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 […]
The US presidential election is one week from today. Though, given the closeness, it may be a while before we find out the winner. That’s what happens in a close race. The winner of this year’s British Columbia provincial election was not immediately apparent on election night. in fact, it was more than a week […]
On this Flashback Friday we go back nine years and my thoughts in the aftermath of the 2015 Canadian federal election. While the event that spurred them is in the past, I think the concepts remain valid, especialy given the rumbling these days that Justin Trudeau has overstayed his welcome with his party and with […]
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 […]
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 […]
My life seems to be extra busy these days, and I haven’t ben able to give this space the attention I would like. Today though just a few images that will hopefully brighten your mood.. I apologize in advance for my sense of humor.
It seems like only a week ago was Flashback Friday, where we revisit a post from this date a number of years ago. Today we look at October 11, 2014. I am old enough to remember the big coal-fired train engines. They were just being phased out in favour of diesel when I was a […]
His humor tended to be cruder than I like, but there was the occasional gem.
It was on October 7, 2023, that Hamas launched its sneak attack on Israel, killing more than a thousand people and starting a war that not only has has no end in sight, but has now expanded into Lebanon. Where do we go from here? Last month I thought we might dive into the topic […]
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