Category Society
Diapers and DNA
If I were to make a list of pet peeves, littering would be near the top. As an amateur psychologist, I would argue that people who just throw their garbage anywhere they happen to be are suffering from personality deficiencies. My guess is they think the universe revolves around them and that social conventions are […]
A Tale of Two Churches
My friend Paul had a post earlier this week about Christmas Day 2022. That’s the next time the holiday falls on a Sunday. Some churches, for what seemed to be good reasons I am sure, cancel their services when December 25 is a Sunday. Paul’s words got me to thinking, and I wrote this post […]
Your In Box Is Full
The message has been in my email inbox daily for the past month, but I’ve never read it. It has been marked as “spam,” and I’ve been deleting it unread. Supposedly my Craigslist inbox is full. I presume if I open the email there will be instructions on how to deal with that, either by […]
And Now There Are Two
For the past decade or so, on my annual trip to Maine every summer, I have thought about attending a Shaker service. Each year I talk myself out of it. It’s an hour-long drive and seems a little far to go, given that there are closer churches. It also strikes me as a little voyeuristic; […]
Overlapping Holidays
Seasons overlap. We know this is a consequence of the pace of society having picked up exponentially over the past few decades. But my first trip to the grocery store this year left me wondering if we have somehow spun out of control. With Christmas over I expect retailers to be looking toward the next […]
A New Year Begins
Welcome to 2017. Good to have you aboard for the ride. Traditionally this is a day to make self-improvement resolutions. I think January 10 is the traditional day for abandoning most of those, which is one of the reasons I don’t bother with making them. It’s not that I don’t need improvement. My wife (and […]
Celebrity Deaths
I once worked at the same radio station as Dan Ackroyd, before he shot to Hollywood fame. But not at the same time, so I never met him. I mention that in passing, as Ackroyd supposedly was at one time engaged to actress Carrie Fisher, who has died at age 60. I never met her […]
Merry Christmas!
It seems, then,” said Tirian, smiling himself, “that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places.” “Yes,” said the Lord Digory. “Its inside is bigger than its outside.” “Yes,” said Queen Lucy. “In our world too, a Stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our […]
Christmas Eve
The Queen’s birthday is a national holiday in Canada. We celebrate it on what is described as the “May 24th long weekend.” May 24 is not the birthday of the reigning queen, Elizabeth II but that of her great-great- grandmother, Victoria, who reigned for most of the 19th century. People got used to the May […]
Transit Blues
When the fare inspector steps onto the bus you can feel the tension mounting. Ottawa’s transit system works on the honour system, at least for the articulated buses that allow rear-door entry. You are supposed to swipe you payment card and a record is made of your trip. The key words in that sentence are […]
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