Sept 11. And the only thing I can think of is how it was used as an excuse for continued enforcement of ‘righteous’ global conquest. I’m reading Chomsky’s latest book and I’m just getting angry and frustrated the further I read – I haven’t even read 70 pages yet. The arrogance the United States has … [Read more…]
Jenny, our grade 1 teacher, lost her son Simon to depression on Sunday. His funeral was this evening, standing room only. After hearing people talk about him for an hour, I really wish he was one of my friends. His idealism and art would have uplifted me. And it breaks my heart to see parents … [Read more…]
There’s a strike in Jasper so FREE CAMPING. Let’s leave at 3 pm. Chris can be ready at 4. Josh and Stephen can come too. Josh has practice until 5. Will arrives in The Grove at 6 without Chris. No one can get ahold of Josh. Stephen is frustrated and opts out. Will and I … [Read more…]
If it really mattered to me that each experience that I had was recorded in this blog, well, the past couple weeks would set me back a fair bit. Here’s what it looks like from the inside of the nutshell. packed in NDG, ate at Au Pied du Cochon, bought out our lease, loaded the … [Read more…]
I had such a wonderful time tonight. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal put on a free performance of Minus One in Parc Lafontaine. Kevin stood in line for us and seven of us sat in the very centre of the stands and watched about ten different dances. It was amazingly choreographed with fabulous soundtracks. … [Read more…]
So we drive to Mont Tremblant after spending the night at a full facility campground. I just want to climb a mountain, but no one else in the park seems to want to. People can take an air car up the green ski slope mountain or pay $11 to hang out by the lake. I … [Read more…]
I’m tracking my iPod on the FedEx site. It left Shanghai late tonight. Then it arrived in Anchorage this afternoon.
Our precious and beautiful friend Stephanie died last night. We want to thank her father, Gaetan, for his phone call this morning. And we want to thank everyone for their prayers and we ask that you continue to pray for Stephanie’s family and friends as we grieve. We saw Steph last Sunday in her hospital … [Read more…]
We have been accepted to rent an apartment in Spruce Grove this fall. It will be smaller than the huge place we have now, but that will give us the opportunity to shake some of our materialistic headspace in exchange for a simple home. We know we will only be in Spruce Grove for one … [Read more…]
Amber and I lodged ourselves into the crowd at 4 pm and waited five hours to watch the big finale of the Jazz Fest. The show was worth the wait and our spot in the crowd was perfect. The Cirque was perfect in its delivery and as we voyaged home (late, really late) I remarked … [Read more…]