Whenever I feel myself about to say “my cat” I think of that Beatles tune, “Norwegian Wood” – which begins: “I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.” The cat I know as Gizmo has “had me” for about fourteen years. He is now, according to the vet, dying from [...]
It barfed all over “No tapioca in the microwave”.
From a gmail ad.
I bring both joys and concern to my virtual table of candles. For the people of Chile and Haiti, strength for the reconstruction. For Patricia, who will be attending a family funeral, a candle in hope that the sight of much loved faces will be of some comfort. I light candles of thanks and praise [...]
But I’m still alive, which is nice, at least for me. Funny about the moral compass. I don’t need fancy equipment to bend mine, just beer. Keith went to Karate last night. Yay!
Cause he’s dead. The fun, the good, the wise, the sensational. They all go young.
This is kind of jamming two things together. After a lot of days of being sludgy and unsociable, I got out to no fewer than four social / hobby outings this weekend, not counting church, which I skipped. After I got back from lunch, Jerome called and I went to see him and the babby [...]
I bailed on church… fifteen minutes before I had to leave I got a message on the wind telling me to stay put and await developments. Developments were more or less immediate…. ScaryClown and then Keith phoned, so my posse and I ate brunch at the Heritage. Yummy as usual… ran into Glenn from church [...]
Hydrogen harvesting.
Last night I got to sing and play with Cindy (all three kids in tow), Tom and Peggy. I prepped the salad but everything else hit the table without my assistance. Paul turned up but he had to leave to work; he stood patiently by the barbecue and got food happening but didn’t really have [...]
I’ll be going shopping with Katie later, just groceries, and maybe going for a walk. All in all, it should be a getting things that are life maintenance done sort of day.
I only had one thing besides church planned this weekend, and that’s on Sunday night. I am listening to the rain overflow the gutters on the roof and drip onto the concrete next to the house. I have a ton of paperwork to do, so while it’s all quiet and thoughtful, I’m going to do [...]
It’s Dining out for Life tonight, and to support good nourishment for people with AIDS Jeff and I are going to stuff our faces at Hart House. And why not, it’s just one bus ride from work….
BBC on modern slavery: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/slavery/default.stm More about human trafficking around the world at UN Office on Drugs and Crime: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html?ref=menuside FBI’s work on human trafficking: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/slavery.htm Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=197&CM=1&CL=ENG
I saw them at lunch when I went for a walk with Deep, Trevor and ScaryClown. It’s shirtsleeves weather in Vancouver…
