Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
The Cistern
Sometimes the guidebooks have it right, as I discovered last year on a trip to Istanbul. When you visit that city there are certain must see sites, such as the Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, all of which I will get around to talking about here in the not too distant future. […]
More Lies
Someone sent me this photo last year, I don’t remember who, but I remember how much I laughed when I saw it. The card on the bulletin board reads: During the 3-1/2 years of World War 2 that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and ended with the Surrender of […]
They Are Lying To You
In our post-modern world Truth seems to have become a relative where it once was an absolute. Perhaps this is a logical consequence of the progression of communications methods during the 20th century. Certainly looking at wartime posters on display in a couple of European museums this past summer I was struck by the simplicity […]
Another Panda Post
Yesterday’s post has me still thinking about pandas. You have probably seen this joke before, but it is worth the retelling. After all, it spawned a popular book about punctuation. (If you are one of those who thinks that the words popular and punctuation don’t belong together, I understand completely. However a lot of people […]
Panda Diplomacy
Having a monopoly on an endangered species has had certain advantages for Mainland China. I thought about that on a visit last year to the zoo in Toronto. The Toronto Zoo has a couple of giant pandas on loan. They will be there until 2018, when they will relocate to Calgary for a time in […]
The View From The Castle
Standing on the ramparts of Caen Castle in Normandy gave us a good view of the town. Today rather than hearing from me, I thought perhaps the pictures should tell the story. I must confess I have no idea what any of these buildings are. I presume one of the spires in the distance is […]
Is A New Building Necessary?
As we took a walking tour of historic downtown Bucharest our tour guide pointed out the many Orthodox churches and mentioned that they could be a traffic hazard. Romanians, she explained, are very religious, and most people are Orthodox Christians. Many people, especially the older ones and taxi drivers, tend to make the sign of […]
A Pioneer Passes On
I bought my first Andrae Crouch album sound unheard. I knew his name, that he and his band The Disciples were supposed to be really good, but there was no way to hear the music beforehand. My local record store didn’t stock such music; radio certainly didn’t play it. I had to get it by […]
An Extraordinary Story
I have mentioned before that wall plaques in the places I visit pique my interest, and that was certainly the case at St. George’s Memorial Church in Ypres. The church, built after the First World War for those Anglophones working in the area, was funded entirely by memorial donations, recorded on the brass plaques. It […]
What I’m Hoping to Accomplish Here
Originally posted on Thinking Out Loud:
In theory anyway, some day I’ll look back at what’s posted here and possibly regret a few articles and might start deleting some. But in the meantime, I try to deliver a decent product 7-days-a-week to my readers. Here are some questions I must either ask now or ask…
random thoughts from lorne 
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