I wonder how Daniel Irmya feels today? He finished last in Monday’s Toronto Mayoralty election, with just 27 votes. By contrast, the winner, former MP and city councilor Olivia Chow, received 269, 372 votes. The second place finisher received 235,175. I didn’t follow the campaign at all. I don’t live in Toronto. So I was […]
Sometimes you have to give credit where it is due. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got it right when he said speculation about recent events in Russia, with an apparent coup attempt, are “extremely counterproductive.” Journalists and experts like to speculate. But sometimes it is better to wait for more information. Reports out of Russia […]
I would have taken more photos Friday night at Hog’s Back, but it was after nine and I was losing the light. It is oases like this that make Ottawa such a liveable city.
My wife is a saint. She puts up with me, even when I am grumpy. I knew before we got married that she was a saint. She seeks God’s will and cares for people. I wanted to spend my life with someone like that, someone who makes me better by being, and by encouraging me […]
It’s not that I’m feeling uninspired, it has been a super busy day. On days like that, it’s time to bring out the humor.
The first tine I heard a Robert Charlebois record I really wasn’t sure what he was singing about. Even with the lyrics in front of me It was 1968 and I was in a high school French class. The teacher thought we should hear and study this new music. It was in French, and then […]
A photo essay of sorts today. Just a jumble of pictures I took last month at the Imperial War Museum in London. I have some other pictures I will share at a later date, focused on specific aspects of the museum displays. Today’s photos though were chosen at random. I’m not sure if pictures without […]
All public schools in Ottawa are flying the Pride flag for the month of June. I’d ask why, but anyone who does so is labeled as homophobic, transphobic and accused of making people feel unsafe. Being neither of those things, I won’t ask. I do note though that this is the only flag Ottawa schools […]
Feel Free to fill in your own words of wisdom today. I’ll be back tomorrow. And for you dad’s out there, I hope you had a happy Father’s Day.
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