Posted on August 30, 2011 by Jorge
Layton to Rest
Tribute to Jack Layton
The last few weeks have been very interesting. Emotions have been running high; rhetoric has been running wild; passion has been set aflame, becoming something palpable in the air; the CN Tower has been glowing orange at night as a tribute to someone who has created quite a stir on and off Parliament Hill. Unfortunately, the tribute exists because Jack Layton has passed on.
I didn’t go to his funeral*.
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Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jorge
Wilderness Inspiration
This year we went camping without our usual partners in crime. While I missed hanging out with one of my really good friends, the time alone with my own family allowed for some quality time with two people for whom I care very deeply. We might not have done everything that we had planned to do (or wished to); but it was a great week none the less.
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Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jorge
You Know It Has Been A Long Day When…
You are sitting on the bus on your way home from work (reading e-mails on your BlackBerry), when you suddenly reach for your holster to discover that your BlackBerry is not there! So, what do you do? You start typing a BlackBerry Messenger note to your boss letting him know that you think you might have lost your…oh wait…how am I typing this again?
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Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jorge
Who?
Her name was Sjoerdtje; most people in Canada called her Sharon. We called her Beppe. Continue reading →
Filed under: Anecdotes, Announcements, Interest, Ponderings | Tagged: Beppe, Memorial, Passing, Sharon, Sjoerdtje, Young Lady | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jorge
Neighbourhood Watch Dog
I’m not really a dog person; while I like dogs, I would just never own one. My nose tends to remind me of one of the reasons (the smell) while the behaviour of our four-legged friends is a bit too rambunctious for me. Continue reading →
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