Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Not Even A Long Shot
Last week I heard Roman Baber speak. You are forgiven for saying “who?” It was a political meeting, a chance to meet one of the candidates running to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and probably our next Prime minister. Baber is one of the candidates perceived to have an almost zero chance […]
Tuesday Again
I had planned on posting earlier today. The reason I didn’t is below. I hope to do better tomorrow.
Getting There
Travel seems to be ramping up after two years of pandemic hiatus. People are making plans to go new places and see new things, even as the number of COVID-19 cases are once more increasing. I think the difference is that the latest variant doesn’t hit as hard, even as it is more easily transferred […]
Yesterday’s Man? Maybe Not
Sometimes perceptions don’t match reality. I saw that in action this past week. The race is on to find a leader for the Conservative Party of Canada, to replace Erin O’Toole who was ousted by the party caucus earlier this year. I’m following the race closely, given that the new leader may very well be […]
Mother Russia
I was thinking about my friend Myles yesterday, I have no idea why. Myles died while I was living in Germany. I didn’t know he was sick, and never got a chance to say goodbye. I remember the day I met Myles. It was July 1, 1978, in Alfred, Ontario, at an outdoor show when […]
No April Fool’s Joke
The price of gas went up at the pumps today. I’m not sure by how much, because I haven’t been out yet. News reports earlier suggested the hike would be 11 cents a litre (44 cents an American gallon). Certainly the war in Ukraine has been the cause of some of the recent hikes in […]
A Few Dents
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I had a post for today. I know I did. But I can’t, for the life of me, remember what it was I wanted to share. I just know it was tied to this date, March 31. Since I can’t remember, I’m re-running this piece from March 31, […]
Voting Day
Voting in Canada next federal election will take place over three days. That’s a great idea, but it doesn’t go far enough. The changing of the voting day from one to three days is part of the deal the governing Liberals have struck with the NDP. In exchange for pharmacy, dental care and other programs, […]
Old Songs, New Feel
I was raised in a non-liturgical church tradition. That didn’t mean we didn’t have a worship liturgy, just that we didn’t call it that. Part of that upbringing was a disdain for written prayers, except, of course, The Lord’s Prayer. The theory was that God wanted to hear what was on our hearts, spontaneous thoughts, […]
The Blacksmith
One last look back at the 2018 Weckensonntag in Sulzburg. There’s a certain fascination that comes with watching someone perform a lost art. Though I guess it isn’t really lost if people are still doing it. It must be 50 years since I last watched a blacksmith plying his trade, so it was nice to […]
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