Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Today’s Cats
Since the internet was supposedly invented so people could share cute cat videos, I thought some cat cartoons today might make this post go viral. It seemed a lot more appealing than writing about the latest shenanigans happening in Parliament.
That Sort of Day
I’m going to let Solomon provide today’s post, the first verses of Ecclesiastes. He does get more optimistic as the story unfolds, but today I’ll let him add to the gloom. Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain […]
Who Needs Winter?
That was my thought this afternoon as I shoveled snow in the backyard. That beautiful fluffy stuff that came down yesterday had acquired a lot of moisture and was slushy and heavy. I don’t want another three or months of this. No-one I know does. I guess that is why Canadians were never concerned about […]
Winter Wonderland
Went for an evening walk with the snow falling. It was beautiful and peaceful.
Where’s Willow?
It is the first Sunday of Advent. Time to put up the Christmas tree. When I was a child, Advent was something others celebrated. My family had no liturgical tradition. I married into a family with a long liturgical church history. They celebrate the seasons of the church year. And I have come to appreciate them. […]
Is This Democracy?
George Santos has been kicked out of the US House of Representatives. Is this good news for American democracy? Santos, as you can read in mind-numbing detail on his Wikipedia page, is a serial liar and faces multiple criminal charges. If that makes someone unfit for elected office, then why is Donald Trump even considered […]
And In The News…
It is Friday. which is the day the New York Times puts a news quiz online. Eleven questions on events of the past week. I’m sure there’s a reason there are 11 questions, not 10, but I haven’t asked. I make sure to take the quiz each Friday, to see how well I have absorbed […]
Thursday’s Random Thought
So many stereotypes in this one – but I laughed. I’ll bet you did too.
A Sense of Duty
It was something no-one expected, except perhaps those closed to him. Former US President Jimmy Carter attended his wife Rosalynn’s funeral on Tuesday. Carter is 99, and has been in hospice care for months. Attending the funeral must have taken all the effort he has left in him. Those around him were probably saying not […]
Toiling In Anonymity
I first posted this in November 2020 and thought it was worth revisiting. One of the delights about visiting someplace new is learning bits of local history, things you don’t read in history books. I, for example, had never heard of Saint Arbogast. Had you? Walking through Dottingen one afternoon, I visited St. Arbogast’s Chapel […]
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