Tag Archives: Ottawa
Two Years Later
Two years ago today a lone gunman, who we discovered later had been inspired by ISIS and had just killed a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial, stormed through the front doors of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. For many Canadians it was extremely disturbing to think that such a terrorist attack […]
Fall Colours II
It is the changing of the tree leaves from green to the golds, oranges and reds that I usually notice at this time of year. This week though, I have noticed more than that. I still haven’t made it out into the forest to properly appreciate the season, and with rain in the forecast there […]
Fall Colours
The leaves have finally begun to change colours, later this year than normal. It has been a busy time and I haven’t been able to head out and enjoy the beauty of an Ottawa Fall. I’m hoping for next weekend, if it doesn’t rain. These pictures are from Thanksgiving 2011, our after dinner walk along […]
Commuter Etiquette
When I was young the British had a reputation: they knew how to queue. When a line formed in the UK, for whatever reason, it was always orderly. That fact would usually be mentioned as people were trying to find their way through a chaotic situation where an orderly line would have made things so […]
21st Century Church
I went to a church service on a Sunday night in June – but couldn’t quite figure out what the religion was. I wanted to experience first-hand a Mumford and Sons concert. I like their music and their rise has been almost meteoric, from unknowns to superstars. The Ottawa show, their first ever here, sold […]
Tying Up Some Loose Ends
I figured an update on a couple of earlier posts might be in order. As you may recall, Canada Post introduced community mailboxes to my neighbourhood just after last October’s federal election. This arguably was the first broken election promise for the new Liberal government, which had promised a moratorium on ending home delivery. A […]
Ashley
Ashley Madison is back in the news. A little more than a year ago, when the adultery dating site was in the news for a couple of weeks I put down some thoughts on the mater but didn’t post them. I had some posts scheduled, and once they had run Ashley Madison had faded from […]
Diefenbunker II
There is so much I could say about my trip to Canadian Forces Base Carp, also know as the Diefenbunker, but it’s Sunday and you probably don’t want to hear me blather. So I’m going to let the pictures tell the story.
Diefenbunker
I grew up in a society that prepared for a war that never happened. That is something we can all be thankful for. The Cold War was the longest major conflict of the 20th century, and arguably the one with the fewest casualties – and that’s even when you take into account the battles that […]
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