I often hear people saying, “we’ll do…after things get back to normal.” What if what we are doing, or more accurately, what if what we are not doing now is the new normal?
Life Musings
Musings, reflections, thoughts, links and other academic related materials.
COVID-19 Quarantine Family Fun Strategies
Most people, at least many people, are following the recommendations of our Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry and are self-isolating, quarantining themselves and their families, or at the very least, “social-distancing”. However, it seems that large numbers of people are continuing to congregate in city parks – large numbers of people congregating in close […]
Being Present
On the weekend one of my childhood friends passed away. He lost his battle with cancer and now he is dead. As a result, for at least one day I felt like slowing my life down and feeling every feeling and really being present. On Sunday I slowed down and let myself feel all the […]
Rest In Peace Kobe Bryant
As you probably already know, yesterday – early Sunday – Kobe Bryant, retired basketball superstar-hall of famer died in a helicopter crash. In the helicopter with Bryant was his daughter. She also passed away in the crash. Tragic. Truly tragic. Now the complicated part – Kobe Bryant was not a “perfect” human being. In fact, […]
My New Year’s Resolutions for 2020
Some of my friends like Dale Allen Berg, Michael from Beyond the Rhetoric, and James, the Social Dad have been sharing via their blogs their New Year’s resolutions. Reading their resolutions got me to thinking maybe I should take the opportunity of the start of a new year to look at what changes I should […]
Perspective is Everything
No end of the year wisdom or “best of” stuff from me. Just a little anecdote on how perspective is so important. Recently one of of my daughters asked me what kind of ham is my favourite. I thought for a minute or two – who has a favourite ham? Bit of an odd question […]
Being Grateful
I have to admit, I’ve been pretty unhappy for the last little while; you know this is true if you’ve had to deal with me and listen to my rants lately. Me being miserable? Why? When I think about all the great things I have in my life – why am I miserable? The fact […]
Don Cherry Gets Fired
If someone opens a conversation with a statement that sounds anything like, “I don’t want to sound like a racist, but you know Don Cherry kind of…” I typically cut them off as quickly as I can and say, “If you don’t want to sound like a racist, you really should stop talking at this […]
Climate Action Strike 2019
As you probably know, today young people all around the world are stepping away from their studies and other responsibilities to make their elders hear the message that climate change needs to be addressed NOW. Young people often say things like “you’re robbing us of our future”. While this is true, what the adults in […]
No More Meat at Dixie’s
It’s interesting to me how occasionally the closure or the ending of some things hits me right in the “feels”. An example of this is when Danny Finkelman’s show, Finkelman’s 45s ended on CBC radio. Hit me right in the feels. And then last year, 293 Wallace closed. That restaurant, located in Hope BC – […]
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Yesterday a friend and I rode back to my family home near Lytton. It was awful and I won’t share pictures of the destruction. . Seeing as nobody is allowed to travel through Lytton - excellent security in place at every entry point - in order to get back to the city, we rode through Lillooet and over the Duffey Lake Road. . There was good and “difficult” on the ride. Good news - it rained without lightning! . Bad news? It rained and we were on our motorcycles. And it was COLD. . So as soon as we came off the Duffey Lake we needed somewhere to warm up. . And there was @townsquarepemberton glowing in the night. We went in, got a hot cup of coffee each and then they brought us warm blankets to wrap up to warm up. . Oh yeah, I also ordered their poutine. It doesn’t look big but it was a deep dish of crisp fries, layers of cheese curds, and just enough gravy to satiate my hunger. . Excellent food and excellent customer service. We’ll definitely be back! . . . #poutine #pembertonbc #pemberton #fries #duffeylake #motorcycle #motorcycleadventure #getoutside #explorebc #seatosky2 days ago -
Trying to make a good impression on my neighbours with my brand new @traegergrills Mesa 22. This baby came home with me from Costco this afternoon. . Under the go big or go home heading, I’ve got five monster sized tomahawk-style steaks on for a first cook. . . . #traegergrills #traeger #pelletgrill #steak #tomahawksteak #dinner #smoker #meat #food6 days ago -
Yesterday I rolled over the 50,000km mark on my motorcycle. I needed to get out of my head - I need to stop thinking about the devastation of the Lytton fire - so I jumped on my v-strom and headed for Kootenay-Boundary Region. It felt good to be out of the city and to hang out with good friends for lots of laughs and a few tears. . . . #motorcycle #motorcyclelife #getoutside #explorebc #kootenaylife #kootenayboundary #boundarycountry1 week ago -
When my brain gets stuck on the worry-cycle I like to get outside. Today the kids and I made our way to the Barnet Beach for some time in the sun and surf. . . . #getoutside #explorebc #barnetmarinepark #lyttonstrong #lyttonfire #beachday2 weeks ago -
Life lessons from The Holstee Manifesto while lunching @blacksmithbakery today. . . . #lifelessons #life #lunch #fortlangley #thisisyourlife2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. That peaceful easy feeling of sitting at the table reading and writing. We continue to wait - somewhat patiently - to hear what has happened to the homes and cabins around the valleys and hills around Lytton while trusting that the firefighters are doing every they can to save our homes even while many of them have lost everything. . . #lyttonbc #lyttonfire #gratitude #wildfirebc #wildfire #cabinlife2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. . . . #lyttonbc #lyttonfire #wildfire2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. . . . #lyttonbc #lyttonbcfire #wildfire #pride #rainbowcrosswalk3 weeks ago -
I’m having a very difficult time processing what is going on in my home community of Lytton BC. The fire destroyed the village and many surrounding First Nation Reserves and yet we are not allowed to return to our homes until possibly October 15th. . And most of the community have had no communication about the status of their homes as the fire continues to burn in the Botanie Valley. . People need information and yet there has been nothing forthcoming. . #lyttonbc #lyttonbcfire #wildfire3 weeks ago