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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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Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Popularity Contests | No Comments »
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Thankfully I do not have a broken knuckle or damage to other bones in my hand. According the the doctor who poked and prodded my hand while I grimaced and ... Read more..Thursday, January 1st, 2009 Posted in Frothing At The Bit | 2 Comments »
Ow! Ow! Fric'n frack'n ow! Drew has been gone 2 weeks and I have my first injury. It's pretty much a tradition now. I'm a clutz. The type that trips over ... Read more..