Category: REMEMBRANCE SERIES
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November 11th: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.13.13 I was born on Remembrance Day: The day we pause to remember the men and women who served our country. We wear red poppies on our chests and school children get the day off school. We observe a minute of silent reflection at 11:00 am and…
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The Dream: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.14.13 The elephant grass is 8 feet high. Sharp as hell and thick beyond belief. Dozens of narrow pathways cut through the field form a maze that I navigate by instinct. I’m hunting and lost. The day is hot and my sweat is constant. I fire my…
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Guns in the Hills: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.15.13 As I mentioned, Nov 11th is a school holiday in Canada. That meant that as a school boy, I never had school on my birthday. That made for a great day to hold a birthday party, which through my elementary school years always involved playing guns…
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The News: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.16.13 On Remembrance Day, the news channels play war footage. I am immediately drawn to it, and stop everything to focus and listen. The personal stories captivate me and I often put myself in their shoes…picturing what it would have been like if that were me. I’m…
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My First Office: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.17.13 I started my first information management business in September of 1997. By early 1999, we had grown large enough to necessitate formal office space. As we toured many options around Calgary, surprisingly we were lead to one of the buildings being rented on Calgary’s former army…
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My House: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.18.13 My youngest daughter is now 4. When Phoebe was born, she entered our lovely house taking us from a family of three to a family of four. No big deal, she was small and we had a bedroom perfectly set up for her. Oh how wrong…
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Values: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.19.13 So who am I on this, my 43rd Remembrance Day? I am the values I represent. I am the consistent patterns of my past. I see myself through this lens, this Remembrance Day. From the day of my birth: Be respectful From my dreams & lessons from…
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