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First Sunday of Advent
The Christmas season officially begins today. It is a time of anticipation of the joy of the birth of the Christ child. You don’t need to be a Christian to be captured by the season. Probably most of those who celebrate are not Christ followers. But it is a special time for Christians. My family […]
Flashback Claus
Continuing with our Friday theme of looking back at previous posts, here’s one from November 22, 2014 – which has its roots more than 20 years before that. In shopping malls across North American the excitement has almost peaked: Santa Claus is coming! Indeed, many communities celebrate with a Santa Claus parade, held now about […]
Flashback Technology
It is Friday, so we’re looking at posts from previous years. This one is from November 15, 2014. Once upon a time, more than 30 years ago, I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). No, I was not a policeman; I was a civilian employee, a Micrographic Equipment Operator. I’m not surprised you […]
Remembering
Today is remembrance Day in Canada, Veterans day in the US. I thought it would be appropriate to share this post from 2014. When we visited the Commonwealth Military Cemetery at Essex Farm, near Ypres, Belgium, our guide pointed out the grave of V.J. Strudwick, who was killed in action January 14, 1916 at age […]
Flashback Argument
On this Flashback Friday, as we begin the month, we return to November 1, 2017. Sadly, public discourse has deteriorated considerably since I wrote this. The ending disturbs me even more than it did seven years ago. I like a good fight, of the verbal kind anyway. A spirited exchange of ideas, an attempt at […]
Ten Years Later
In Ottawa today people are remember the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill decade ago. There are reflections from people who were at both shooting sites. I had thought of writing something new, but have decided against it. What I wrote at the time about increased security has certainly come to pass. Despite that though, I […]
Today’s Flashback
On Fridays this year we are looking back at posts published the same day in the past. This one is from October 18, 2017. Buying a kitchen seems so strange by North American standards, but it is the norm in Germany. I’ve never checked, but I suppose IKEA does sell kitchens here, but they probably […]
Another Munster Visit
It is one of those iconic churches, a huge draw for tourists in downtown Freiburg. I hadn’t planned on going inside, but the organ music drew me in. The Munster is a dark place – you really shouid visit it on a sunny day. I don’t think i have ever managed that, but this particular […]
Really?
It isn’t that many years ago that we looked to the best and brightest of our society to lead us, men and women of integrity with a passion to serve. How did we get to this?
random thoughts from lorne 
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