Such is the way of the world
You can never know
Just where to put all your faith
And how will it grow

Gonna rise up
Burning back holes in dark memories
Gonna rise up
Turning mistakes into gold

Such is the passage of time
Too fast to fold
And suddenly swallowed by signs
Low and behold

Gonna rise up
Find my direction magnetically
Gonna rise up
Throw down my ace in the hole

'Rise'
Eddie Vedder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXVpjjpwNss

...i get vibes. sometimes there on, sometimes not. but when I get one, I can't shake it. I have to think think think it through. de-con-struct. think, think. reconstruct. and then trust. be a wave. I'm a person. with/of faith. but when i'm weak, i go back to centre...slow down- think. think. think. we're all afraid of something at some point, aren't we? fear can paralyze. can't let that happen. got to just roll past it. wave and wink as you pass. and then, I really think you breathe easier...and living is much, much easier when you're breathing...go figure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDS0lhRjywY&feature=related


I'm going to see GORDON LIGHTFOOT.

MASSEY HALL. oh.yeah.
wahoooooo!

Let me explain.

My Dad is from New Brunswick. almost every summer of my life, it was my Uncles playing guitar, everyone singing Lightfoot, card games and the kids running around.

Cannot wait.

GO BLUEJAYS!

$9 seats HOORAY
$6 beer BOOOOOooooo

A good way to spend a Saturday afternoon in Toronto in April: fresh air, sunshine, maybe a cerveza or two, the wave and the BLUEJAYS beating the Detroit Tigers (even though I think I like them equally).

We don't have a cool tomahawk chop like the BRAVES, but, who cares! We are in Toronto!

Walkabout with Lena...
Winston Churchill Park, St. Clair Ave
April 2008

These two could NOT be missed! Bravo, Enrico!

Sun shine and 15-21 degrees Celsius.

Toronto, APRIL…all week long!

…for me, this means that I don’t even think of getting on a bus or the subway until I have to…walkity walk walk walk.

I had just passed the Baycrest hospital. As I was crossing the street I see a man on the other side talking to two women. I get closer and hear him say, can you help me cross the street to the hospital. The pair shake their heads, for a moment I thought they didn’t speak English, but then I hear them say a few words followed by a No.

I’m next to them now and I hear the man repeat himself, please, I just need help to cross the street. They repeat No and I ask, can I help you, he says yes, I have MS and I need help crossing the street to get to my Doctor’s appointment. I said sure, and he said to the ladies, clearly annoyed, it wasn’t so hard was it?

We linked arms and he leaned on me heavily. We walked slowly across the street toward the hospital on the corner. He said thanks, I hope I’m not putting you out of your way too much, I laughed, said no, across the street one more time is not out of my way. He said, I have MS and I didn’t bring my walker with me, I just need to get to the door. We walked to the door, said our goodbyes and on my way I went.

Crossing the street again, I saw the two ladies, looking at me as they stood at the bus stop.

I’m not going to lie that I wanted to smack the ladies. Lucky for them, arrest was not on my goal list for that sunshiny day. I even managed not to glare at them.

As I continued walking homeward, I thanked God for my health, my legs and giving me sight to be able to see the opportunity to cross the street with a new friend.

I had a dynamic encounter with one person in less than 10 minutes, no sir, it wasn’t so hard at all.

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A man doing construction on the synagogue brought us coffees this morning from starbucks, so kind of him!
The way I see it #99
Success in life is that your kids want to spend time with you once they’ve grown up.
Paul Orfalea
Founder of Kinko’s

My Dad, Aunt Marina, Uncle Butch, Uncle Leonard...where's Aunt Rosemary...taking the picture, maybe?
These pictures are awesome.