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Each year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.
It used to be a sizeable donation.
In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.
I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance day arrives to make them.
I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.
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Friday, January 20th, 2006 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »
So, what have I been doing with that other 2% of my time? With the help of my co-conspirator George, I managed to take my first Jeepney ride. George is ... Read more..Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »
I know Canada is a huge sparsely populated country with lots of open space. As such, I suspect we create zones wherein others don't intrude when we're out in public. ... Read more..Saturday, January 14th, 2006 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »
One of the strangest things I've had to get used to is the lack of knives in restaurants. Aside from the hotel, I've not seen a single knife in any ... Read more..Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »
This week was mostly uneventful. I spent 98% of my time working on sleeping. Since I do have a policy of not discussing work in my journal, this directly translates ... Read more..Thursday, January 5th, 2006 Posted in Learning & Education | No Comments »
If there's one thing that I've learned studying adult and continuing education theory, it's that adults really hate being patronized and don't have any tolerance for those presenting themselves as ... Read more..