Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Thanks For The Memories
“Gee guys, I wish you had asked me sooner. I just accepted an offer to become lead singer of the Beatles.” – 15-year-old Burton Cummings response to being asked to join The Guess Who. He was kidding of course. But that oft-told story is an example of Burton’s legendary self-confidence. He did leave his band, […]
Nanny Car for Nanny State
I have lived in a cold climate pretty much all my life. I know what it means to be Canadian. So I was somewhat offended when I turned the ignition on my car on the first cold morning of the Fall. As the system came to life a warning message was displayed on the dashboard: […]
Real Life Dilemma
I was on the phone with a friend who was updating me on his recent health challenges. He said his doctor had asked him a question. His situation is serious. Actually that is an understatement. He is facing a life-threatening situation, a brain tumor in a very tricky location. Surgery is a necessity, and even […]
Fall Colours IV
I took a lot of pictures on our Sunday afternoon walk, which may turn out to have been the last day with double-digit temperatures this fall. Yesterday afternoon we had a snow squall, quite an intense one. My wife and I will still walk in winter, though maybe not for as long each time. When […]
Fall Colours III
After two days of torrential rain the sun finally broke through the clouds Sunday. With winds gusting to 70 kilometres per hour, I wondered if there would be any leaves left on the trees. Surprisingly there were still a few, and even more surprising to me is that many are still green. To me the […]
I wasn’t sure about whether I should continue the topic we have looked at the past couple of days, but the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill was a pivotal event for Canada, so I have decided it doesn’t hurt to look again at what I said about it in 2014. TERROR STRIKES HOME (Published October […]
Reflections Once More
This post ran two years ago today in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Parliament Hill. The question raised, the striking of a balance between justice (which may at times be more vengeance) and love remains a difficult one. The natural response is to strike back at those who hurt you. The Christian imperative […]
Two Years Later
Two years ago today a lone gunman, who we discovered later had been inspired by ISIS and had just killed a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial, stormed through the front doors of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. For many Canadians it was extremely disturbing to think that such a terrorist attack […]
No Fortune For Me
When I was seventeen I was offered the opportunity to become a millionaire. I turned it down. I have no regrets. It was 1973 and I was working at the time for the local McDonald’s, making the princely sum of $1.12 an hour. Summer was ending and I had decided not to return to school, […]
Fall Colours II
It is the changing of the tree leaves from green to the golds, oranges and reds that I usually notice at this time of year. This week though, I have noticed more than that. I still haven’t made it out into the forest to properly appreciate the season, and with rain in the forecast there […]
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