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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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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Flan-dom, Where No Flan Has Gone Before | 4 Comments »
Last year Drew and I - with much help from Drew's best friend S's wife K - went on vacation to Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper National Park. It was ... Read more..Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in It's a Living | No Comments »
Drew tells me January is the month of perpetual Mondays. He'll experience Tuesday when February rolls around and is hoping to be home sometime Thursday. If he's still in KAF ... Read more..Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Friends & Family, Those Who Volunteered | 5 Comments »
Whatever was wrong with my thumbs and hands appears to have gone back into the hole it crawled out from. I am able to write again and am much relieved. ... Read more..Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Learning & Education | No Comments »
Something is wrong with my hands. I can type relatively well - all be it a lot slower than normal - but I can't seem to grip a pen. My ... Read more..Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Posted in Art, Vittles & Beer, It's a Living | 1 Comment »
Last time I blogged about food Drew complained that it wasn't fair for me to talk about food. Tonight I feel no guilt. A bunch of my co-workers and I ... Read more..