Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Dead Writers
It seems Badenweiler, Germany, is the town writers go to die. Could that be used in a tourism campaign? Would it make you want to visit? It is a spa town after all, which I presume is what drew them there in the first place. Well, I don’t know that Badenweiler is really a destination […]
Mr. Walker Had A Car
I was running errands with my mother. That means I drive her wherever she needs to go, wait until she is finished, then drive her to the next place she wants to go. I don’t mind doing this. She is 86, and while her mind is still sharp her body has begun to fail her […]
Random Thoughts from Buesfest I
I tend to graze at music festivals, nibble a bit of this act or that performer and move on after a couple of songs. I’ll only stay longer if they manage to grab my attention. The 2015 edition of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest started Wednesday night and I have been grazing the music on offer. Here […]
The Road to Duhok
The turn to Mosul is on the left. It is blocked off, only the military are allowed to use it now since ISIS took the city in June 2014. The journey from Erbil to Duhok takes about two-and-a-half hours, depending on the number of checkpoints. This time I think we went through four. There can […]
Welcome to Bluesfest – No Blues Required
Ottawa’s biggest annual music festival, the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest started last night. Each year I waffle: is buying a festival pass worth the expense? There are 11 day of music, but a lot of artists I don’t care for. Would I be better off just buying a day pass for the shows I really want […]
Erbil Citadel
It is very impressive from a distance, not as much when you actually get inside. It has been occupied for about 6,000 years and has been proclaimed a UNESCO world heritage site. I would say it will be worth a visit in about a decade, once repairs and renovations are completed. Nobody lives in the […]
Restaurant With No Name
I’m not sure exactly where the place is, which makes it difficult if you want to sample the food yourself. I didn’t even get its name, if indeed it has one. I might have found one mention on the Internet, but it also gave no name. I can tell you the restaurant is about an […]
Music Month Begins
July is for me usually the busiest month of the year in terms of seeing live music. Ottawa has a number festivals, including the RBC Bluesfest, which features hundreds of acts (and where you have to try really hard to find a blues performer). So you can expect a lot of thoughts on the music […]
The Surprise
My friend Mike loves his wife. That is not surprising. After all, he is a Christian and there is a biblical element there. But he likes to go the extra mile (another biblical reference if you missed it) and think big. So when he phoned me and said he wanted to do something special for […]
Lost Luggage III – Good Customer Service
I had my post for today already written, then the phone rang. It was 3 p.m. Friday. Air Transat was finally returning my call. My wife’s bag in transit since last Saturday had been delivered to her and she and my daughter would be upgraded to “club class” for her return flight. I still have […]
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