Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Stoning Revisited
As we count down the 10 most popular posts here in 2019, the one in the eighth slot was one of only two actually from the year. The outrage seems a little contrived to me. Or maybe it was a slow news day The headline said Brunei, a small southeast Asian nation, was implementing the […]
Wisdom From Beyond the Grave
The post that was the ninth most viewed here in 2019 was a book review of a new work from a theologian who died in 1963. You would have thought that after more than 50 years all of his works would have been published already, but apparently that was not the case. I think […]
In The Trenches
Today we start a countdown of sorts, republishing the top ten most popular posts here in 2019. Of those only two are actually from that year. This one, though the tenth most popular in 2019 is actually the most viewed post of all-time here. The years between 1914 and 1918 were the wettest Europe experienced […]
Welcome to 2020!
Happy New Year! Despite what you may have read elsewhere, it is not the first day of a new decade. That comes on January 1, 2021. I have no idea how or when the idea started that decades begin with zero. I guess if enough people accept something wrong as true, it magically becomes true. […]
The Last Rant
I’d say it was time for my last rant of the decade, but that would make me more upset. Let’s call it my last rant of the year. What has been annoying me the past couple of weeks is the not usual end-of-year news reflections that seem to be dominating the media, but that the […]
Let It Snow?
Finally! Though I’m not sure I like it after all. All this fall I have been telling people how much I was looking forward to a Canadian winter, that the area of Germany we live in lacks winters, and my new boots are still in their box more than two years after I bought them. […]
Feeling Sheepish?
I meant to ask a couple of days ago and forgot. How was your Christmas? Get any unusual presents? Mine felt a little strange in a way. Maybe I’m not used to celebrating in Canada, though that seems strange after just two years in Germany. Maybe it was feeling my mother’s absence, this being the […]
Flying Frequently
I must be an optimist. Why else would I have a frequent flyer plan? My account was just reset by the company to zero because I have had no qualifying flights for a year. Rather ironic that the reset was done the day before a flight that qualified for points. I know the rules and […]
Synapse
“Motives are a hard thing to pin down – especially when you’re talking about a mentally- deranged robot.” I wanted to post this a week ago so you could stick this book on your Christmas list. My apologies – but you could always treat yourself to Steven James new thriller, Synapse, for an end-of-year treat. […]
It’s Boxing Day
There are bargains to be had today for Canadian shoppers. Those in Australia are getting similar deals at stores there, while in the UK people are returning unwanted gifts to the stores. That’s why they call it Boxing Day. Americans don’t get the same shopping spree because they had Black Friday last month, possibly the […]
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