Monthly Archives: April 2016
Precious Memories
My father, if he were still alive, would be celebrating his 90th birthday today. He died on this date, five years ago, mere minutes after I left his hospital bed. It is as if he waited for me to leave. He wasn’t famous. When I Google his name there are seven results, only one of […]
Vimy Ridge
It was 99 years ago today that Canada became a nation. At least that is one version of the narrative. Canada became a country on July 1, 1867. It severed legal ties, more or less, with the United Kingdom on December 11, 1931 with the passage of the Statute of Westminster. But military independence came […]
A Bite From The Apple
I was waiting for the next round of the court battle between Apple and the US government to post this piece I wrote a couple of months ago. Given that there is no next round to that fight, now seems as good a time as any. There has been a lot said and written […]
Moral Blindness
O tempora, o mores! (Oh what times! Oh what customs! – Cicero, 63 B.C. Once upon a time there were no rules when it came to politicians and fundraising. As the saying went, the definition of an honest politician was: “one who stays bought.” We have higher standards today. Or do we? There has been […]
Circus Maximus
I missed it the first time I went looking for it. Which seems strange. How do you miss a facility that holds more than 100,000 people? Turns out it’s not hard when all that’s left is a grassy hill. With the passage of time Rome’s Circus Maximus is long gone. The stands where thousands […]
Pizza Time
The guidebook says this is the place. Not the birthplace of pizza, but where it was perfected. I guess you could call our visit to Naples a pilgrimage. Antica Pizzeria de la Michelle has moved from its original location, but that doesn’t matter. The recipe is the same, and after all, the move did take […]
Bric A Brac VII – The Church
On my desk and shelves, in my home office and in my office on Parliament Hill are some objects that have a certain amount of significance in my life but which are otherwise useless. It is not like I need more ornamentation or decorations after all. Each one though has a story attached to it, […]
The Parable of the Two Daughters – III
I almost missed the news, probably because it didn’t get the publicity of the original court decision. Funny how that happens sometimes. Not that news media would ever show a particular bias… Last year I commented on a court overturning a father’s will. He had disinherited one of his daughters because he disapproved of […]
Scary Video
Unfortunately this one isn’t an April Fool’s joke!
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