Category Society
A Song For Our Times
When I first heard this, a couple of days after its release, my first thought was “what a brilliant song!” my second thought was: “there is no way radio will ever play this.” Amy Grant hasn’t released any new music in a decade. Probably most people have no idea who she is – her heyday […]
End of an Era
When my children were young we always had frozen juice concentrate in our freezer. Not anymore though. My wife and tend to buy fresh juice, or at least purchase it in liquid form, on the occasions we drink the stuff. Yes, it is more expensive, but it is also more convenient than buying the concentrate, […]
Falling Like A Steel Rain
There is so much I want to say about the latest Middle East conflict. But there’s a lot being said already, and maybe I should let my thoughts percolate for a while to provide perspective. This song though has been floating through my head. Written by Terry Scott Taylor of Daniel Amos for a Middle […]
Friday’s Question
Our news media are very sensitive when it comes to people’s personal preferences when it comes to their pronouns or gender expression. If you want to use they/them, or identify as other than male or female. they make sure that they follow your wishes. So why does the same standard not apply to those who […]
Regime Change
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney can be forgiven if he feels a little bit like he has a target on his back these days. It isn’t his domestic political opponents he has to worry about. Carney has been unequivocal about Canada’s independence. It will not become the 51st US state. Nor will he back down […]
Words To Remember
It’s been quite the weekend. The world is in turmoil. Nobody knows what tomorrow is going to bring. If you are feeling nervous, upset, uncertain as global political events seem to be spiraling out of control, it is time to take a deep breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. Do it again. And again. Each generation […]
I’m Not There
My curiosity got the better of me. I looked. I never met Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t remember ever hearing his name before his suicide. But with millions of documents being released by the US Department of Justice regarding his legal case, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to check. If you want to see if your name […]
Back To Work
It’s Monday. For most people it is the start of the work week. For Canada’s civil servants it is another day closer to having to go back to work. It’s not that they haven’t been working. It is just that they have been working from home. They have been told that will change this summer, […]
“Hockey is Church”
Leaving the building on Friday two young men in the elevator asked if I as going to watch the Olympic gold medal hockey game between Canada and the USA Sunday morning. I said yes, at least the first two periods. After that would be leaving for church. “You should stay home and watch,” they said. […]
Insulting My Intelligence
I think I have been insulted by Artificial Intelligence. Which proves that while it may be artificial it certainly is not intelligent. I wanted some pictures to illustrate Thursday’s post. It isn’t as if I kept a souvenir soft drink can around from 1960. So I searched online for “Top Valu Ginger Ale.” Surely someone […]
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