Growing up in the country and then moving to “the big city” (London,) when I was 24 years old has given me an interesting perspective on life in the country vs. life in the city. Overall, growing up in the country was AWESOME! I would not trade growing up in the country for a childhood […]
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Every story has at least 2 sides and it’s always fascinating to look at the 2 (or more) sides to a story or situation and try to understand the “other” view. We all look at a situation and only see it from one perspective, which leads to walking around blind to the other perspective without
If you’re old like me…(over 40) :), you will remember that famous intro as Johnny Carson was being introduced on “The Tonight Show.” It seems so familiar but the only way I was able to hear this opening was if I was staying up late on a school night. Johnny Carson retired in 1992…and the
Today is a BIG day. Today is my Dad’s 70th Birthday! It’s hard to even put into words how much my Dad has influenced me over the years right up until the present day. Some of my earliest memories are of my Dad working outside on the farm, driving the tractor, baling hay or coming
I could have also titled this blog post “Young and Stupid” but, I will let you make the judgement call on this after reading. (Photo gallery at the end of the post) In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been in vacation planning mode. We have a trip to the Southern US planned for late
You know…you live your whole life not having to worry about certain things, and then one day you realize that the time has come. You’re faced with a situation you have never come across and you are forced to deal with it, like it or not. It’s part of life and it’s inevitable. For me,
Ahhh…the 1980’s & 1990’s. Big hair, awesome music, ugly cars, video games, the introduction of the personal computer. What a time to be alive! This was the era I grew up in and it was an interesting time to have a disability. In the 1970’s there were all kinds of laws that were passed in
Today is February 18th, which just happens to be my sisters birthday. Although I haven’t likely acknowledged it, she was and has been a very important person in my life. She has never asked for any credit or acknowledgement for what she has done for me and maybe she doesn’t even realize how much of
Growing up on a farm was pretty interesting. When I look back on it now, the things that excited me back then seem pretty strange to this “city boy” now. Back in the pre-Internet days, I loved when the Western Ontario Farm newspaper would show up in the mail as well as the other tractor
So…about that time that I bought a grocery store… Yes. I’m serious. I’m not sure how many parts this story could be. This time in my life holds so many great memories and a few bad ones too, so it could be 4 or 5 parts by the time I tell all there is to
Reader discretion is advised. If you have little ones who love animals, don’t read them this one! When I was about 8 or 9 my parents bought us a baby goose early in the spring. He was so cute; Yellow and furry when we first got him. Charlie stayed in the barn when he was
One aspect of many a child’s formative years is learning to play an instrument or getting involved in music in some way. Generally speaking, I think it’s a great idea to get kids involved in music as a way to exercise different parts of their brain and develop some culture. From about age 6 or
