Tag Archives: Canada

“In Another Life, We’d Be Married”

Mary Magdalene and the Gardener The story of Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener, after his resurrection, has always puzzled me. Wouldn’t she have recognized him? Or was she so grief-stricken that she couldn’t see properly? (And I’m sure … Continue reading

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“Where Have All the Good Men Gone?”

The Good Samaritan Parable Jesus knew his audience well. What passes modern readers by is the juxtaposition of “good” with “Samaritan”. In those days, to the Jewish people, that juxtaposition is oxymoronic. Thereby hangs the message of the parable. The parable … Continue reading

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It’s Becoming Obvious That Babies are Being Targeted

Baby Formula Pricing OK, so here’s the thing that’s nagging at me: if you’re rich in America, you can ‘easily’ provide for your family. If you’re not, then your babies are at risk of starving. Now, I know that sounds … Continue reading

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What It Feels Like Returning to Your Home Country

As an Immigrant With so many people in the world migrating to different countries because of wars, political prosecutions and famines, it might be informative to understand how it feels to be an immigrant. In 2007, I returned to Canada … Continue reading

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Social Media Posts are Revisiting Our Former Heroes

Revisionist History It’s a trend that I’m beginning to notice on MSM: we are being bombarded with stories that paint historical figures and pop idols in less flattering terms. In other words, we being told a more ‘hidden’ version of … Continue reading

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We Seem To Be Losing Our Stars, Left, Right and Centre

Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) Another sad day, yesterday: Robbie Robertson died. I guess The Band are reassembling in Heaven. “Look for me somewhere down the crazy river…” His biography lists this birth time. (But, silly … Continue reading

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“We’re All In This Together”

Paul Hellyer (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021) Gosh, I remember when this man was our National Defence Minister. He died, two years ago yesterday, at age 98. He is known the world over as a progressive thinking, believer … Continue reading

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Trump is Leading in Most Polls (Despite Recent Events)

Can We Trust the Polls? During the 2022 midterm elections in the USA, I started to question if any of us should rely upon political polls. If you take samples of the population and ask them a question, like, “Who … Continue reading

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Who’s the Daddy?

Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) The original idea for this post was to explore the concept that Norman Mailer was the reincarnation of John Milton. But I rankled at the suggestion. I had previously concluded that … Continue reading

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Lightfoot Claims that Stephen Foster was his Inspiration

Stephen Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864) I’ve written about Stephen Foster previously. That post was triggered by a comment Gordon Lightfoot made about Foster being his inspiration as a singer-songwriter. I didn’t connect the dots at the … Continue reading

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