One surely wonders where the time goes. I look at this blog the other day and couldn’t believe how long it has been since I have updated it. Things have been happening in my life. I just haven’t taken the time to write about what has been going on.
Most recently, I spent a few days in London, ON. A couple of reasons took me there, the most important one being I needed to attend the funeral for my friend Scott Hickson who passed away on October 22nd after a long battle with cancer. The secondary reason for the visit allowed me to spend a few days with my youngest sister, Lynn. When the spirit wills her, she blogs at Artemis North.
Scott leaves his wife Kim, who was my 1st Vice President until she had to leave that post to move back to London in order to walk with Scott through his last days. His funeral truly was a celebration of his life. Scott lived with passion, his greatest passion after his wife was his family. He also had a passion for music and a wonderful sense of humour. His service was heavy on laughter and light on tears. He’s at peace now, it is Kim for whom my thoughts and prayers are most centered. More
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. More
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. More
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:
Cpl. Christian Bobbitt — Afghanistan August 1, 2009 Sapper Mathieu Allard — Afghanistan August 1, 200
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:
Cpl Martin Joannette — Afghanistan July 6, 2009 Mst Cpl Pat Audet — Afghanistan July 6, 2009
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. More
In the early morning light this morning I stood gazing out my kitchen window as I waited for the kettle to boil for tea (yes sometimes I drink tea instead of coffee). It was a gray start to the day today (still is rather overcast) which probably is why I noticed how much green was starting to appear outside my window.
There is a field between me and the barn next door, apparently it was seeded with a crop last fall as I first noticed the even lines of green just starting to rise above the soil, then I noticed amongst the dead grass from last fall, the first green of my new lawn.
By now, a lot of people are starting to think and plan for summer. They are looking forward to the hot weather and opportunities for leisure and parties. Me, I just enjoy spring. I enjoy seeing the earth emerge from the snow and come to life. More
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
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