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:

Pte Jonathan Couturier — Afghanistan September 17, 2009

Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated

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If they were still alive, today would mark my parents 60th wedding anniversary. So what does that have to do with the Noronic? For that matter, what is the Noronic? I grew up with an awareness of the Noronic, a Great Lakes steamship which burned in Toronto harbour on September 17, 1949.

The fire remains Toronto’s worse ever disaster, taking the lives of 120 people, mostly Americans. The Noronic was docked at pier 9 on the night of September 16th, the fire was discovered about 2:30am. The cause of the fire was never determined. The 30 year old luxury steamship’s woodwork, well maintained with years of oil polish, served as an accelerant for the fire which quickly engulfed the ship. Read the rest of this entry

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:

Pte Patrick Lormand — Afghanistan September 13, 2009

Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated

Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays

A week or two ago I was right on the edge of heading to the closest Sony store to purchase a Sony ebook reader. I love having books with me when I’m out and about. I never know when I’m going to have some downtime where I could open a book and get some reading time in. I have an MP3 player and was able to listen to audiobooks but I really like reading.

I mentioned this to my young sister, Lynn, who responded by telling me she really really wanted an iPod touch. I have in the past glanced at iPods but since I’m not a big listener of music, especially modern music I had not really looked very seriously at them. Sis explained to me that with the iPod touch I could run lots of applications, listen to podcasts and even read ebooks.

OK, she caught my attention so I went off to do some research on these iPod Touch. Didn’t take me long to come around to her way of thinking. Not only did the iPod Touch do WAY more than the Sony eReader, it was about $20 cheaper. The decision was a no contest, I was heading to the nearest Staples to pick mine up. Read the rest of this entry

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:

Maj Yannick Pepin — Afghanistan September 6, 2009
Cpl Jean-Francois Drouin — Afghanistan September 6, 2009

Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated

Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays

When I was learning to drive, one of the first principles I learned was that the car was going to head in the direction I was looking. That understanding answered one of my main fears about driving — how was I ever going to keep that car in it’s lane?

Some thirty plus years later I effortlessly keep my vehicle headed in the right direction. Now, if I was playing closer attention, I’d be able to exercise more control over my own life.

Andy Stanley in ” Principle of the Path” demonstrates that life is not just a series of random events driving us from one point to another — holding on for dear life. Life is in fact a series of paths we choose either deliberately or by failing to change direction, when we can see we’re heading down the wrong path. Read the rest of this entry