Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Coffee or Tea?
I used to tell people that my last cup of coffee was consumed on October 16, 1981, and I didn’t finish it. I can’t say that anymore. My mother raised me to be polite, and for more than thirty years I have been politely declining all offers of coffee. “I love the aroma,” I would […]
A Monday Morning Mini Rant
I was waffling between a couple of posts for today, one a serious commentary, the other a travel piece. I couldn’t make up my mind. Then I saw this quote and decided it was appropriate for a Monday morning. Yes, I know it is a generalization, but there is a lot of truth in it […]
Well Done
I have been to too many funerals. I have never liked them. I know they are about supporting the living, an opportunity to come together and mourn as a community, but that doesn’t mean I have to like the process. Culturally we have a tendency to say nothing but good things about the deceased. It […]
Taking Centre Stage
She took the evening off from her day job with the geriatric geezers who don’t rock every night anymore. On this night, at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival she was centre stage, not 20 feet from stardom. Immediately after the show she flew to Pittsburg to rejoin the Rolling Stones, who she has toured with […]
Waiting For A Plane VI – Overbooked
I was traveling for a couple of weeks last month. I spent a lot of time in airports. In each one I had time on my hands. As a result I wrote at least one post in each of the airports, which am posting from time to time, interspersed with some other thoughts. They were […]
Burg Baden
I promised pictures of the ruins of the castle in Badenweiler, Germany, so I’m just going to shut up and let you enjoy the view.
Welcome to Minas Tirith
Climbing to the castle at the top of the hill that dominates the Black Forest town of Badenweiler I had the feeling that this was h sort of place J.R.R. Tolkein was envisaging when he wrote about the walled city of Minas Tirith in The Lord of The Rings: a castle on a hill with […]
The Great Charter
I was too young to really appreciate what the document was. It was 1967 and a copy of the Magna Carta was on display at the British Pavilion at Expo ’67 in Montreal. I know I saw it, but I can’t pretend it made any impact. Fourteen years later I saw another copy (or perhaps […]
St. Paul’s Church, Badenweiler
As you have probably noticed if you have been reading this blog for a while, I am interested in churches. It’s not just the architecture and artwork, but what they say about the community and the people in it. When visiting the Black Forest resort town of Badenweiler I immediately noticed St. Paul’s Church. Architecturally […]
Bathing Roman Style
I was more impressed by the structure built to house the Roman baths in Badenweiler, Germany, than by the baths themselves. The place though has been a spa town for 1700 years or more, which is also impressive. I think the “baden” in the town’s name means “bathing” but that is a guess on my […]
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