Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Let Them Eat Cake
The story is told, probably apocryphally, that at the outset of the French Revolution in 1789 the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, was told the peasants were rioting because they had no bread. Her response, immortalized in history, was “let them eat cake.” The result of such an uncaring response was the end of the […]
The Move
I had a post already planned for today. It was (in my mind anyway) light, whimsical and even topical. But it had a fatal flaw. It was about my office move, which took place yesterday. I was going to regale you with tales of woe, of missing items and scuffed furniture and doors that wouldn’t […]
The Pollsters’ Nightmare
Instead of hanging up I listened, even though it was an automated call. As the machine recited the choices I could see the looming problem. Political leadership races don’t always gain a lot of attention, even in the party holding the contest. So you are forgiven if you weren’t aware the Conservative Party of Canada […]
I Flunked The Reading Quiz
Sometimes I can’t resist. A friend had posted one of those Facebook surveys, “The Greatest Books of All Time Forever.” I’m a sucker, and consider myself reasonably well-read, so I went through the list. Such lists are always suspect to me. What I think is great may not be what you consider great. For example, […]
Your In Box Is Full
The message has been in my email inbox daily for the past month, but I’ve never read it. It has been marked as “spam,” and I’ve been deleting it unread. Supposedly my Craigslist inbox is full. I presume if I open the email there will be instructions on how to deal with that, either by […]
Monday Morning
Some days, especially at the start of the work week, what you really need is a good joke. I’m sorry to disappoint you. Maybe I’m not at my best on Mondays. In my defence though, I thought it was funny.
And Now There Are Two
For the past decade or so, on my annual trip to Maine every summer, I have thought about attending a Shaker service. Each year I talk myself out of it. It’s an hour-long drive and seems a little far to go, given that there are closer churches. It also strikes me as a little voyeuristic; […]
Ice Trees
I had to make an evening run to the library. It had been raining all day, with the temperature hovering around the freezing mark. The trees had a coating of ice, shining in the street lights. I whipped out my phone and snapped a couple of pictures for you.
Overlapping Holidays
Seasons overlap. We know this is a consequence of the pace of society having picked up exponentially over the past few decades. But my first trip to the grocery store this year left me wondering if we have somehow spun out of control. With Christmas over I expect retailers to be looking toward the next […]
Thoughts Inspired by Rogue One
One of the advantages of the Christmas holidays was to get caught up on a few things. There wasn’t enough time in the lead-up to the big day to take in the new Star Wars film, but there was once the turkey had had some time to settle. I went to watch this film with […]
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