I missed much of the convention coverage today, but I got to see Michelle Obama’s, Elizabeth Warren’s, and Bernie Sanders’s speeches. CTV is covering the convention here in Canada.

All were powerful and positive. I think all three (each in their own way) did a fine job.

I noted that Dr. Jill Stein jumped right in to complain over at Huffington Post that Bernie Sanders was robbed, a charge he rejects himself. Something about Hillary Clinton winning more votes.

Off-topic: POed at my telephone company. I got an E-mail today saying we were $11 in arrears. I cannot call them, so I used the on-line chat system they have set up. The Website would not allow me to pay my phone bill though it has a section for that.

Turns out the company has decided not to allow individuals to make one-time payments anymore, except with a $3 “convenience fee.” The pressure was on in chat for me to sign up for direct deductions from a credit card. I informed them that I was a victim of identity theft last year, and I do not sign up for automatic deductions (my bank will cancel my card as suspicious activity for that).

I told the fellow in chat that I would be happy to mail a cheque if he would give me the address. He did, though I pointed out that Canada Post is mulling a strike and they might not get the cheque for some time. If they want, they can come up to Canada and try to get the $11 from me personally, or they can accept a letter, or they can waive the fee. They would not waive the fee, so my wife made a complaint to the credit card agency and the State of Nebraska.

We leave Winnipeg tomorrow, headed for Thunder Bay, Ontario. Today we went to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. There is not enough time in one day to see the whole thing; it would take about a week. It has the history of human rights thoughts from philosophers, theologians, and politicians from Babylon to the present day. It documents genocides (a difficult portion of the museum to view, as the photography and film are quite graphic). The museum pulls no punches there nor plays favourites: It includes Canada’s residential school system as an example of genocide of First Nation peoples.

The museum is also quite an interesting bit of architecture.