Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Don’t Panic!
I can hear his voice as I read the book, which feels a little strange in a way. I still think of him more as a broadcaster than as a writer. The authoritative and somewhat soothing tones are accompanied by word pictures of death and destruction. I had been on the wait list at the […]
The Atheist – II
(If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, you might want to start there as this is a continuation) You would think, given her beliefs, or lack thereof, that Gretta Vosper would find a different job, something more in keeping with her theology (if that is indeed the right way to describe atheism) than being a member […]
The Atheist – I
She was back in the news again. I’ve tried to ignore the story, but maybe it is time to raise the questions. Gretta Vosper is a minister with the United Church of Canada, the biggest Christian denomination in the country. The United Church, as its name implies, was created in the 1925 merger of three […]
The Results Are In – II
Trying to be responsive to reader interests has resulted in a couple of new features here. If you are a regular reader you will have noticed that the sunrise is gone from the top of the page. One of the suggestions in my recent reader survey was that I vary the pictures I use as […]
The Results Are In – I
You may have noted that the look of this blog has changed a couple of times in the past few days. I blame technology. I wanted to see what things would look like with a new template. I wasn’t satisfied with just looking at a preview, so I switched, figuring I could switch back to […]
21st Century Church
I went to a church service on a Sunday night in June – but couldn’t quite figure out what the religion was. I wanted to experience first-hand a Mumford and Sons concert. I like their music and their rise has been almost meteoric, from unknowns to superstars. The Ottawa show, their first ever here, sold […]
Not A Pub Crawl
Today is your last day to take the five question reader survey. Click here. I hope to have the results compiled for you next week. I have an addiction. I can’t resist the printed word. If there is text available I read it. It doesn’t have to be something that I am interested in either. […]
Star Trek at 50
Don’t forget that my reader survey ends tomorrow. I really would like your feedback and it will only take a couple of minutes. You can find it here. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv3g1h_star-trek-tos-2x25_shortfilms I noticed a few days ago that Thursday was the 50th anniversary of the initial broadcast of the first Star Trek television show. I thought about […]
Overdrawn At The Sperm Bank – II
Yesterday I wrote about life imitating art, more or less, in my interpretation of a news story about an American sperm bank. Today my thoughts continue. My curiosity get the better of me and I looked on the sperm bank’s website. Privacy is very important to them, all information is kept confidential. Well, we know […]
Overdrawn At The Sperm Bank – I
There are times when fiction and reality seem indistinguishable. Sometimes comedy can ask some serious questions. Occasionally I see things in the news that have been foreshadowed by books or movies. Such was the case last week with a news story that brought to mind some moral and ethical issues. I saw the Quebec-made […]
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