Monthly Archives: October 2026
Thanksgiving 2026
Monday is the Thanksgiving holiday in Canada. We celebrate before the US, not to be different but because the weather is better. It is easier to be thankful when you are not dealing with a blizzard. Saturday was the day chosen for our family feast, which my wife and I hosted. Today I was part […]
American Pornography
No one expects Donald Trump to be consistent, And no-one should be surprised as the USA descends into barbarism in its attempt to emulate the world’s worst human rights offenders. Those well known democracies, North Korea and Iran perform public executions of those convicted of crimes under their laws. Donald Trump has spoken out against […]
Most Embarrassing
Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature. She’s Canadian. It naturally makes me proud when a fellow Canadian receives such an accolade. Especially given that there is no bigger prize than the Nobel, which is given in recognition of a career of achievment. What embarrasses me though is that until the prize […]
Not A Tame Lion
Meryl Streep as Aslan? The purists are up in arms. Director Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie, The Magician’s Nephew is coming out early in 2027. This is one I want to see in theatres rather than wait for it to stream on the small screen. The Narnia book series, if you don’t already know, is C.S. […]
Spanish Train
It hasn’t stood the test of time. Truth is, it wasn’t a very good song to begin with. I was playing music earlier this week and dropped a Chris De Burgh best of CD into the player. Yes, I still have physical vinyl records and compact discs in my office. As the disc played, part […]
Who Is Smarter?
Until I saw the news article, I hadn’t realized that countries are ranked by how smart their citizens are. I’m not sure whether I am pleased or insulted that Canadians rank tenth in the world. Being Canadian, naturally my first thought was, “how do we compare with the US?” They finished 18th. Singapore tops the […]
Lethargy
Is it because it is Monday? Or because the fall colors and frost advisory remind me that winter is coming? It isn’t that I dislike winter – but I am not ready for it. On Sunday morning, with the temperature two degrees Celsius, I still went out in shorts to do an errand. Is it […]
Sunday’s Thought
I saw this sign a few years ago in front of First Presbyterian Church in Pembroke, Ontario. I thought it was an apt message, so I took a photo. I do wonder though if signs like that are as effective as they were a generation ago, Do people walking down the street today know that […]
A Random Thought
Let me know if you are able to do it. So far it hasn’t worked for me. That may be because my sense of humor peaked when I was about 16.
Friday’s Questions
Tennessee’s failure to execute Christa Pike in Wednesday raises a whole lot of questions. Can you provide answers? I am not a big fan of the death penalty, partly on theological grounds. But we won’t get into that today – and there are those with other theological positions on the subject that I concede have […]
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