Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Images of War
It seems silly to talk about the deficiencies of London’s Imperial War Museum. After all, I spent five hours there; it isn’t as if I wasn’t learning lots of stuff. I was surprised though that it starts with the First World War. The United Kingdom has been around for centuries, and there was England before […]
Vacation Time
No, I’m not on vacation yet – just been thinking about it.
Sunday Reflections
Actually, I don’t have anything particularly I want to reflect on today. So a couple of cartoons will have to replace my words of wisdom. To truly appreciate them you need both a small amount of Biblical literacy and an understanding of pop culture.
Clickbait
I’m not going to reproduce it here. I still can’t figure out the purpose. The ad headline read: This secret beach should be on your Montreal road trip bucket list. Montreal’s ultimate summer getaway was just ranked one of the best beaches in Canada. I grew up in Montreal. I didn’t recognize the beach in […]
Embracing Change: Navigating Life’s Transformative Journey
Introduction: Change is an inevitable part of life. From the seasons shifting to personal and societal transformations, change surrounds us constantly. While change can be intimidating, it also presents us with countless opportunities for growth, learning, and self-discovery. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of embracing change and provide insights on how […]
Still On The Road
It was a huge event. A live worldwide satellite broadcast back before the invention of the World Wide Web. The final show for legendary rock band, The Who. I thought of that 1982 concert as I passed by an advertising poster in the London Underground last month advertising The Who’s summer UK tour. Forty-one years […]
A D-Day Anniversay
Today is the 79th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, the first step in liberating occupied Europe from Nazi domination. I thought it might be appropriate to repeat this post from 2014. They knew it was coming. Not the exact date or time, but there was a sense of inevitability. One day they would […]
The Burghers
It had been a long day. And the friend I was with lives just outside London, so I didn’t want to bore him by visiting sites he’d seen dozens of times before. But he’d never seen the Burghers of Calais, one of Auguste Rodin’s most famous sculptures. I will admit to being a little surprised. […]
Doors Open 2023
It is the annual Doors Open weekend in Ottawa, where various public buildings – churches, embassies, museums and other public and private places of interest – are open for free tours. You can’t possibly squeeze them all in. I’ve probably been in about half of them before anyway, and it being a busy weekend already, […]
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