Forget singing, I'm playing in the rain

Well I am about to head out to Bradner to play some ball. Yep it has just rained 5 inches and hailed some. I will be playing in a rubber poncho and gum boots, but I will still make it look good!! We have missed the last couple of games because of the weather I guess they are concerned that we won't get all the games in.  Play on they say.

I will see how it goes.

Below is a pic that was taken a Lynn Valley. Brie lept from a rock about ten feet high, was was probably ten feet away. I think it is pretty cool how how a little one can put her trust in someone else. If only I could follow suchan example.

Is it the end of the world as we know it??

It is curious. The end of the world is often talked about, and as often dismissed. People have been talking about the apocalypse since the death of Christ, if not longer. But as one looks around at the signs and events around the world, I wonder if the timing is nearing the doorstep. There is financial ruin spreading throughout Europe and North America, the two continents that hold much of the world’s wealth. Wars are occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan. But what about North Korea, Thailand, Iran, Mexico and Columbia? Violence is spreading throughout the globe through terrorism, drug wars, civil unrest or religious/ideological conflict. There are volcanic eruptions that are major disruptions, floods, fires, earthquakes, oil spills, virus pandemics and global warming.


I am not sure how much more the Earth can take. We live in a troubled time and I am concerned with what is around the corner. Personally, this puts a lot of irritations into perspective.

rain

Man is it pouring outside. I haven't healed from my last grueling run, I think I am re-injuring that hammy. However it is fun to run in the rain and I do wish I could have been running rather than simply walking. A run refreshes me, but a run in the rain is something else, it is invigorating.

It is also a chance for the veggies to take hold a grow. I have to admit that I am sad that my blueberries are not going to produce much this year, I am not sure why.

Anyway it is just a list of thoughts that have come from walking in the rain.

Summer Sun

What a beautiful day. spent the day in the yard: weeding, mowing, planting and just enjoying the sun. Now I have a roast on the BBQ with some baby potatoes and grilled veggies. Tonights going to be a good night! I can't can't to eat.

Hope the sun was enjoyed by everyone. Tomorrow is the Oak Bay half. I wish I was there. I have lost my distance legs with my break, but I am working back to it.

Spring Glory

The night couldn’t have been much better. I was playing ball out in Bradner, the sun was warm, there were only a few clouds in the sky and the game was great. It was a close game but going into the bottom of the 7th we were down 15-9. We ended up tying the game. As I drove home the country side looked awesome; bathed in a dusky sun. I could have stayed out there all evening.


I arrived to a spaghetti dinner and warm banana bread. The summer is coming and I am jacked!

Oh dear

After a few comments perhaps I should clarify: I am not an alcoholic and I am not overwhelmed with life. I just have a tendency to become a bit excited in my descriptions at times.

I enjoy my work, in spite of it's busyness. I enjoy my family and my friends...usually. Perhaps I should stick to philosophical babble.

Enjoyed the garden today and got in the veggies. Brie even helped me plant and pull weeds. She was funny without realizing she was planting green onions and she poked a spider. After I told what happened she looked pretty smug. It was priceless!

Enjoy mother's day

Searching for the cure

There are good days and there are difficult days. These past days have been more difficult. Life is often stressful with various day to day activities. Things like work, relationship, and finances all have an impact on a person. But when chronic pain is added it makes the ordinary unbearable. The constant ache of shoulders, neck and head is also very tiring and there is little escape from it.


I realize that it has raised eyebrows in the past. But alcohol is an effective “number”. It dials down the over stimulation of work challenges, grief, loss and pain. It is easy to see how one’s way of coping through the use alcohol can become detrimental. Limiting such use is paramount but finding an effective substitute is even more difficult.

I worry, if at this age these are the challenges that are faced. What will the fifties, sixties and beyond look like. Especially when chronic use of NSAID and anti-inflammatory are discouraged.

Go Canucks GO

Trip into Vancouver

I headed into Vancouver yesterday to see my “physiologist”. As I was driving I was mulling over the idea of absolutes and relativism. We live in an era that preaches tolerance and discards responsibility. Today we aren’t able to have an opinion, what we can have are loose associations that don’t offend. There is a growing restlessness among the masses and I for one believe that it is because of a loss of identity. I am not switching gears here. When one has an idea of how the world works they then have an idea of how they fit in the world. When we can’t make sense of the world how can we make sense of ourselves? When we say that there are no absolutes we have no measure in which to work with. I believe this is at the root of the anxiety and restlessness.


Anyway at the end of the day all the physiologist offered were stronger pain meds and told me my posture needs work. The meds haven’t helped yet.