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It’s Back…!
.. or is it? Yesterday I mentioned that I had wanted to link to the online clock that showed how long Ottawa’s LRT had been out of operation, but I couldn’t find it. Today someone put it up. The clock I remember was cumulative, showing how long the light rail service had been out of […]
Celebrate the Fourth!
Americans are celebrating Independence Day today, and there will be lots of fireworks. I had thought a reflective essay on the idea of America might be appropriate. It is a country with perhaps the loftiest ideals of any nation – and all to often fails to live up to its own standards. I guess that […]
The Big Four Zero
I waited until just after 3 p.m. Eastern time to post this, because that is when, according the the experts, Canada’s population reached the 40 million mark. Recently we’ve been adding almost a half million people each year through immigration. In 1967 we celebrated Canada’s centennial, 100 years as a nation with a song that […]
Doors Open 2023
It is the annual Doors Open weekend in Ottawa, where various public buildings – churches, embassies, museums and other public and private places of interest – are open for free tours. You can’t possibly squeeze them all in. I’ve probably been in about half of them before anyway, and it being a busy weekend already, […]
Dancing Cows
Spent some time last week at a retreat centre just outside of London. I was drawn to this lamp. What sort of person would create such a thing? What sort of person would buy it? Was it an impulse decision or something planned? The place was an old barn, so maybe it was appropriate. I’m […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Easter Song
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Easter is one of those days when I miss being on the radio. There are so many great Easter songs, and I always loved to share them with the audience. So a couple of videos today, different versions of a song that reflects the spirit of the day. “Easter Song” […]
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