Tag Archives: Canada

“Where Have All the Good Men Gone?”

Posted on January 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

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

Posted on December 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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

Posted on November 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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

Posted on September 18, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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”

Posted on August 9, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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)

Posted on August 5, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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?

Posted on June 18, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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

Posted on May 4, 2023 by cdsmiller17

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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The Last “Gord” has Left the Arena

Posted on May 1, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Gordon Lightfoot (Died May 1, 2023) The other two pictured here were Gord Downie and Gordon Pinsent. Gordon Lightfoot died tonight @ 7:30 pm. After all this time, the ‘last Gord’ has played his last chord. It’s interesting that I’m … Continue reading →

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