Author Archives: Lorne Anderson

Today’s Flashback

On Fridays this year we are looking back at posts published the same day in the past. This one is from October 18, 2017. Buying a kitchen seems so strange by North American standards, but it is the norm in Germany. I’ve never checked, but I suppose IKEA does sell kitchens here, but they probably […]

Wednesday Already

My life seems to be extra busy these days, and I haven’t ben able to give this space the attention I would like. Today though just a few images that will hopefully brighten your mood.. I apologize in advance for my sense of humor.

Remembering An Era

It seems like only a week ago was Flashback Friday, where we revisit a post from this date a number of years ago. Today we look at October 11, 2014. I am old enough to remember the big coal-fired train engines. They were just being phased out in favour of diesel when I was a […]

Unraveling the Thread

I got an email yesterday from the social media platform that Meta set up to rival Twitter. Remember Threads? There was a lot of hype and and (if my memory serves me correctly) a hundred million people signed up in the first week. For all I know, I may have been one of them – […]

Tuesday’s Two Random Thoughts

His humor tended to be cruder than I like, but there was the occasional gem.

One Year Later

It was on October 7, 2023, that Hamas launched its sneak attack on Israel, killing more than a thousand people and starting a war that not only has has no end in sight, but has now expanded into Lebanon. Where do we go from here? Last month I thought we might dive into the topic […]

No Longer Flying

Welcome to Flashback Friday and a post from October 4, 2014. I looked to see if Elbonia was still an option, but alas the airline ceased operations in 2022 I didn’t have the guts to check the box. Discretion in this case was the better part of valor, as you will see as you read […]

Must Be Monday

My dreams are that vivid. Some mornings I wake up tired because of all the activity I have been dreaming about. I’m not sure what can be done about it though. The only way I know of to avoid dreaming is not to sleep. I think that would make me tired too.

Another Munster Visit

It is one of those iconic churches, a huge draw for tourists in downtown Freiburg. I hadn’t planned on going inside, but the organ music drew me in. The Munster is a dark place – you really shouid visit it on a sunny day. I don’t think i have ever managed that, but this particular […]

Really?

It isn’t that many years ago that we looked to the best and brightest of our society to lead us, men and women of integrity with a passion to serve. How did we get to this?