"Life is to short to drag a trunk of suppressed negative feelings around, dump that crap and travel life's road with an overnight bag. The trip is much more enjoyable when not weight down with old baggage." - Terry Wiens (2018) CONFESSION - ALERT, if course language and angry outbursts affect your sensitivities you should … Continue reading No Bulb in the Socket
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On Being a Victim
"You can slowly ease into being a victim or you can accept being a victim, the only difference is the level of fight" - Terry Wiens (2018) I had a very hard time falling asleep last night and was plagued with thoughts regarding victimization. There's a twisted irony to a week containing the annual celebration … Continue reading On Being a Victim
Perceiving Access
"There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception" - Aldous Huxley Anytime I can open with a Huxley quote I am happy. In my mind Huxley was brilliant, overcoming his own health issues while developing a philosophy close to my heart. I read copious amount of … Continue reading Perceiving Access
Shared Responsibility
"With Rights comes Responsibilities" Two stories grabbed my attention this week that I really need to speak out on. The first was that unfortunate event in that Quebec restaurant. Did the police go to far in arresting the server? Initially I would have said yes until after watching some Facebook chatter. I was also hearing … Continue reading Shared Responsibility
Anger and Apathy
Today is just a rant to get something off my chest. Life can be a bitch to get some of this frustration out there when you have become like white noise to almost everyone around you. Something happened two days ago and it raises numerous flags for me. We have #blacklivesmatter, we #bluelivesmatter, and even … Continue reading Anger and Apathy
Frame of Reference
I dozed off in my recliner last night, it's a very comfortable chair, easy to doze off in but in bad need of some maintenance. I woke up around 4:30 this morning and gave some thought to moving into the bedroom. After glancing at my watch I just pulled the blanket up and went back … Continue reading Frame of Reference
School’s Back In
School opened this week for most kids in BC and my grandson attended his first day. It was 24 years ago that my son, the taller of the two, entered his first day of school. It was the same year BC Education introduced a number of changes to how school worked. One of the changes … Continue reading School’s Back In
A Poster Child's Perspective 