Monthly Archives: November 2019
Building A Better Cabinet
On November 4, 2015 I posted my thoughts on the process involved in cabinet building – the political kind as opposed to home renovations. Today once again the Prime Minister is set to unveil his new cabinet, which makes that four-year-old post relevant. I had concerns the first time around that turned out to be […]
Must Be Tuesday
I can’t remember if I have shared this before. If I have, it bears repeating. If I haven’t, today seems like a good day for it.
Turkey Time
I was at a church dinner Saturday, and this was one of the desserts on offer. Or so I was told – I’m not a dessert person and didn’t even look to see what was available. Someone did bring this back to my table, so I snapped the pictures before it was eaten. Just for […]
A Newer Ruin
In a land where the ruins can be a couple of thousand years old, a 20th century relic doesn’t stands out. This German pillbox, part of the World War Two coastal defence system, is on the edges of Monterosso al Mare, one of the villages of Italy’s Cinque Terre region. It serves as a […]
Storm Rising
It was fast paced from start to finish. And the ending couldn’t come soon enough. There are two possible reasons for me to finish a book I have been given for review. The first is enthusiasm. I want to get everything I can from the volume, whether it is entertainment or knowledge. Other times though […]
Sharing The Wisdom
I wish I had written today’s post. It captures so much of how I feel about the state of politics these days. It has an American flavor, but applies equally to Canada. I don’t know when I first subscribed to Breakpoint, which started as a daily commentary from Chuck Colson. I occasionally save a post […]
View From The Terrace
Berne (also spelled Bern), the Swiss capital, reminded me a lot of Canada’s capital, Ottawa when I visited in 2018. Both cities have a relaxed feel, big enough to have whatever you want/need – without the traffic. I only have vague memories of my first visit to Berne, in 1986. I remember seeing the famous […]
Wednesday’s Randomness
There are probably 50 partially written posts on my phone, and Tuesday I didn’t feel like finishing any of them. It must be the snow slowing me down. I thought instead of writing something I would find some humorous images online and share them with you. Last night almost nothing on the internet seemed funny […]
Wilhelm Who?
One of the things I find most appealing about travel is the opportunity to learn new things. You never know what you are going to discover, such as when I looked up information about this statue in downtown Vienna. Wilhelm von Tegetthof, who I had never heard of before, was an admiral in the Austrian […]
Remembrance Day 2019
Canada remembers its war dead today, as it does every November 11th. It was on this date in 1918 that the “Great War,” the “War To End All Wars” came to an end. Today we know that the First World War was just the beginning. Most years of the 20th century saw war being […]
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