I’ve been feeling a little tired as 2020 draws to a close. You too perhaps – it has been a stressful year. Turns out I’m not as tired as I feel. I’m actually dead. That is me in the picture. This comes as a great surprise to me. I don’t feel dead. I don’t remember […]
Europe’s Christmas markets aren’t happening in 2020. Too many crowds for safety during the pandemic. So I thought today we would revisit the Christmas market in my wife’s ancestral hometown of Lippstadt, Germany. These pictures and comments are from 2017. I have visited Lippstadt before, but always in the warmer weather. I didn’t know what […]
I understand politicians are feeling a little overwhelmed right now. They’re human after all, and it has been a touch year to be in leadership. So I generally cut them a little slack when it comes to questioning the wisdom of some of their pandemic-related decisions. I figure they mean well, even if their actions […]
Ten days before Christmas – time to lighten up a little.
I was going to write the great Canadian novel. But I never got around to it. Life is like that sometimes. I had a book planned. Then last week I trashed all of my notes. The story revolved around the adventures of a newspaper reporter in a small Canadian town. It would be based on […]
I hadn’t realized how much I missed being in Sulzburg last December until I saw the Christmas decorations going up in the market square. Sulzburg is beautiful at Christmas. European towns make Christmas a big deal. There may not be much faith left on the continent, but the traditions remain. Even in 2020, when so […]
It is funny how people can sometimes think alike. Here we have signs at two zoos (or similar establishments) with the same theme. Which isn’t what you think it is. Both these signs work from the assumption that there are some people who are basically stupid. You and I don’t need signs warning us against […]
It was only two weeks – but it was a long two weeks. Today I will celebrate by going for a walk. COVID-19 restrictions vary from place to place, and are never easy. In Canada those arriving from overseas must quarantine for two weeks, whether they show any signs of illness or not. I understand […]
The picture says it all, so I won’t add much to it. Just an example of Canadian humor from a commuter rail service in British Columbia.
Being in quarantine means I’m not paying attention to dates. Which is how I missed yesterday’s 40th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. It would be tough to understate Lennon’s influence on culture. He was a musician and peace activist who first came to fame as a member of The Beatles. I didn’t see […]
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