Tag Archives: Canada

Fake News? Should We Believe “Anonymous” Sources?

2019/2021 Canadian Election Interference by China It’s hard to know who to believe anymore. My cousin, John Miller, is a respected journalist. He has a blog page called The Journalism Doctor. You should read it sometime. He laments the laziness … Continue reading

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She Wants to Help Us Climb “Up Where We Belong”

Buffy Sainte-Marie (February 20, 1941) Buffy Sainte-Marie was our first Indigenous artist/activist. She is 82 years young. I have purposely randomized the timing, as no one knows what time she was born. (Most websites state that they have chosen noon, … Continue reading

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The Voice of a Generation: Then and Now

Joni Mitchell (November 7, 1943) It’s a sad fact: we all get a little bit older everyday. Sometimes, we forget that, until we’re presented with photographic evidence of one of our favourite singer/songwriters. Here is Joni Mitchell: The timing is … Continue reading

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It Makes a Change from Tracking Santa’s Progress

NORAD (May 12, 1958) NORAD has been in the news lately, shooting down balloons and other aerial objects. That wasn’t its original intention: it was intended to help North America have an early warning against Soviet planes entering our airspace, … Continue reading

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Symbolic? The Day After Dorothy Kilgallen Died

Northeast Blackout (November 9, 1965) Maybe I have a faulty memory bank, but I don’t recall this blackout from 1965. As if to signal a distress from the heavens concerning the passing of one of the most remarkable women in … Continue reading

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Calling Them UFOs Doesn’t Help the Situation

Third Balloon Shot Down (February 11, 2023) If I were a betting man, I’d put $100.00 on the fact that these ‘weather’ balloons have been spying on us for a lot longer than a few years. Think: Gary Powers and … Continue reading

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Canada’s Centennial Poster Child?

Pamela Anderson (July 1, 1967) Yes, I’m being a little ‘tongue-in-cheek’ here, but in some ways, when I saw that her birthday occurred on that anniversary, I wondered if Pamela Anderson might have been born for that reason. Her birth … Continue reading

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Sanctuary and Spiritual Guidance

Three Pines (2022) When I first heard the title of this series on Amazon Prime, I thought, “Another ‘Twin Peaks’?” I was right, and I was wrong, at the same time. There is a strangeness element, but it isn’t so … Continue reading

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And Just in Case You’re Feeling Smug about Winter

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In Dreams, a Lychee is Not a Lychee; It’s…

Stephen Lecce (November 26, 1986) My mind is playing pun tricks on me again, mainly because I’m not particularly interested in looking at a minor politician in the Ontario Parliament. But the Universe must have a different purpose, here. So, … Continue reading

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