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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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Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in It's a Living, Learning & Education | 2 Comments »
As much as I'd like to, I can't even pretend that I'm procrastinating today. Once again I have been locked in my basement and am diligently working away at ... Read more..Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Random Burbling | 2 Comments »
Tonight Drew and I hosted dinner for our NO KIDDING! group. It's a social group for people who, for whatever reason, don't have kids. We have a standing get together ... Read more..Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in It's a Living | 3 Comments »
Each year at the college they host an internal Teaching Success Symposium (TSS). It's organized by a cross-departmental committee but is associated mostly with the department I work in. ... Read more..Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Random Burbling | 3 Comments »
Apparently the climate you live in makes a big difference on the care and keeping of older wooden bagpipes and chanters. I inherited my dad's and they've spent most ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Learning & Education | 3 Comments »
Quite often I sit around ranting about how annoying it is to have to return to university in pursuit of a degree. Don't get me wrong - I love ... Read more..