Thinking about contact between humans and nature, particularly with the world’s big rivers. Kept coming across the important role they played in the peopling of the world, as highways for…
The founding father of Singapore died ten days ago, and the event passed me by even though I’ve been one of his fans ever since my first trip to the…
Got up this morning to a light dusting of snow, again! But even though the temperature is well below freezing, the sun has been out most of the day, makin…
Le Devoir this morning carried a front page story in which a group of feminist medical types warn that new omnibus legislation restructuring the health care system in Quebec might…
This morning I sent off a draft of my new non-fiction book Road through Time to a publisher who seems interested in it. What a great feeling! Reading it over…
Very little action on the blog front, as you can see, because current projects have got in the way. But here’s a bit of news about a project that’s coming…
The year is drawing to an end, and I find myself running ever faster–but in circles. But I did have a chance to finish this year’s version of our holiday…
The world swirls on, and there are many event that beg to be commented on, but I’ve been just too busy lately. Once the dust settles from this inense period…
All right, I’ve been back from South America for a year now, but I keep returning to it mentally. Not only am I getting to the part of writing Road…
Went to see Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden, last night. Definitely worth the detour. Snowden, you’ll remember, is the young US cyber whiz who was employed by the National Security Agency…
A year ago I was in South America, doing the last bit of on-the-spot research for Road through Time. The photo is of the cathedral designed by Oscar Niemeyer in…
Just a year ago I was on a plane on my way to my excellent South American adventure. That’s the view as we neared the crest of a 4200 meter…
Today is Remembrance Day, but I’ll not be wearing a red poppy. It’s fine to honour the dead, but not to glorify war. So I’m posting here a picture I…
After much back and forth, it looks like the new bridge across the St. Lawrence is not going to be named after a hockey hero. There’s even a chance that…
Voter turn-out for school board elections in Quebec yesterday was abysmal, particularly in Francophone boards. While about 20 per cent of English school board electors voted, province-wide it appears that…
Sophie took this photo Sunday night just after Jeanne, Thomas and their mothers, plus Grandma had spent a great hour making pumpkins. The gang will be Jeanne’s house tonight. They’ll…
The statistics are dire: The eight years since things went belly-up in 2008 have been terrible on children in many, many countries. But it’s clear that many people are going…
I have no way of knowing if the two troubled young men who took down Canadian soldiers this week had any kind of religious education as children. Given their age,…
This picture was taken a couple of years ago in early summer when a former industrial site was beginning to bloom. These are the Champs des possibles, acquired by the…
Been cold, will get warmer, but nowhere near as warm as a good Thanksgiving supper! We did our annual number with a bunch of friends and family (23 adults and…
