Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) September 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
[image or embed]
A Memory On This Sad Day
On the morning of September 11, 2001 I was saying a sad goodbye to my mother who was in the later stages of Alzheimers in a nursing home in Jonesboro, Arkansas. My husband and I were girding for the long ride back to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario where our 17 year old son was waiting at home for us. Then the planes hit the towers. Before I'd had time to recognize the enormity of what had just happened Harold said he had to step out. He returned a few moments later with gas cans and as much money as the bank machines would give him. We drove across the US in silence listening to NPR all the way. The skies were empty and we only saw one plane in the air. It was over Tennessee or Kentucky and we realized later it was probably George W. Bush on his way to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. We’d made reservations weeks before at the Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky, hoping to have a good meal and a pleasant night to break up our journey. The dining room was closed, of course, and we sat with staff and a couple of others at the bar with our eyes glued to the tv, drinking bourbon Manhattans and not speaking a word.
When we hit New York State the following day we heard that most of the borders were closed. Lewiston was open but had lineups that were many hours long. We braced for a long wait but just as we reached Buffalo the border opened to Fort Erie and we crossed quickly. I was never so happy to be back on Canadian soil.
Each anniversary of this horrific day brings back the feelings of shock, fear, sadness for those who had lost their lives and also worry about our son who was home alone.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Artwork Of The Day
Woodhouse Mill, painting by Yorkshire artist Kate Lycett.
— Brian Groom (@groomb.bsky.social) September 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
[image or embed]
The Case for Canada
This is a wonderful article about Canada and it includes a few stunning photos as well.
“Here is a claim we are prepared to defend: Canada is one of the most successful attempts anyone has made at building a decent society on a hard continent. It took the second largest landmass on Earth, most of it frozen for half the year, and a population drawn from more than 450 origins, and it produced cities people move across the world to live in, a coastline nobody else can match, and a public culture whose defining instinct is to help.”
Read more at Moss and Fog
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Boatlift
My friend Alan posted this short documentary, directed by Eddie Rosenstein and Rick Velleu and narrated by Tom Hanks, about the largest sea evacuation in history. It was larger than the evacuation of Dunkirk in World War 2. On 9/11 half a million people were evacuated by boat from lower Manhattan. I’m surprised that I’d never heard the story before.
You Can See Everything - Trailer
I have to say I never thought I’d see Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder team up with disgraced billionaire fraudster Elizabeth Holmes in a documentary. I am very curious about it.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)