Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Food For Thought
Another partially finished post from the archives today. I wrote the words in italics in June 2021. I’ll finish the thoughts once you’ve read what I wrote then. Once upon a time there was a pandemic. Millions of people got sick all around the world. A few million of those died. I know you were […]
Serenity Wednesday
Going through half-finished posts and came upon this one from 2017. I have no idea why I didn’t post it then. You have probably seen the serenity prayer at some point in your life. To refresh your memory I am reproducing it below: I should point put though that there is another version of this […]
Memories of Empire
I almost forgot that today is Flashback Friday. Today’s post comes from this date in 2017, a monument I had noticed on a visit to London the previous month. It’s a huge monument, popular with tourists and pigeons alike, right in front of Buckingham Palace. Looking at it had me thinking about just how much […]
Remembering COVID
Monday was the fourth anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Most people probably didn’t remember the date. The pandemic dominated our lives for three years, but most of us haven’t thought too much about COVID during the past 12 months. Technically the pandemic continues, but the death toll is […]
Another Work Week Begins
Here are some smiles to brighten your Monday. At least I thought they were funny.
Where Is It?
It’s Flashback Friday, when I share an older post from years past. Today’s is from March 8, 2018, some thoughts on dealing with a new-to-me transit system. If you visit here regularly you know I am a big supporter of public transit. No matter where I am. My home town is Ottawa, and the system […]
Another Sign of the Times
My initial assumption, on hearing that a restaurant in Toronto was requiring patrons to sign waivers before eating, was that it was an internet joke. Turns out it wasn’t. Canada isn’t a particularly litigious society. It would never have occurred to me that restaurants would be nervous about serving meat that wasn’t cooked to death. […]
The Friendship
I’ve been derelict in posting here recently, but I can’t miss Flashback Friday. I’ve been busy with the grandkids and haven’t had time to finish any posts – but I promise to do better this month. For today’s offering we go back to March 1, 2015 and two cats who have since gone to wherever […]
Two Years and Counting
I haven’t been writing much about the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere. There’s enough news coverage that I doubt you really need to hear what I have to say. Still, today marks the two-year anniversary of what the experts expected to be a four-day war. Russia with all its military might, has […]
Time For Tea
Welcome to another edition of Flashback Friday. Today’s post is from February 22, 2017. I know today is February 23, but my mind was wandering when I chose what to share today. I was in Cambridge and reading a history of Christianity in England that was part of a display in The Round Church (more […]
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