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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 May 24
Poetry of the Week
Either Or
- Brian BilstonHe did not know
whether to pronounce it
“either” or “either”;so, in the end,
he said neither.Posted: May 24
Face Photos from Readers
Tag Archives: Citizenship
In Memory
Honour, if not glory. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Event Videos, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Built Stuff, Through History
Tagged Citizenship, History, Military
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Is It Really Too Much to Ask?
A faint-hope rant. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Politics and Policy, Relationships and Behaviour
Tagged Attitudes, Citizenship, Community
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His Like
Remembering Charles Krauthammer. Continue reading
This Post is Not About Abortion
I’ve written a few times about abortion. Each time I hesitated, concerned about provoking a backlash, since anger has become the default for handling policy disagreements in this brave new wired world. And abortion is the quintessentially emotional and contentious … Continue reading
Redux: Surplus
More aspects of handling a surplus. Continue reading
More than Remembrance
A Remembrance Day prayer. Continue reading
Gift from the Beach
A gift from the sea, paid forward. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives
Tagged Citizenship, Community, Conversations
10 Comments
Willing Hands
What an ugly cross-stitched chair cover taught me. Continue reading
National Treasure #163: Laura Grossman
The young woman who changed the face of Ottawa. Continue reading