They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadian:

Pte. Alexandre (Pelo) Peloquin – Afghanistan June 8, 2009

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Based on the book, “The Noticer” by Andy Andrews, the Noticer Project aims to encourage people to notice the people in their lives who make or have made a difference. Those people who influence your choices, your perspective, your sense of who you are. It seems that all too often, we wait for the ‘perfect opportunity’ to let them know how they matter in our lives and that moment never comes.

The idea of the Noticer Project is to encourage people to take the time to notice and acknowledge those who shape their lives. The website provides one venue to do so, or it might inspire you to write the person a note or an email, to take them to lunch, write a blog post etc. The project challenges us to name five people, I suspect most could name way more than that once they start to notice those who influence their lives.

I’m thinking I’m not going to write just a single post. I’m going to write a series of posts about the people who matter to me. I’m going to add a new category called “Noticed” where I can post those notes. They are people who have come into my life in various ways. Some of them still are in my life, some are no longer for various reasons, including death but they all have made a difference.

Are you going to notice those in your life? How are you going to notice them?

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I’ve finished reading Andy Andrew’s new book, “The Noticer”. The premise of the book is ‘perspective’, when things seem like they can’t get any worse in the characters lives, Jones shows up. Jones is a man of undetermined age, with an undetermined background who definitely has a determined perspective. He teaches the characters about the perspective they lack in their lives.

A little bit of perspective, especially in the darkest of times, can make the difference between turning the darkness into light or just letting the darkness take over. Young and old, rich and poor — Jones has been noticing those in need of perspective and dispensing his pearls of wisdom longer than anyone can apparently remember. Read the rest of this entry »

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They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadian:

Major Michelle Mendes – Afghanistan April 23, 2009

Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated

Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays

I’m a Canadian, as a true blue Canuck I visit Tim Hortons like everyone else. I’m even happy to hear that the little community I live in will have a Tim Hortons by the fall. The community next door is fighting getting one but sucks to be them, eh. I will continue to visit Timmies but I wont be buying their latest promotional product, the snack wraps.

So, what’s my beef with the wraps? They are likely pretty good tasting stuff as most of Tim Horton’s products are. I really dislike the commercial they are using to promote them. So, I’m not about to reward their poor promotion with sales.

The commercial takes place in an office environment where two guys are debating over who gets to claim the name “Wrapman”. Their debate is briefly interrupted by a female co-worker who greets them with “hello Wrapman”. The two respond, one by calling her “Wrapgirl” before turning to his co-worker and telling him he could be “Wrapboy”. The co-worker responds with “But I’m a man”.

One of my pet peeves in life is the habit people have of referring to women as ‘girls’ while men are ‘guys’, ‘the men’, etc. Yes, sometimes guys are referred to as ‘the boys’ but not near as routinely as the opposite side of the coin. When I hear people referring to women as ‘girls’ it is the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.

So, since Tim Hortons didn’t have enough brains in this day and age to at minimum have the female co-worker given the moniker “Wrapwoman”, I’m not interested in their product line. This full grown, self-supporting WOMAN will gladly ignore their wraps.

I must admit having a bit of a liking for McDonald’s MacWraps but they could use cutting down the amount of sauce in the wrap. I know, picky, picky me.

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They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadians:

Trooper Karine Blais – Afghanistan April 13, 2009

Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated

Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays