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.
It is the first Sunday of Advent. Time to put up the Christmas tree. When I was a child, Advent was something others celebrated. My family had no liturgical tradition. I married into a family with a long liturgical church history. They celebrate the seasons of the church year. And I have come to appreciate them. […]
George Santos has been kicked out of the US House of Representatives. Is this good news for American democracy? Santos, as you can read in mind-numbing detail on his Wikipedia page, is a serial liar and faces multiple criminal charges. If that makes someone unfit for elected office, then why is Donald Trump even considered […]
It is Friday. which is the day the New York Times puts a news quiz online. Eleven questions on events of the past week. I’m sure there’s a reason there are 11 questions, not 10, but I haven’t asked. I make sure to take the quiz each Friday, to see how well I have absorbed […]
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