Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Light Rail Dreams
Apparently Kevin Costner wasn’t completely accurate in the movie Field of Dreams when he said “if you build it they will come.” The Ottawa version is “we have built it, and we are going to make sure you come. You have no choice” Ottawa’s transit provider, OC Transpo, unveiled a complete revamping of its system […]
Monday Musings
Being neither a tea nor a coffee drinker I have no idea as to the accuracy of this statement. However, it seems true, given what I have observed in others. And probably double that on a Monday morning. If Monday has taken you by surprise this week, you have only yourself to blame. You did […]
Downsizing
Getting old is no fun, my mother used to tell me. It is something to be avoided at all costs That isn’t practical for most of us. We are all going to age, slowly but inevitably. The question is, how do we handle it? Denial (my favorite) doesn’t seem like a viable long-term option. My […]
Election Night
The polls are never wrong. We know that. But sometimes they are, so I have no prediction as to the outcome of today’s Canadian federal election. There are some things to watch for though. The Conservative lead in the polls has vanished with Justin Trudeau’s departure and Donald Trump’s ascension. But when people mark their […]
Low Level Mischief
When the self-styled Longest Ballot Committee convinced dozens of people to run for Parliament in a federal byelection last year, I was amused. Ninety-one names on the ballot seemed a little ridiculous, but that’s democracy. As I understood it, the idea was to protest the Liberal Party’s broken promise to make 2015 the last “first […]
Jumping The Gun
Canada’s federal election is this coming Monday, but these signs went up on Parliament Hill last week. I guess there’s nothing like being prepared, but things are probably pretty quiet in the Members’ Orientation Centre this week..
Roman Reflections
Pope Francis died on Monday. Not being Roman Catholic, his death didn’t impact me emotionally, but it brought back memories of 2018, when I heard him speak in St Peter’s Square. It was Easter Sunday morning, the annual Urbe et Orbe (City and the World) sermon, kind of like an American State of the Union […]
Working in 2025
Found this online. I haven’t had to do this since my daughter moved out and took the cats with her. I don’t miss them.
One Week To Go
Canadians go to the polls in a federal election next Monday. A record number turned out at the advance polls this holiday weekend. Nobody knows if that is good or bad, but it shows interest in the election. The Prime Minister has been saying that Canada faces the biggest crisis of our lifetimes. I thought […]
Remembering Easter
Five years ago they tried to cancel Easter. Well, not really, but the COVID-19 precautions were extreme and certainly church services were canceled. But where we were they didn’t stay canceled, and people found a way to celebrate. This post is from April 19, 2020. For those in the Orthodox and Coptic traditions (and a […]
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