The day to day aspects of life: what is happening around the house and in our family
My best friend Chris reached out to me at the end of June with a plan to meet up at a midway point between his home in Edmonton and our home in Castlegar. He would be travelling with his significant other Billie and his brother Richard, and I would aim to bring Irene along for the trip. I had enjoyed our similar gatherings in the past and so plans were made.
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Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril wrote a nice piece on boredom and what it means to him. I’ve had some time to ponder and developed some of my own thoughts on the topic. As per usual I am sharing those ideas here out of a desire to break up my day and relieve some boredom… actually, that isn’t quite true as I don’t feel bored at the moment. In fact, my back is killing me and I am struggling to find a comfortable way to sit as I write this which is sort of the opposite of being bored.
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I read a post by Toby on the topic of purpose as a general concept in life and found it very insightful. His post is far more insightful than this one is going to be. Go read his blog at the link above to get some excellent definitions and thoughtful consideration regarding the meaning of purpose.
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There was a post over on the DivergentRays blog about mortifying things one has said or done. The example given of seeking out a kitty to pet at a social event is so in keeping with my own likely behaviour: even petting a stone cat is better than having to interact with people! I felt compelled to write a few words about my own personal embarrassing moment.
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We have had no rain in the Castlegar region since early in July: almost a month of totally dry weather. This was made worse when a high pressure zone moved in to the area two weeks ago, trapping the forest fire smoke from half the province in our valleys. Rain has finally arrived, and I am relieved.
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My wife Irene has cancer. It is stage 4 breast cancer, so we have a lot of things to worry about despite the excellent care and good results she has seen thus far. Paramount amongst these worrisome things is the quarterly testing regimen she is on.
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This week in Blaugust has the theme of Introducing yourself. I haven’t really done that this year, so here goes.
I came across this post from the 2003 Big Beaver homecoming event back in 2003 after chatting with my brothers Ron and Colin and sister Connie on the topic. I had vague recollections of the homecoming, but thankfully I had taken enough pictures to give me a few good memories.
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The smoke has settled across our valleys here in Castlegar. Exactly where the air pollution originates is a hard question to answer: there are wildfires in nearly every direction within a few hundred kilometres. But the outcome is obvious.
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My state of health has been a bit rough for the past twelve months or so. I had severe sciatic pain, then a mental breakdown, and following that some nearly crippling anxiety. But it is all good: I’m living a good life, just struggling a bit.
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