What’s Coming this Week
Memorial Day
We saw you, America.
In Belleau Wood and Bastogne, at Normandy and Guadalcanal, from Chosin to Kandahar, they did what was asked of them. Wherever they fell, they did what was asked of them.
We know. We knew them.
We see you honor them.We see you, America. pic.twitter.com/K1NQdWgpqN
— Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸 (@CAFinUS) May 28, 2022
Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2022 May 28
Music of the Week
Posted: 2022 May 28
Words of the Week
“To do nothing is in everyone’s power.” - Samuel Johnson
Source: John Robson's Words Worth NotingPosted: 2022 May 28
Tweet of the Week
28 May 1941 | In the evening a transport of 304 Poles deported by Germans from #Warsaw arrived at #Auschwitz. Among them were 12 priests, including a Franciscan Maximilian Kolbe (no. 16670) who on 29 July 1941 offered his life to save a prisoner selected for starvation death. pic.twitter.com/1cCd9ae0kq
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) May 28, 2022
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Tag Archives: Citizenship
A Stark Choice
Democracy is hard work, but worth it. Continue reading
“There is No Honking at Night.”
“What I haven’t noticed, not even once, are reporters from any of Canada’s news agencies walking among the trucks to find out who these people are. So last night, I decided to do just that – I introduced myself to my new neighbours.” Continue reading
AKA The Truth Will Out
I hate sticky. Continue reading
Long
Lessons from physio. And Socrates, who was a big advocate of physio, I’m told. Continue reading
This Dark and Finest Hour
Anyone can play. Everyone should, in some way. Continue reading
The Horse
“In Canada, those [government] powers do not include arbitrary imprisonment and torture. But if the public is complicit or indifferent, they are very sweeping, including infringing freedom of speech and worship.” Continue reading
New. But Normal?
A small course correction? Continue reading
Worth Doing
More fun with misquotations. And with blueberries. Continue reading
Why We YELL
Leading by example: What a concept. Continue reading
