The third Sunday in Advent sees the lighting of the candle signifying joy. How joyful are you these days? Thursday, the last time I posted here, I seemed anything but joyful. I realize now that my malaise was real – the onset of a cold that more or less knocked me out of circulation since […]
I have the blahs. Which I don’t think is a recognized ailment. I’m feeling the time crunch this month. Too much to do. Not enough time to get it all done. Especially with so many people just wanting a minute of my time. It’s never just a minute. And it frequently wasn’t necessary. I’ll get […]
I went to a flower show. Not the sort of thing I normally do. I took lots of pictures to share here. But somehow, in the 18 months since attending the event, I haven’t gotten around to those posts. Maybe I’ll make a New Year’s resolution to post only from my unfinished file for January. Does […]
No, not the winter season. Or the snow season. Or even the silly season (which is any time Parliament sits longer than three straight weeks). Thought I’d mix things up a little and give you something Advent themed, though usually I save those thoughts for Sunday. I smiles when I saw these. I hope you […]
A friend sent me this, with the note “for your blog.” How could I not use it? Yes, it is funny. But it also skewers the theory of evolution. We can’t imagine how a snowman could just come into being without some sort of outside force being required. We humans are much more complex than […]
Today is the second Sunday of the Advent season. Last week we lit the candle of Hope. Today’s candle is Peace. There seems to be precious little peace in our world today. The war in Gaza has passed the two-month mark. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is approaching its second anniversary. These are the two […]
Since the internet was supposedly invented so people could share cute cat videos, I thought some cat cartoons today might make this post go viral. It seemed a lot more appealing than writing about the latest shenanigans happening in Parliament.
I’m going to let Solomon provide today’s post, the first verses of Ecclesiastes. He does get more optimistic as the story unfolds, but today I’ll let him add to the gloom. Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain […]
That was my thought this afternoon as I shoveled snow in the backyard. That beautiful fluffy stuff that came down yesterday had acquired a lot of moisture and was slushy and heavy. I don’t want another three or months of this. No-one I know does. I guess that is why Canadians were never concerned about […]
Went for an evening walk with the snow falling. It was beautiful and peaceful.
random thoughts from lorne 
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