Monthly Archives: February 2016
White Chaos
I occasionally poke fun at my American friends whose communities seem to be unable to handle a severe winter storm. Canadians, I tell them, aren’t afraid of a little snow. We know how to deal with the stuff. My contempt has its roots in a trip to New York City in 2001, where we experienced […]
Life On Mars
They say real estate is always a good investment; the price of land always goes up. So maybe I shouldn’t pass on the offer. From what I can see the property does have pretty much limitless potential. But investing in anything always carries with it a certain amount of risk, and I tend to be […]
Worship On The Danforth
I was in Toronto recently and spent a couple of hours walking up and down Danforth Avenue to stretch my legs after the five hour drive. The street is known for its restaurants, many different ethnicities being represented in a few blocks. There is a large Greek section, but I also spotted various Chinese […]
More Than Culture Shock!
Today’s predicted high temperature in Damascus, according to the BBC is 18 degrees Celsius. Today’s predicted high in Ottawa is -22 degrees Celsius. With the wind chill it will feel like -36. We have hundreds of newcomers in Ottawa, refugees escaping the fighting in Syria. Everything here is new to them, the language, the food, […]
Servant Leadership
With the primary season underway in the US Presidential election the number of candidates is beginning to narrow. Or at least become a bunch as opposed to a herd. Last summer I said i expected the choice this November to be between Jeb Bush and Joe Biden. Even though Biden isn’t running I’m not ready […]
No Post Today – You are Imagining This
I had several ideas for today and have decided that all of them are too controversial for a Thursday. Either that or I have writer’s block. Yes, that must be it.
Teacher X
He was not the worst teacher I ever had. Or maybe he was. More than 40 years later I can’t decide. He knew his subject, which I guess is a plus. But his treatment of his students was, at the very least, disrespectful. I think his classroom management methods built up resentment and stifled the […]
Super Bowl Sunday
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Rabban Hormizd IV
They’ve stopped saying mass in the church due to the security situation in the area. There’s a police checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, intended to prevent further looting. This part of Iraq is predominantly Christian, a throwback to the time when Christians were the majority in the entire Middle East. Muslims resent that, […]
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