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Translation: LunaStone Designs is responsible for all the good stuff. I'm responsible for screwing up her work.

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Poppy Count

Poppy count charitable donation grand plan

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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Salt in the wound

Scribbled down on July 14th, 2009 by she
Posted in Learning & Education

Got my final paper in Experimental Psych back today and somehow managed to pull off an A. It’s a tad bit bitter sweet considering my poor performance on my exams yesterday.

School’s done for the semester. There’s nothing to do but wait until te final marks are in.

Here’s hoping my performance is better next semester when I get to watch my head explode as I try to juggle Ethics, International Relations, & Leadership type classes.

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2 Responses to “Salt in the wound”

mcpypr Says:
July 17th, 2009 at 11:11 am

You are a sucker for punishment. Congrats on the mark though. Have a great holiday with Mickey & Cinderella.
Big Mama R Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

That schedule sounds pretty good. *snort* We will have to make sure to see each other once in a while for a requisite fit of hysterical cackling. ;o)

Keeping fingers crosses that your marks are unexpectedly spirit-lifting.

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