Monthly Archives: August 2015
Planning To Fail
There is an axiom that failing to plan means you are planning to fail. If you don’t have an idea how to accomplish your goals you are unlikely to do so. Today I’m going to be a little self-indulgent. It is a year since this blog started and that seems to be a suitable time […]
Does This Sign Belong Here?
Canada is a bilingual nation, though in parts of the country that is more theory than fact. When I was younger both England and France were acknowledges as our founding nations, and English and French were our national languages. Now it is more complicated, and it is commonly understood that Canada’s aboriginal population, the First […]
Vanishing From Society
Sometimes social change sneaks up on you. You don’t see it happening and then suddenly realize what has taken place. I was tidying up and came across a matchbook for a restaurant that I am sure I haven’t been to in 25 years. It suddenly struck me – I can’t remember when I last picked […]
TheBest Job
A few years back some Australian tourism outfit, as I recall, advertised the “best job in the world” and held a contest to fill the position. I didn’t apply – six months as caretaker of a tropical island seemed like a job for a single person; I wasn’t going to uproot my family for a […]
Security And Convenience
It’s one of the most embarrassing moments of modern life. Fortunately I was at the automatic checkout, so no-one noticed. My credit card was declined. Not a big deal, it was a small purchase, only $4.55. I had a debit card and another credit card available. But it shouldn’t have happened. My credit card bill […]
Go Set A Watchman
With all the controversy surrounding the “new” Harper Lee novel, I knew it was a “must read.” I also knew I didn’t want to buy it. I have a house full of books and am trying not to buy anything new, unless I am sure I will read it more than once. I didn’t think […]
In The Beginning…
My wife from time to time reminds me that I have a problem with procrastination. I don’t really agree, but I keep putting off telling her that. But that explains today’s post. I saw a newspaper story in September 2014 and thought, “I should blog about that.” So I put the paper aside. Given that […]
Salvatore’s Vault
I don’t eat in restaurants that often, though you would never know it from my blog posts. It seems every time I go out for dinner there is something memorable about the meal or the situation, and I can’t resist the urge to comment Such was the case with a recent visit to Salvatore’s restaurant […]
Political Theory
Normally I wouldn’t quote an obscure American President, or even a well-known one, but for once I stumbled across a statement that I agreed with!
random thoughts from lorne 
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