Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
50 Years of Peace and Love?
I wasn’t there. I’ve always regretted that. It would have produced some epic memories. In August 1969 the big cultural event was Woodstock., a mammoth music festival happening just a couple hour’s drive from my home in Montreal. I didn’t even ask my parent’s if I could go. I knew the answer was “no.” There […]
Ethics? What Ethics?
I’m confused. Again. And puzzling over the misuse of the English language by a well-known Canadian politician. Canada’s Prime Minister has (again) been found by the Ethics Commissioner to have broken the law. I’m sure that’s not something he wanted to have happen a couple of weeks before the official start of the 2019 federal […]
Moments Of Fame
Would you sacrifice your reputation to be in the news? I was wondering that when I saw an article on how Chase, an American bank, is winding up Canadian operations. They have forgiven all outstanding credit card debt. (Sorry to my American friends, this offer is good only in Canada.) From a business perspective, this […]
For Germans Only
My wife wanted to go on an excursion, someplace we hadn’t been before. Someone suggested Schluchsee, a place I had never heard of. You probably haven’t either, unless you are German. If you are a foreigner visiting the area in which we live, chances are you have been to Titisee. That town has a beautiful […]
Sunrise Over Saco Bay
Vacation. It’s a magical word. A time for rest and relaxation (for the most part), for re-connection with God and man. In my case, a trip to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine on the American East Coast. For me this is one of the few places where I can place the cares of the […]
A Pause For Reflection
It is vacation time again. I really need this one, it has been a hectic year. So I’m going to do something really different. Normally I am working on at east a dozen different posts that are just a small edit away from being ready. That is true now also. But there hasn’t been time […]
Blue Dot, Purple Dot
I lost focus Wednesday. It can happen to anyone. I was a little distracted. I had decided not to post on Thursday because I wanted to expand on what I had written. I completely forgot that I had scheduled the post for publication while I was sleeping. So today you’ll get what you were supposed […]
Emergency Room
Follow the blue dots, the nurse said. Which is fine if you can distinguish between blue and purple – but sometimes I can’t. I figured it out, though why they didn’t tell me I was going to emergent care, I don’t know. I had never heard of emergent care. I gather it is part of […]
Free Trip To Egypt
It sounded like a scam, which explains why there were so few takers. Maybe as soon as you arrived in Cairo you would be kidnapped, held for ransom or beheaded. Free Trip To Egypt wasn’t a scam, but an idea from filmmaker Tarek Mounib ( a fellow Carleton University grad). Take a group of […]
Tuesday’s Tale
You know how easy it is for stuff to pile up. Your intentions are good, but you get behind on some tasks and never get caught up. I have that problem with email. If it is essential I read it immediately. Other stuff can wait. And wait. I promise myself I am going to deal with […]
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