Monthly Archives: June 2023
Dribbling
I’ll admit it. I was entertained despite myself. I don’t watch basketball on television. Or in person for that matter. Haven’t since the 1970s. The sport has always struck me as a good way for football players to keep in shape. The actual games are rather silly – they are almost always decided in the […]
Post Vote Reflection
I first saw it on Twitter and didn’t believe it. So I looked it up. Turns out is was true. An expert, commenting on the Toronto mayoral election, was surprised that voters were concerned with local issues. I must admit, it made me wonder about his expertise. Municipal elections are about traffic patterns and garbage […]
Missed Opportunity
I always meant to go back again. I didn’t get a chance to examine the decor. And the food was good, if a little pricey. Now I discover the place closed six months after I was there. The Fliegerhorst Restaurant was located on an old air base, now an industrial park, in Eschbach in southern […]
By The Numbers
I wonder how Daniel Irmya feels today? He finished last in Monday’s Toronto Mayoralty election, with just 27 votes. By contrast, the winner, former MP and city councilor Olivia Chow, received 269, 372 votes. The second place finisher received 235,175. I didn’t follow the campaign at all. I don’t live in Toronto. So I was […]
He Got It Right!
Sometimes you have to give credit where it is due. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got it right when he said speculation about recent events in Russia, with an apparent coup attempt, are “extremely counterproductive.” Journalists and experts like to speculate. But sometimes it is better to wait for more information. Reports out of Russia […]
Dusk in the City
I would have taken more photos Friday night at Hog’s Back, but it was after nine and I was losing the light. It is oases like this that make Ottawa such a liveable city.
Thoughts On The 23rd
My wife is a saint. She puts up with me, even when I am grumpy. I knew before we got married that she was a saint. She seeks God’s will and cares for people. I wanted to spend my life with someone like that, someone who makes me better by being, and by encouraging me […]
Another Thursday
It’s not that I’m feeling uninspired, it has been a super busy day. On days like that, it’s time to bring out the humor.
Legendary
The first tine I heard a Robert Charlebois record I really wasn’t sure what he was singing about. Even with the lyrics in front of me It was 1968 and I was in a high school French class. The teacher thought we should hear and study this new music. It was in French, and then […]
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