Thursday, June 29, 2006
Thursday June 29, 2006 - Year 4, Day 101 – tic-toc
15C/59F, overcast & windy; Gusta tried to befriend every bird on or near the lagoon; rain clouds loom as patches of blue disappear, reappear, disappear again . . rain suit & clubs ready for the NAIOP golf tournament this afternoon
‘There are four questions of value in life . . . What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.’ – Johnny Depp as Don Juan deMarco in the movie of that name
how we value friends, family & colleagues is one of the most important element of relationships; icing on the cake is how those we care about value us in return; sometimes they amaze us, sometimes they love us, sometimes they hate us, but always they surprise us
a surprise note last night from a friend proved that point; & speaking of rare find bean counters, one of those has a birthday today; in addition to growing grapes & earning winemaking awards he cultivates loyalty & friendship – rare talents, rare guy, rare qualities – from an accountant/CFO type turned wine-country gentleman; if he was wine, it would be a smooth 1955 Cabernet; if you visit Lake Breeze Winery in Naramata look for the hard working natty dresser (yes, he irons his overalls) that’s him; many more GR
the next few days – work becomes play; play mixes with work & this City gets ready for the 2 weeks of party-time that is Stampede; the other 50 weeks of the year used for getting over or getting ready for those 2 weeks; for some a summer festival, for some a time to work more than play, for some it is just liver damage, for some it is Mardi-gras with horses involved; countdown begun; how many hours till the Canada day long weekend? how many days till vacation mode? how many hours till school is out? or, how long till the kids go back? how many days till the Calgary Stampede starts? how many breakfasts, lunches & other functions will we attend? How many afternoons will people attend the grounds, the rodeo etc. - or how many did they manage to avoid? for some, how soon till it is all over?
for me: ‘how long till school is out in Hinesburg & how soon will vacationing teacher SN take to get here?’ .. tic-toc
seems patches of blue are emerging from the clouds
Mark
‘There are four questions of value in life . . . What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.’ – Johnny Depp as Don Juan deMarco in the movie of that name
how we value friends, family & colleagues is one of the most important element of relationships; icing on the cake is how those we care about value us in return; sometimes they amaze us, sometimes they love us, sometimes they hate us, but always they surprise us
a surprise note last night from a friend proved that point; & speaking of rare find bean counters, one of those has a birthday today; in addition to growing grapes & earning winemaking awards he cultivates loyalty & friendship – rare talents, rare guy, rare qualities – from an accountant/CFO type turned wine-country gentleman; if he was wine, it would be a smooth 1955 Cabernet; if you visit Lake Breeze Winery in Naramata look for the hard working natty dresser (yes, he irons his overalls) that’s him; many more GR
the next few days – work becomes play; play mixes with work & this City gets ready for the 2 weeks of party-time that is Stampede; the other 50 weeks of the year used for getting over or getting ready for those 2 weeks; for some a summer festival, for some a time to work more than play, for some it is just liver damage, for some it is Mardi-gras with horses involved; countdown begun; how many hours till the Canada day long weekend? how many days till vacation mode? how many hours till school is out? or, how long till the kids go back? how many days till the Calgary Stampede starts? how many breakfasts, lunches & other functions will we attend? How many afternoons will people attend the grounds, the rodeo etc. - or how many did they manage to avoid? for some, how soon till it is all over?
for me: ‘how long till school is out in Hinesburg & how soon will vacationing teacher SN take to get here?’ .. tic-toc
seems patches of blue are emerging from the clouds
Mark
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