seanessay.com Hark when the night is falling, Hear, hear the pipes are calling, Loudly and proudly calling, Down through the glen Scotland the Brave Back when every classroom had a picture of the young queen, my grade five teacher was Mr. Thompson. He was sternly intent on teaching us our provincial geography, such as plateaus, […]
Strength From a Remembrance Day Handshake
seanessay.com As I write this I am too sick to attend the service this morning. I will soon return to bed. In the next two days I have two medical appointments that I may not be able to attend. Outlook grey. The good news is someone wrote me a nice letter about our shared past, […]
Quotations for this November of Our Discontent
seanessay.com In endeavours to improve our situation, we should never despair Thomas Jefferson, 1819 “Hey, how ‘bout them voters?” Former President Donald Trump was re-elected on November 5, 2024. Now what? Naturally there will be time spend on reactions such as fierce accusations, or drawing one’s dark curtains to go on a beer binge. That’s fine. […]
Quotation for America’s New Morning, November Six
seanessay.com We have always been at war with Eastasia. Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell
Beneath the Museum of The Regiments
seanessay.com I don’t have survivor guilt because I am grateful God has a purpose for me. We were soldiers once… and young. Now, twice a week I support a volunteer archivist. Approaching the Museum of the Regiments, in the cold autumn air… I hear again quiet forlorn radio voices in the night. I smell machine […]
Being Part of the Solution to Social Media
Headnote: The nation of Finland seems willing to say that social media can be fake news (link) On one of my favourite blogs the host abandoned twitter about the time that platform began having blue checkmarks for special commenters. Someone who was obviously not part of his ongoing blog community, and didn’t know that history, […]