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Tag Archives: Canada
C.S. Lewis’ Amazing Connections with Canada: A Canada Day Friday Feature Visit to the Vault
Tomorrow is Canada Day here in the Great White North. Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise up and overthrow … Continue reading
Please Vote: “The Outlaw In My Lineage” by Nicolas Dickieson
The other day I took my family for a walk around my land. It is just a handful of acres now, a field farmed for soybean or alfalfa. It once was part of a much larger 100-acre plot that was the … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Canada, farming, Heritage Fair, History, Nicolas, Prince Edward Island
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In Memory of Stuart McLean (Friday Feature)
My family was saddened to learn of the passing of Stuart McLean. You probably don’t know him. Canadian actors and comedians do well in New York and Hollywood. We, like the Brits, enjoy dry wit and satire, but our radio … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Friday, Guest Blogs, News & Links
Tagged Canada, CBC, humour, Stuart McLean, Vinyl Cafe
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A Snow Day in Prince Edward Island
It’s Snow Day #2 on Prince Edward Island. Since yesterday at noon, PEI has been buffeted by a blizzard. While only a foot of snow came down, 40-60 mph winds make it a mess. Most of us are content to stay … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Canada, farming, Prince Edward Island, Reading, research, Snow Day, Teaching, Valentine's Day
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Canada and a 6th Century Monk
Originally posted on the traveller's path:
In honour of Canada Day, I thought it might be fun to share with you one of my favourite stories from the Britain’s Early Middle Ages; that of the 6th century monk known as…
Posted in Guest Blogs, Thoughtful Essays
Tagged Canada, Canada Day, Frederick Buechner, History, L.A. Smith, St. Brendan
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C.S. Lewis’ Amazing Connections with Canada (A Canada Day Post)
It is Canada Day here in, well, it’s in the title, isn’t it? Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise … Continue reading
Thoughts on reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace: #InfiniteWinter Midterm Update
This book is long. I mean, the “infinite” in Infinite Jest is approaching a new kind of literal meaning for me. My copy has 1079 pages. These are thick, full pages. Infinite Jest is a bestseller as well as a … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged 1Q84, aliens, Canada, David Foster Wallace, Harold Bloom, Infinite Jest, Infinite Winter, Superman
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