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Living with my wild animal neighbors in a remote area of north central British Columbia, Canada. In this blog I relate stories of the wildlife that live around me, some memories,observations, travels and computing experiences plus other topics as the
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The little things that annoy you may have a purpose.
I received this email this morning. Some of you may have already seen it but if not it is worth thinking about and being grateful for those little things that slow us down from time to time. As ...
It's a depressing thought
Already we are past the longest day. Up here that means the sun is out at about 3 am and doesn't go down till about 10:30 pm, so I have to sleep with the shades down as it is too light at bedtime. Now...
Some dumb ass cowboy ....
We have a rogue bear careening about the outskirts of the village. We have enough of a bear problem here as it is without some dumb ass cowboy playing cowboy and Indians. I mentioned a couple ...
Are you a highly sensitive person
It is estimated that 20% of the human population would test positive for what Carl Jung called Innate Sensitiveness. This innate sensitivity has been well researched and the term Highly Sensitive Pers...
More haste less speed
I have found this proverb to be so true in my life. It is inevitable that the faster I try and accomplish a job the longer it seems to take. I stumble, fumble and generally bumble about and find it ha...
How to Become A Freelance Writer
Once in a while I toy with the idea of doing some serious writing. I have had one tiny piece published last year and when I was in college it was suggested I would make a good journalist. Until I sta...
Grandma’s apron
I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. I remember my grandmother always insisting I wore one when I visited her. She would say that it was always easier to wash an apron than a dress. I h...
A fool has his day
In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays. He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celeb...
What happens in heaven.
My dear friend Suzi sent me this by e-mail this morning, I thought I would share it with you. I dreamed I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workr...
You will never see this again
Easter 2008 Easter is early this year. Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that H...
The man who did nothing
The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing Ever heard of Stanislav Petrov? Probably not – but you may very well owe him your life. Petrov, a former member of the Soviet military, didn’t act...
Pictorial history of a really bad day
The Parting of the Red Sea
I received this forwarded to me today, it is interesting, I don’t know the source of this information though. Chariot Wheels found at the bottom of the Red Sea — See pictures below a...
Why and when we have leap years
Rules for Determining a Leap Year Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years.(For example, 2008 divided by 4 = 502: Leap year!) Exception: Century years are NOT leap years UNLESS they...
He smells like rain
A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was still groggy from surgery. Her husband, David, held her hand as...
Retirement planning for 2008
RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR 2008 If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00. With World...
Wear pink - end bullying
Two Nova Scotia high school students came up with this idea. I am really proud of these Canadian boys. Wear Pink via kwout David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-scho...
"She taught me how to live and how to die"
Last night I was told I had a new grandson, my second. Only one son has produced any offspring as yet, so now there is Daniel Stephen 4 and Aiden Christopher 1 day old. I will probably go to visit the...
St. Patrick’s Day and genetics
This is part of an article I found at a site called Engines of Our Ingenuity written by John Lienhard, of the University of Houston.(Links below). Some of you Irish might be curious as to your r...
A little bit of truth or what?
Is the barbeque season on the way? It is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking as it’s the only type of cooking a real man will do, probably because...
A loving tribute
Today a woman who lived in the village passed away, after a long battle with cancer. She was one of the most positive, loving people I have ever met. She was the cook at the local school until about e...
Great advertising gimmicks
Answering anger
Today’s ponder states: There are probably some angry people in your life. Angry people like to take their anger out on others. You can get angry back or what are your other alternatives? Having...
How does the stock market work?
Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to t...
The early bird caught the worm
Dawn found me, this morning, bundled up on our living room couch dialing the Immigration office. The fire had died down overnight and it was still cold but I felt I had to get an early start of what p...
Canadian, on hold
We have been landed immigrants since we arrived in 1968, and probably would have remained so, because it was convenient, but because of more stringent regulations regarding traveling abroad we decided...
Who?
Everywhere I go this morning on the internet there is talk about Heath Ledger and his untimely death. I am afraid until today I had never heard of him. It is sad of course that he died, especially for...
When life gets you down
Turn on your sound and have a laugh. I received this from a friend today and it is very good, I think. All about our galaxy...
What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!
I don’t agree, of course, with the activities of this couple, but why is it so much more acceptable for a man to visit a brothel than a woman to work in one? A Polish man got the shock of his li...
The Booby Wall
This says it all, I can’t add anything to this but it is an interesting way to approach a problem. ‘Booby wall’ raises awareness via kwout The Booby Wall...