Monthly Archives: July 2023
Beach Thoughts
Reading might be my favorite recreational activity. I use it to stimulate my brain – and to de-stress when i get over-stimulated. Today’s post on teh topic comes from August 2, 2015. I don’t have anywhere near as much time to read for pleasure as I would like – except when I am at the […]
On the Beach Again
I need a break. Don’t we all? So for the next two weeks I’m going to fill this space with some summer-themed reruns. Unless something current just jumps out at me and begs for my thoughts. Today we return to July 29, 2015. I’d love to be walking on the beach right now…. I walked […]
The Train Returns?
Earlier this week, officials with OC Transpo, Ottawa’s transit agency, announced the return of the city’s light rail (LRT) system as of Monday. Sort of. After being shut down for two weeks they still won’t run a full complement of trains. And the replacement bus service will continue to operate – which means other routes […]
The Shuffle
I waited a couple of days. I’ve heard all the metaphors. I promise not to use them. The Prime Minister has shuffled his cabinet. Probably for the last time before the election expected in 2025. Given his track record, this group is likely to underperform. I will admit I was surprised. Usually a cabinet shuffle […]
The Unasked Questions
I wrote this a couple of years ago, and for some reason it never got posted. It is still relevant, so today seemed like a good time to share it. Canada introduced a new budget a week ago, first one in two years. Needless to say there have been some changes. A massive deficit unlike […]
Wednesday’s Thoughts
Some thematic humor today.
Building A Cabinet
Media reports say that Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet today. Some under-performing ministers will be demoted and others removed completely. He is reluctant to make these changes of course, because the necessity for them makes him look bad. In November 2015, just before Trudeau appointed his first cabinet, I offered these thoughts. They are […]
The Love Coach
I wrote this piece five years ago and for some reason never posted it. Today seemed like a good day to share this. Sometimes I find myself in unusual situations. Like last week when I spent a few hours with a group of German Pentecostal pastors. I’m neither German, Pentecostal nor a pastor, but I […]
Local Rules
This post is from the Spring of 2016, and I realized today that I still haven’t been back to the Portland waterfront to see if the sign was still there and to ask the questions. I know life is busy, but there’s really no excuse for that. Probably the sign is long gone by now. […]
Food For Thought
Even though they upped it to 280, the principle holds.
random thoughts from lorne 
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