Author Archives: Lorne Anderson

The Interview

A friend who was conducting job interviews yesterday sent this to me, and I found it too amusing not to pass on. It isn’t fair to judge all millennials by this example. It’s a fictionalized portrayal after all. I have been in hiring interviews with many millennial candidates. Not one exhibited any of the traits […]

Random Thoughts on Monday Morning

I’ve got to stop hanging around with people who think big thoughts. They lead my brain down unsettling pathways. I’ve also got to stop reading Ecclesiastes, even if it is one of my favorite books of The Bible. It too makes me think, reflecting on society – where it is, where it is going and […]

More From That Walk

We continue our walk in the woods from yesterday. Given that it is Sunday, I thought we’d go with photos today and not much commentary from me. If you click on the images you can see the larger version.

A Walk In The Woods

Our neighbors wanted to show us a nice forest walk. What better way to spend a sunny Fall Saturday? I meant to share these photos when they were taken, almost five years ago. I can’t remember what stopped me. Now I’m looking at them and wondering “just where was that?” I know it’s the state […]

To Keep You Going…

…until I finish what I am doing. Happy Friday!

Check Your Facts

“A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. And you devalue the citizenship of every Canadian in this place and in this country when you break down and make it conditional for anyone.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015. Back then he was talking about whether convicted terrorists should be stripped of their citizenship. Times seem to […]

On Strike

There are no winners today as 155,000 Canadian civil servants walk off the job in the largest strike actions  in years. I’ve been there before. . More than thirty years ago I walked the picket line in a similar job action. I was an enthusiastic union supporter and believed in the cause to the point where […]

Urban Sunset

Viewed from between two stores across the street from my house. I’m not usually looking that way at the right time. Cities can be ugly places, lots of concrete, full of people in a hurry and not much green space. But you can find beauty if you look for it.

Dreaming of Summer

Warm spring, almost summerlike weather has my mind wandering. It will be brought back into focus on Wednesday when temperatures are expected to dip below freezing. The early morning walks along Old Orchard Beach are one of my favorite summer rituals. At 6 a.m. there are very few people on the beach. At low tide […]

More Spring Cleaning

I didn’t get much done yesterday, so the spring cleaning jokes have spilled over to today. I hope you can see the humor in them. I gotta admit, that one spoke to me, even though the tree has been down since January. I buy this argument. My wife on the other hand… As tempting as […]