Bill Cosby scandal is not about the number of complainants or the allegations. Instead, it has to do with the role that made him who he is and how we have always remembered him as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable.

Cliff and Claire Huxtable were exemplary members of their community and in various episodes their ideology of family, honesty and morals were instilled in their children and others.

Whether it was the episode where Theo was treated as a guest in a hotel or where Vanessa had to play the drinking game, the Huxtables always managed to get their point across in less than half an hour.

The entire show made for clean wholesome drama that you could watch with your parents.

But the Huxtables were more than just that. Cliff was a successful doctor with a home practice and Claire with her thriving law practice. Together, they embodied success and the all American dream.

 

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For an only child such as my-self growing up in a single parent family, the Huxtables home seemed warm, cozy and filled with life and laughter.  Their family lessons were not exclusive to the African American community but resonated with many of us.

Despite, their lucrative professional positions the Huxtables always demonstrated financial restraint and made their children aware of smart life lessons. Given the lengthy run of the series many of us grew up with the Cosby kids and understood the issues of the time.

It’s this blurring of reality and fiction that causes so many of us to still question the allegations surrounding Bill Cosby. Perhaps, this is the reason that we still can’t see him as a deceptive alleged sexual predator and only as Cliff Huxtable. Whose only crime was to sneak in the odd salty snack and a kiss from his wife with the credits rolling as they snuggled.

Burlington Lawyer | Wearable Tech is Useless

Wearable Tech is Useless

If you grew up in the eighties you were probably super excited to hear about the introduction of wearable tech a few years back. However, by and large all of these products have been a big disappointment. In fact, they are an embarrassment. With the exception of virtual reality gaming devices.

Smart Watches

The smartwatch is an overpriced useless gadget with the off chance of some of them actually looking cool. Furthermore, there is nothing your phone can’t do better. Texting and or sending and receiving emails on a smartwatch is not only ridiculous but almost impossible. Similarly, so is calling someone from your smartwatch.  Many of today’s smartwatches lack the blockbuster media capabilities our phones do and to be honest who cares about little notifications to your watch.

In fact, your cell phone can probably do an even better job of telling the time. For example, many of these smartwatches have poor battery life.

Even if you still wanted a smartwatch the price tag is not worth the cool factor. Smartwatch manufacturers would be wise to price these gadgets accordingly. Finally, it seems the smartwatch manufacturers are releasing new models almost every other month. Samsung took the lead on jump starting this trend. The long awaited Apple Watch did not deliver as was expected. Don’t forget with the exception of a few almost all smartwatches are reliant on your smartphone.

Fitness band

In fairness to the smartwatch they might look cool. Unfortunately, that can’t be said for the fitness bands. Fitness bands are nothing more than glorified pedometers. They measure the amount of steps you take and or track your sleeping habits. Some will provide notifications to your band that are relayed from the phone. Yeah, I really need that.

I haven’t found any yet that you can use to monitor your blood pressure. Many of the new fitness bands will track your heart beat. However, this isn’t enough for blood pressure measurements.

If the wearable tech industry wants to get our attention they will have to invent better products that are affordable. Until then, I wouldn’t bother purchasing any.

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Part 3 – Ontario’s new e-cigarette and vaping laws: Vaping is safer.

Vaping is safer 

Please feel free to review my previous posts about Ontario’s new e-cigarette laws and Bill 45.

In this post I would like to discuss e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes. Wherever, I go I end up hearing stories from smokers how e-cigarettes have either helped them cut down or helped them quit all together. Remember, you can purchase an e-cigarette or vape with or without nicotine.

Since many smokers are speaking about the positive benefits of an e-cigarette why is the government deciding to restrict its use and or advertising?

A traditional cigarette contains thousands of chemicals an e-cigarette does not. If you don’t agree, then simply pick up a bottle of e-juice and read the ingredients versus a traditional cigarette.

The smoke or better referred to as vapor that is emitted from an e-cigarette is harmless and disappears within seconds. If someone was to come into the room immediately after they wouldn’t notice anything.

Also, many e-juice companies are now branding and marketing their product as using safer and healthier refinement processes. For example, take a look at this company that actually offers its lab reports.

It’s ironic that Bill 45 is referred to as the Making Healthier Choices Act, when in fact it is doing anything but that. The ability to use an e-cigarette is helping many smokers. The prohibitions implemented by Bill 45 will only stop this.

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