Monthly Archives: July 2017
Still Rocking After All These Years
Scratch one from the bucket list. Not that I actually have a bucket list. I missed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers the last time they were in Ottawa, 36 year ago. I don’t know why it took so long for them to return when the 2017 RBC Ottawa Bluesfest schedule was announced, with Petty as […]
More Reflections on Omar
There has been continued discussion in Canada of the $10.5 million payment made by the federal government to former child soldier Omar Khadr. According to polling, 71% of Canadians are opposed to the deal. Of those who support the governing Liberals, 61% are opposed. Most of the reaction I’ve seen has been emotional, no matter […]
Howl of the Wolf
Strangely enough for the event they call Bluesfest, there are very few blues acts. It wasn’t that way in the beginning of course, but over the past 20 years the festival has become an everything festival, with country, folk, hip-hop, rap, EDM and rock bands headlining on successive nights. You have to work really hard […]
Staufen Revisited II
A couple of years ago I visited the ruins of the castle in Staufen in the Black Forest area of Germany. I had just gotten off the plane and was considerably jet-lagged and probably didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have. Times change. Last week some friends sent us a real estate listing […]
Staufen Revisted I
A couple of years ago I visited the ruins of the castle in Staufen in the Black Forest area of Germany. I had just gotten off the plane and was considerably jet-lagged and probably didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have. Times change. Last week some friends sent us a real estate listing […]
Bastille Day
When I was thinking about what to post today, the date struck me. It is Bastille Day, a national holiday in France, commemorating the start of the French Revolution. Since you liked my Eiffel Tower pictures a few days ago, I thought we might as well celebrate the day with a few photos from my […]
Night of The Zombies
It’s not that I love music any less. Just a sign of how busy my life has become. The 2017 edition of Ottawa Bluesfest was a week old before I made my first excursion. No time for that one either (I have a project on deadline) but under some circumstances you have to make an […]
The Captain’s Daughter
When I reviewed With You Always in this space I thanked the author, Jody Hedlund, for resisting the impulse to place historical characters into the romance. I can’t thank Jennifer Delamere for doing the same. The Captain’s Daughter is set in Victorian England, 1879 to be specific, and has cameo appearances by Messrs. Gilbert and […]
Tuesday’s Thought
I didn’t open the email. The header was “easy solution to stop stubborn snoring.” My immediate thought was: decapitation. I doubt that was the solution being offered, but it does work.
Paris On My Mind
I was in Paris for lunch three years ago. I remember it was raining and we weren’t quite sure which was the best route to take from the Metro to our friend’s apartment. It was a whirlwind visit, a great meal and a chance to catch up with one of my wife’s classmates from university. […]
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