I was waiting for later in the day to share with you the best April Fools jokes for 2023. Problem is, I can’t find any that I think are particularly funny. Well, maybe the one about Tinder banning photos of men holding fish. Who knew that was a thing? Why isn’t it true? And how […]
It was a news alert in my email inbox. “California to require half of all heavy trucks to be electric by 2035.” My first thought was, front half or back half? My next thought was: left half or right half? Yes, my mind is rather warped at times. After that, I began to wonder how […]
…would a government that has had several ethical challenges, led by a Prime Minister who has twice been found to have violated Parliament’s ethics rules, appoint as Ethics Commissioner the sister-in-law of a cabinet minister who himself has been cited for ethics violations. If I was a fiction writer, I would reject that idea as […]
For his first Christmas I bought my grandson some Mini -sticks. He was too young for miniature hockey sticks of course, but I was looking to the future. And it isn’t as if his parents could buy them in Africa. For his second Christmas I bought him another stick, figuring he needed one to go […]
For a few minutes on Saturday night I was a teenager again and just discovering the power of rock and roll. Chilliwack brought the 1970s and 1980s to Ottawa. Nostalgia is a powerful force, which explains why the thousand seat hall was sold out for a band that hasn’t had a hit in about 40 […]
This was a familiar scene in downtown Ottawa last Thursday and Friday – snipers, presumably American, on the top of buildings. US President Joe Biden was in town and there were extra precautions. Walking through the downtown core you felt like someone was watching you. Because they were.
Once again a few things that I hope will make you smile today. We’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming on Monday.
Been a busy day and a busy week. I hope these make you smile. Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!
random thoughts from lorne 
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