Monday, May 27, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Signs
I had to laugh... I'm sorry folks, I never usually read over my posted Blog as you the reader see it. My Brother Gordy was saying that the white on black "messes with his eyes"... Now I know what he means. I'll change it to black text on white... I just always liked the look of white text on black. Though I think it's because I do my "blogging" often late at night and in the dark.
A few times when I was in Vancouver recently, my friend Thomas and I noticed that Mike's wife's name seemed to be "appearing" everywhere.
The other night while walking on the train bridge in Fredericton, I came across a section of the side rail with "I lov you Mandy xoxo" etched into the wood. I went back last night and got the attached photo:
A few times when I was in Vancouver recently, my friend Thomas and I noticed that Mike's wife's name seemed to be "appearing" everywhere.
The other night while walking on the train bridge in Fredericton, I came across a section of the side rail with "I lov you Mandy xoxo" etched into the wood. I went back last night and got the attached photo:
Friday, May 3, 2013
Where to start....
Ever since the morning of April 19th, I haven't been here, I haven't been anywhere. one of the most tragic events I can think of amongst my most close personal friends occurred that morning. I wont go into any details suffice to say, my best friend lost his wife. That he is shattered is an understatement. He loved her with all his heart and told me they were soul mates. You could see and feel the energy emanating from both of them. She was beautiful, smart, funny, quick witted and so very talented. He is, smart, great looking, funny, not so quick witted, but an amazingly talented man. That the two should meet up together in this lifetime, might lend proof to our lives being preordained.
Upon hearing the news, I knew right away I needed to be at my Brother's side. Some good friends of our that live close to him, set into action and helped to maintain some sense of sanity, to the insanity of what had happened. My best friends parents are too elderly to go out West and his sister is fighting cancer. I had to go for everyone here who loves him, and carry that message to him in the most crucial of times. The friends that were taking care of him, not only helped him in every way, but also helped to ensure I could make it out west. Havning a Brother that works for Westjet, my friend asked her Brother if he might donate his "buddy pass" to me, so I could fly out, otherwise, the cost to fly out to Vancouver from here is astronomical and the emergency trip more than likely wouldnt have happened had it not been for that "Buddy Pass". My endless thanx and gratitude to them.
On Tuesday April 23, I made a bittersweet return to Vancouver. I spent as much time as I could with my best friend, knowing there was really nothing I could do, no power to bring back who he had lost and it broke my heart to see him in such pain....Even now thinking about it, tears stream from my eyes. I've never cried so hard in my life. And all my pain, for him or my arthritis, was NOTHING compared to the pain and torture he was going through...
When I first got to his side, he was barely eating and only talking in a whisper, he shook violently and moan in grief... I'd never seen this side of him, I don't think he had either...
I accompanied him to the viewing and I met her parents, we grieved together for a beautiful woman who left us much to soon.
I had not planned to speak at the memorial, but at the last minute, felt I had something to say. I can't recall much of what I said. I know I said, that he was my Brother and I loved him dearly. I remember saying how much we all loved her and how she had touched so many people's lives when they had just recently visited us in our home town here. I remember asking, almost pleading with all of our friends and family's there in attendance to please watch over my best friend, and in a month, in two or six months, they had to be there with him, never leave him alone, never let him feel alone or that he can't turn to them for anything.
The days after the memorial were spent consoling and trying to convince him he was not to blame... I think guilt comes with every passing of someone's loved one. 'What could we have done?' ' If only, we had done this or that'... But it's all futile, because it wont bring anyone back, it wont heal any wounds, but it is part of the process.
It was the most difficult moment to leave him. I know he's in good hands, but he's my best bud and again, it rips my heart in half to think of his pain and again to know, there's nothing that anyone can do, but let time heal the wound, more than likely never to fully mend.
On a little bit of a brighter note. I did manage some time to meet with former co workers, colleagues and friends for a lunch at my favorite Vancouver Schezuan restaurant. Got to hang out with my "other" best friend Jay, and we got to visit an old friend of ours and smoke some fine cigars.
I'm back home now. The reality of what happened still wont set in. I met with my best friends family last night, to help to explain to them what happened. How someone so beautiful so smart, who seemed to have everything one could want in the World, could be gone. None of us can make sense of it.
I don't think we ever will...
Upon hearing the news, I knew right away I needed to be at my Brother's side. Some good friends of our that live close to him, set into action and helped to maintain some sense of sanity, to the insanity of what had happened. My best friends parents are too elderly to go out West and his sister is fighting cancer. I had to go for everyone here who loves him, and carry that message to him in the most crucial of times. The friends that were taking care of him, not only helped him in every way, but also helped to ensure I could make it out west. Havning a Brother that works for Westjet, my friend asked her Brother if he might donate his "buddy pass" to me, so I could fly out, otherwise, the cost to fly out to Vancouver from here is astronomical and the emergency trip more than likely wouldnt have happened had it not been for that "Buddy Pass". My endless thanx and gratitude to them.
On Tuesday April 23, I made a bittersweet return to Vancouver. I spent as much time as I could with my best friend, knowing there was really nothing I could do, no power to bring back who he had lost and it broke my heart to see him in such pain....Even now thinking about it, tears stream from my eyes. I've never cried so hard in my life. And all my pain, for him or my arthritis, was NOTHING compared to the pain and torture he was going through...
When I first got to his side, he was barely eating and only talking in a whisper, he shook violently and moan in grief... I'd never seen this side of him, I don't think he had either...
I accompanied him to the viewing and I met her parents, we grieved together for a beautiful woman who left us much to soon.
I had not planned to speak at the memorial, but at the last minute, felt I had something to say. I can't recall much of what I said. I know I said, that he was my Brother and I loved him dearly. I remember saying how much we all loved her and how she had touched so many people's lives when they had just recently visited us in our home town here. I remember asking, almost pleading with all of our friends and family's there in attendance to please watch over my best friend, and in a month, in two or six months, they had to be there with him, never leave him alone, never let him feel alone or that he can't turn to them for anything.
The days after the memorial were spent consoling and trying to convince him he was not to blame... I think guilt comes with every passing of someone's loved one. 'What could we have done?' ' If only, we had done this or that'... But it's all futile, because it wont bring anyone back, it wont heal any wounds, but it is part of the process.
It was the most difficult moment to leave him. I know he's in good hands, but he's my best bud and again, it rips my heart in half to think of his pain and again to know, there's nothing that anyone can do, but let time heal the wound, more than likely never to fully mend.
On a little bit of a brighter note. I did manage some time to meet with former co workers, colleagues and friends for a lunch at my favorite Vancouver Schezuan restaurant. Got to hang out with my "other" best friend Jay, and we got to visit an old friend of ours and smoke some fine cigars.
I'm back home now. The reality of what happened still wont set in. I met with my best friends family last night, to help to explain to them what happened. How someone so beautiful so smart, who seemed to have everything one could want in the World, could be gone. None of us can make sense of it.
I don't think we ever will...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Spring, but delayed
This North and North West wind that's been blowing almost steady for the last 48hours is really buming out my Spring. It had got so nice, then about 2 days ago this wind came up. Day temps were said to be about +4 but with this wind, they dropped to well below Zero... Today I had got up early, rarin to go, I knew it'd be cold and windy out, so I dressed what I thought was suitable. Set out to go to the bank and had turned back about halfway to Regent.... Came home, bundled up some more and took Alita out instead. I just have to get some paperwork from the Bank and then i can open my membership at the Y and get swimming and to the gym. After my walk with Alita, my left knee (which had been bugging me when I had got up) and my ankles felt like they were going to give out on me.
So I crashed for the afternoon. It was just a tiny bit warmer when i got up, but just took Alita out for a short walk and then had supper. So tomorrow, as long as it isn't as ridiculous as this morning was, I'll get the banking done and get to the Y. I probably wont start gym work, until I can book my one free training session and get an idea of what would be good for me to do as a routine. I don't want to "bulk up" or anything, just some basic range of motion exercises. Swimming, I can do some pool exercise and it'll have some good passive resistance.
Coming up on the 13th of April is the 1 year anniversary for the Doug's Fight benefit that was held for my old bandmate and good bud Doug Gibbon. He beat his battle with cancer and is tomorrow even returning back to his old job. So there can't be much more fantastic news than that. It'll be cool to see some of the old |Dreamkick guys and fans. The Oromocto and surrounding area probably held our biggest fan base. I'm quite lookin forward to the show. Doug's band 'Alter Ego', will be playing. In that band are of course Doug and Peter Gillies whom I played in Dreamkick with and their drummer is Glenn Brown, who was our drummer in the Wasteland Zombies.
Other than that, i wait for warmer weather and for Summer to come. Quite stoked. Things are kinda looking up...
Added in some recent pix of Demon Kitty 'Elsa', She kitty of the MM
So I crashed for the afternoon. It was just a tiny bit warmer when i got up, but just took Alita out for a short walk and then had supper. So tomorrow, as long as it isn't as ridiculous as this morning was, I'll get the banking done and get to the Y. I probably wont start gym work, until I can book my one free training session and get an idea of what would be good for me to do as a routine. I don't want to "bulk up" or anything, just some basic range of motion exercises. Swimming, I can do some pool exercise and it'll have some good passive resistance.
Coming up on the 13th of April is the 1 year anniversary for the Doug's Fight benefit that was held for my old bandmate and good bud Doug Gibbon. He beat his battle with cancer and is tomorrow even returning back to his old job. So there can't be much more fantastic news than that. It'll be cool to see some of the old |Dreamkick guys and fans. The Oromocto and surrounding area probably held our biggest fan base. I'm quite lookin forward to the show. Doug's band 'Alter Ego', will be playing. In that band are of course Doug and Peter Gillies whom I played in Dreamkick with and their drummer is Glenn Brown, who was our drummer in the Wasteland Zombies.
Other than that, i wait for warmer weather and for Summer to come. Quite stoked. Things are kinda looking up...
Added in some recent pix of Demon Kitty 'Elsa', She kitty of the MM
Monday, March 25, 2013
War Ensemble
Had a great time on Saturday night. Local Metaller's 'Hero's Last Rite' invited me up to perform a cover song with them. It was quite an honor has the guys in the band are no novices. Tim Gorman in particular, who was an inspiration and local idol in my early forays into the local music scene. Despite being a "metalhead", Tim joined local Hard Core punk rock hero's Neighborhood Watch. I used to sit on the stairs at their jam house and watch them practice, picking up tips and ideas for promoting and having a successful band.
Years later when I was playing in Dreamkick, at one show a young lad named Steve MacDonald asked me for some advice on having a band. Though I don't recall this particular encounter with Steve, I apparently was very nice, very open about my advice to him. Talking a few months ago, Steve offered up the idea of coming up and doing a song with them. I was totally gungho for the idea from the start.
I started reallly practicing the SLAYER song from Season's in the Abyss, right after coming back from my 'staycation' at my Bro's place in Saint John. I've known the song for years, I listened to it from the year the album came out and it's one of those songs that's in your head, you know the words (or at least you think you do) like your second hand.
Back in Dreamkick days, we used to play some 30 songs a night, memorizing a lot of them took a lot of time and practice. I tried to combine some old methods with some new methods of practicing the song to get it into my head. I didn't want to make myslef look like a total ass and novice on stage with these guys, for their sake and mine. I went online to see if i could find a copy of the track minus the vocals. I didn't quite find what I wanted, but came across this young guitar players "version" of War Ensemble". It's not the best quality, but I wasn't looking for quality here. I wanted to practice singing the song without falling back on Tom Araya's vocals. This guys video did just the trick! I had written the lyrics out 3 times over a couple days. Listened to the song back to back pretty much when i was out with Alita.
Steve and I had talked about me rehearsing the song at the bands last practice for the show. That didn't pan out, so we left it to their sound check to run through it.
The band didn't have their sound check until about 9:30 at the bar, "The cellar". By that time, quite a few people were in the bar (not necessarily for the bands) and we didn't really announce what was going down when I did the practice run through. So needless to say, the rehearsal was pretty much a train crash, monitors not working, causing people to not hear where they were made the song anything but smooth.
I had to laugh at 10:30 when the HLR took to the stage and Steve was singing for them. People who had been around for my "run through" were probably thinking, "Jeeez, good thing they got rid of that other guy!!" But after HLR's song 'I Am Atomic', I was back on stage and we ripped through the song which went A LOT smoother than the practice... My mic cord was snagged under other cables and around the corner of the monitor, so I ended up, kinda hunched over for most of the song. I didn't want to derail my thoughts with freeing up the mic cord in my thought's over the song's lyrics. But we did it! You can see the clips my friend Jen took here. So far no photo's have surfaced. I didn't bring my cam, as my friends that were going would much rather be boppin around, head banging instead of the duty of capturing the performance and protecting my camera. The only crappy thing about the vid is the sound quality.
Finally and I'll say it, Spring has sprung. I believe we've left the temperatures of -10 and below behind. Temps have still been cool, but it's been because of the North wind trying to maintain it's strangle hold on warm weather. we've had some nice Sunny days, but the temps of +5 have been pushed to below freezing because of that damned wind! Sunnier warmer days are ahead.
There's been no headway in the Type II collagen search yet. Kinda back burnered it until I got back from my Bro's and had also hoped to have my Y gym pass, but some stupid fuckery of course has thrust a blade into that hip. So in the next few days here, I'm going to try and nail down the pass, I've got to go see my Doc and it's that time of month to pay bills (I've got bill phobia), I'm scared to open my power bill, but it should be less than the last months. I'm pretty sure that if I could get a portable furnace like my Bro has, I could really reduce costs here and actually not have to move out. We'll see what the Spring brings. University's almost out, so some places around should free up soon. I have to say, I love my neighbors, you couldn't ask for better ones, this place is convenient and really not too shabby.
In April here, my good friend and former bandmate Doug Gibbon and his band Alter Ego are going to be having an "anniversary" gig at the Oromocto legion. Doug had a benefit last year as he battled (and won) a fight against cancer. It was the one that Chris G hooked me up through Skype and I actually "attended" the benefit.
So this show is an anniversary gig. Should be a blast, the Oromocto, Burton, Geary folk know how to have a great time!
Stay cool!
Years later when I was playing in Dreamkick, at one show a young lad named Steve MacDonald asked me for some advice on having a band. Though I don't recall this particular encounter with Steve, I apparently was very nice, very open about my advice to him. Talking a few months ago, Steve offered up the idea of coming up and doing a song with them. I was totally gungho for the idea from the start.
I started reallly practicing the SLAYER song from Season's in the Abyss, right after coming back from my 'staycation' at my Bro's place in Saint John. I've known the song for years, I listened to it from the year the album came out and it's one of those songs that's in your head, you know the words (or at least you think you do) like your second hand.
Back in Dreamkick days, we used to play some 30 songs a night, memorizing a lot of them took a lot of time and practice. I tried to combine some old methods with some new methods of practicing the song to get it into my head. I didn't want to make myslef look like a total ass and novice on stage with these guys, for their sake and mine. I went online to see if i could find a copy of the track minus the vocals. I didn't quite find what I wanted, but came across this young guitar players "version" of War Ensemble". It's not the best quality, but I wasn't looking for quality here. I wanted to practice singing the song without falling back on Tom Araya's vocals. This guys video did just the trick! I had written the lyrics out 3 times over a couple days. Listened to the song back to back pretty much when i was out with Alita.
Steve and I had talked about me rehearsing the song at the bands last practice for the show. That didn't pan out, so we left it to their sound check to run through it.
The band didn't have their sound check until about 9:30 at the bar, "The cellar". By that time, quite a few people were in the bar (not necessarily for the bands) and we didn't really announce what was going down when I did the practice run through. So needless to say, the rehearsal was pretty much a train crash, monitors not working, causing people to not hear where they were made the song anything but smooth.
I had to laugh at 10:30 when the HLR took to the stage and Steve was singing for them. People who had been around for my "run through" were probably thinking, "Jeeez, good thing they got rid of that other guy!!" But after HLR's song 'I Am Atomic', I was back on stage and we ripped through the song which went A LOT smoother than the practice... My mic cord was snagged under other cables and around the corner of the monitor, so I ended up, kinda hunched over for most of the song. I didn't want to derail my thoughts with freeing up the mic cord in my thought's over the song's lyrics. But we did it! You can see the clips my friend Jen took here. So far no photo's have surfaced. I didn't bring my cam, as my friends that were going would much rather be boppin around, head banging instead of the duty of capturing the performance and protecting my camera. The only crappy thing about the vid is the sound quality.
Finally and I'll say it, Spring has sprung. I believe we've left the temperatures of -10 and below behind. Temps have still been cool, but it's been because of the North wind trying to maintain it's strangle hold on warm weather. we've had some nice Sunny days, but the temps of +5 have been pushed to below freezing because of that damned wind! Sunnier warmer days are ahead.
There's been no headway in the Type II collagen search yet. Kinda back burnered it until I got back from my Bro's and had also hoped to have my Y gym pass, but some stupid fuckery of course has thrust a blade into that hip. So in the next few days here, I'm going to try and nail down the pass, I've got to go see my Doc and it's that time of month to pay bills (I've got bill phobia), I'm scared to open my power bill, but it should be less than the last months. I'm pretty sure that if I could get a portable furnace like my Bro has, I could really reduce costs here and actually not have to move out. We'll see what the Spring brings. University's almost out, so some places around should free up soon. I have to say, I love my neighbors, you couldn't ask for better ones, this place is convenient and really not too shabby.
In April here, my good friend and former bandmate Doug Gibbon and his band Alter Ego are going to be having an "anniversary" gig at the Oromocto legion. Doug had a benefit last year as he battled (and won) a fight against cancer. It was the one that Chris G hooked me up through Skype and I actually "attended" the benefit.
So this show is an anniversary gig. Should be a blast, the Oromocto, Burton, Geary folk know how to have a great time!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Post 'staycation' at my Bro's
So from March 11 to yesterday March 19th, I was house sitting my Brother's place in Saint John and also dog sitting his girlfriends American Eskimo dog 'Star'.
Was a pretty good get away, Alita came with me, it's always so much better when she can tag along. Then I have no worry's about her, nor have to place the responsibility on anyone else. Elsa had the whole apartment to herself and seemed to make it through my absence unscathed.
Old man Winter threw in a couple "last hurrah's" over the last week, with chilly temperatures and strong North winds. Then today, we had a pretty huge snowfall. It's not too bad as the temperatures reasonable and will remain mostly above zero in the daytime for the next week or so.
I got my pass for the Y, so I'll be starting to go to the pool and gym next week. I'm pretty stoked for that, it'll keep me a little more occupied, social and have good excercise.
Dis is all for now, time to sleep...
Was a pretty good get away, Alita came with me, it's always so much better when she can tag along. Then I have no worry's about her, nor have to place the responsibility on anyone else. Elsa had the whole apartment to herself and seemed to make it through my absence unscathed.
Old man Winter threw in a couple "last hurrah's" over the last week, with chilly temperatures and strong North winds. Then today, we had a pretty huge snowfall. It's not too bad as the temperatures reasonable and will remain mostly above zero in the daytime for the next week or so.
I got my pass for the Y, so I'll be starting to go to the pool and gym next week. I'm pretty stoked for that, it'll keep me a little more occupied, social and have good excercise.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Spring Forward, Fall Back
Yes, yes, I am so very excited!! This weekend the time goes ahead, so that we have more daylight! Today's been a beautiful day, but the wicked, mean, hateful North wind is still trying to get in it's last hurrah!~ In the Sun, you can feel it's warmth, in the shade you feel the bite. More Spring-like temperatures are heading our way, as in about 4 days from now, we'll have temps up around +8 +9 C.
Everything has a double edge here. In the Winter it's bitter and cold for me, in the Summer it's too hot and humid for Alita. I've been trying to think of ways of keeping her cool on our walks in the Summer.. Maybe I guess hosing her down before we go out. I'd thought if I had the money of some kind of "coolant suit", but I ain't got money to buy or invent one of those... I always carry water with us on hot days, even mild to warm days. The Sun hitting her back might as well be hitting solar panel...
You know, a few months ago, if someone had told me that I'd be eating yogurt, I'd have told em to shove it! But ever since I had the antibiotics that I needed to eat yogurt so I'd not get some stomach bug, I'm hooked...I've also realized that the flavor I didn't like at first has grown on me and the blue berry is my fav, taking a back seat to raspberry. I can only eat two flavors as I'm allergic to the rest. Now if they made a watermelon flavor, that might be great.
Seem's the weights and the exercises I've started doing lately are paying off. When I went to carefully lift the tub of kitty litter at the grocery store, I paused for a moment and set it down thinking I had grabbed a smaller tub or that someone had emptied out some of the one I was lifting. It was much lighter than it had been... So that's good, I knew i'd see results from the exercise pretty quick. The physio therapy I've received thus far has no gym time. I heard back from the YMCA and they've accepted my application for the years pass. Which reminds me, I gots to call them!
Well, hopefully it'll be still nice out after I get up from a nap here. Maybe actually get the camera out with us for the first time in 2013!
Everything has a double edge here. In the Winter it's bitter and cold for me, in the Summer it's too hot and humid for Alita. I've been trying to think of ways of keeping her cool on our walks in the Summer.. Maybe I guess hosing her down before we go out. I'd thought if I had the money of some kind of "coolant suit", but I ain't got money to buy or invent one of those... I always carry water with us on hot days, even mild to warm days. The Sun hitting her back might as well be hitting solar panel...
You know, a few months ago, if someone had told me that I'd be eating yogurt, I'd have told em to shove it! But ever since I had the antibiotics that I needed to eat yogurt so I'd not get some stomach bug, I'm hooked...I've also realized that the flavor I didn't like at first has grown on me and the blue berry is my fav, taking a back seat to raspberry. I can only eat two flavors as I'm allergic to the rest. Now if they made a watermelon flavor, that might be great.
Seem's the weights and the exercises I've started doing lately are paying off. When I went to carefully lift the tub of kitty litter at the grocery store, I paused for a moment and set it down thinking I had grabbed a smaller tub or that someone had emptied out some of the one I was lifting. It was much lighter than it had been... So that's good, I knew i'd see results from the exercise pretty quick. The physio therapy I've received thus far has no gym time. I heard back from the YMCA and they've accepted my application for the years pass. Which reminds me, I gots to call them!
Well, hopefully it'll be still nice out after I get up from a nap here. Maybe actually get the camera out with us for the first time in 2013!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Coming up on the bad girls club...
Yeah, ok, everyone's entitled to some trash TV!
Man, the last couple weeks have been brutal. I don't th ink the methotrexate is doing much other than killing me. My ankles feel like they are going to break, my necks been tightening up more and more each day.
An X-Files -ish type event has occurred with this whole Type II collagen venture. I call "Aura" and talk to their "go to " guy about collagen, and I'm telling him I couldn't find what I was looking for on the website his partner gave me the other day. So I suggest they to the Westcoast Naturals website because I know that I saw what I wanted there the other day. So, on the phone with this guy and he's going through the site and cannot find it anywhere... So, I get on my laptop and I go through the site and the stuff is freakin gone! What the hell?? After I finish the phone call, go back to my laptop and go into my history folder and find where about a week ago and find the link that took me to the Type II collagen product on the W|C Naturals site and click it... Page 404. Page not found... So what happened in the last few days, that they would have taken that product off the site. Not only that, but last week I also called them to inquire about the product I'm looking for. Now when I call the number goes to the FAX line and I made sure a couple of times, I even called the FAX line number, nothing, all go to FAX lines... Like what the hell!!!
FINALLY warmer weather is upon us. I'll be honest, I sure as hell didn't like that Winter. In the next few days, even by weeks end we'll see high of +8°C. Over the last few days, it's been around the 0° mark, but we've had wind out of the North East and so it's been below 0, but much more bearable.
Hung out with some old friends the other night, actually turned into somewhat of a small reunion. It's good to be back amongst old friends, though I miss my West Coast one's as much as someone would miss their Brothers or Sisters.
Man, the last couple weeks have been brutal. I don't th ink the methotrexate is doing much other than killing me. My ankles feel like they are going to break, my necks been tightening up more and more each day.
An X-Files -ish type event has occurred with this whole Type II collagen venture. I call "Aura" and talk to their "go to " guy about collagen, and I'm telling him I couldn't find what I was looking for on the website his partner gave me the other day. So I suggest they to the Westcoast Naturals website because I know that I saw what I wanted there the other day. So, on the phone with this guy and he's going through the site and cannot find it anywhere... So, I get on my laptop and I go through the site and the stuff is freakin gone! What the hell?? After I finish the phone call, go back to my laptop and go into my history folder and find where about a week ago and find the link that took me to the Type II collagen product on the W|C Naturals site and click it... Page 404. Page not found... So what happened in the last few days, that they would have taken that product off the site. Not only that, but last week I also called them to inquire about the product I'm looking for. Now when I call the number goes to the FAX line and I made sure a couple of times, I even called the FAX line number, nothing, all go to FAX lines... Like what the hell!!!
FINALLY warmer weather is upon us. I'll be honest, I sure as hell didn't like that Winter. In the next few days, even by weeks end we'll see high of +8°C. Over the last few days, it's been around the 0° mark, but we've had wind out of the North East and so it's been below 0, but much more bearable.
Hung out with some old friends the other night, actually turned into somewhat of a small reunion. It's good to be back amongst old friends, though I miss my West Coast one's as much as someone would miss their Brothers or Sisters.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
SpaceX Dragon capsule "Live" capture happening now! 5:56AM EST
Man
SpaceX (The company supplying the capsule in this mission) has really
got it in the bag! Their capsule is currently the only means of sending
scientific experiments completed on the International Space Station back
to Earth. As all other service capsules burn up upon returning to
Earth's atmosphere. The Russian service module does not have the
features the Space X Dragon capsule has to return experiments safely to
the ground.
If you see this post now, you can watch "Live" video of the capture HERE
NASA's homepage is also no doubt carrying live footage on NASATV as well.
If you see this post now, you can watch "Live" video of the capture HERE
NASA's homepage is also no doubt carrying live footage on NASATV as well.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Will the Bubble Burst?
Wait a second here...Somethin ain't right... Ok, looks fine haha... The bookmark I have for this blog is from an older version of this Internet "Blogger"... So I clicked dashboard and it looked like it might have been a separate account, but in figuring it out, it was the first post of the month of March...And here I thought it was the 28th!
Been noticing less activity from my friends on Facebook, less people logged in, less posts and requests for you to join some stupid game. Is it the end of Facebook>? What would people move onto? Google's social media applications and websites?
We didn't get as much snow as they "forecast" for this area of the Province, it's certainly nice and mild out.l
No plans for the weekend, other than hopefully later today I'll get over to the Naturalist store and pick up the Type II collagen and begin to see how that works for me. It would mean the World to me if it actually helped my arthritis, I'd much much much stumble across something like this, than take the biologicals.
I'd like to kick all the pharmaceuticals in my body within a 5 yr time. I'm 40 now and I've been taking some of the medications for a long long time. At some point, something's gotta give. I'd like to kick all this shit and at least see what happens. I'm tired of the reliance on Government for my medications.
Been noticing less activity from my friends on Facebook, less people logged in, less posts and requests for you to join some stupid game. Is it the end of Facebook>? What would people move onto? Google's social media applications and websites?
We didn't get as much snow as they "forecast" for this area of the Province, it's certainly nice and mild out.l
No plans for the weekend, other than hopefully later today I'll get over to the Naturalist store and pick up the Type II collagen and begin to see how that works for me. It would mean the World to me if it actually helped my arthritis, I'd much much much stumble across something like this, than take the biologicals.
I'd like to kick all the pharmaceuticals in my body within a 5 yr time. I'm 40 now and I've been taking some of the medications for a long long time. At some point, something's gotta give. I'd like to kick all this shit and at least see what happens. I'm tired of the reliance on Government for my medications.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Snowmageddon Part like 20 or something
Ok, ok, that's an exaggeration, but this Province, well Atlantic Canada has seen it's share of snow storm's this Winter.
"Come back home", My friends and family said. "The Winter's arn't like they used to be", they chimed. "It's not as cold and the last two Winters, we've had very little snow", they said....
This Winter's seen not record breaking temps, but certainly cold and severe temperatures and weather... But I'm hangin in here, the temperatures the last two weeks at least have been mostly around 0°'s. That I can handle and don't mind at all.
Dad's wrapped up his stay here in Fredericton and is on to his bridge tournament and will pop in Monday for lunch before he's off to Kingston again. It's been great to see him, he's helped me out quite a lot. Got a lot of stuff done, things I needed to get, gotten. I don't take this for granted at all.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get down to this local health food store and pick up a bottle of undenatured type II collagen they ordered in for me. This is said to teach your molecules to recognize collagen as a "friend" instead of "foe". My body and many with inflammatory diseases, recognizes collagen as a hostile foreign body and then there's either an allergic reaction or on my case inflammatory response. The type II collagen, if it works, should eliminate my inflammation and pain. Though my former rheumatologist out West said that even if they cured my disease tomorrow, because of the damages done to my body, i'd likely be in chronic pain, "all my life".
The walk-in clinic doctor I've corralled for my own GP, has refereed me to a pain specialist, who deals with medical marijuana applications for |Canadian citizens. So, hopefully with my extensive medical history I'll be eligible for that, and can do things like cook, or like a Youtube video I saw lately, take marijuana juice from juicing buds and leaves. There's no psychoactive response when marijuana is juiced, the psychoactive property's of marijuana are released when it's heated up. My present rheumatologist, the evil and pent up Dr. Eckart doesn't support this, but I'd like to attempt it as a last ditch attempt before I sign my death sentence with a biological. I know that's a lil hostile, but the stuff scares the piss out of me. I don't believe that these biological meds have had enough years behind them, to show something very drastic can and maybe happen to the patient.
Winter's almost done and I long for the warmth of Spring and Summer. I'd like to think that I can get out of this place to somewhere warm in the next year, but I think that's more of a dream than a reality. I sometime's think about reaching or trying to reach out to some kind of billionaire and ask for help. The hitch of living some place warmer than any of the climate's offered in Canada, is that every 6 months I have to come back for like 6 months or a day or something. That's just not financially feasible for me.
But I carry on, ever onward, because there's no way back from here....
"Come back home", My friends and family said. "The Winter's arn't like they used to be", they chimed. "It's not as cold and the last two Winters, we've had very little snow", they said....
This Winter's seen not record breaking temps, but certainly cold and severe temperatures and weather... But I'm hangin in here, the temperatures the last two weeks at least have been mostly around 0°'s. That I can handle and don't mind at all.
Dad's wrapped up his stay here in Fredericton and is on to his bridge tournament and will pop in Monday for lunch before he's off to Kingston again. It's been great to see him, he's helped me out quite a lot. Got a lot of stuff done, things I needed to get, gotten. I don't take this for granted at all.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get down to this local health food store and pick up a bottle of undenatured type II collagen they ordered in for me. This is said to teach your molecules to recognize collagen as a "friend" instead of "foe". My body and many with inflammatory diseases, recognizes collagen as a hostile foreign body and then there's either an allergic reaction or on my case inflammatory response. The type II collagen, if it works, should eliminate my inflammation and pain. Though my former rheumatologist out West said that even if they cured my disease tomorrow, because of the damages done to my body, i'd likely be in chronic pain, "all my life".
The walk-in clinic doctor I've corralled for my own GP, has refereed me to a pain specialist, who deals with medical marijuana applications for |Canadian citizens. So, hopefully with my extensive medical history I'll be eligible for that, and can do things like cook, or like a Youtube video I saw lately, take marijuana juice from juicing buds and leaves. There's no psychoactive response when marijuana is juiced, the psychoactive property's of marijuana are released when it's heated up. My present rheumatologist, the evil and pent up Dr. Eckart doesn't support this, but I'd like to attempt it as a last ditch attempt before I sign my death sentence with a biological. I know that's a lil hostile, but the stuff scares the piss out of me. I don't believe that these biological meds have had enough years behind them, to show something very drastic can and maybe happen to the patient.
Winter's almost done and I long for the warmth of Spring and Summer. I'd like to think that I can get out of this place to somewhere warm in the next year, but I think that's more of a dream than a reality. I sometime's think about reaching or trying to reach out to some kind of billionaire and ask for help. The hitch of living some place warmer than any of the climate's offered in Canada, is that every 6 months I have to come back for like 6 months or a day or something. That's just not financially feasible for me.
But I carry on, ever onward, because there's no way back from here....
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
new beginning I guess
So my Father's been saying to me for the last while, I should keep a blog. I said, 'What on Earth would I blog about?' He said, my knowledge and my ability to keep positive despite adversity is exactly what I should blog about. I replied, 'But there's nothing to say, I just do, that's all, you just have to keep going despite adversity'.
So, there's blog #1
I had "blogged" before, well I guess what's turned into "blogging". Years ago, when having your own server and hosting your own (and other's website) was the "geek" thing to do. I maintained a "world" of sites called Dmonix.net, which is now defunct/. My main site was "Zero's World Order". That site housed my "blog", my photo's, resume and pix of my animals. After my arthritis hit and I eventually left working at |Electronic Arts Canada, money began to dwindle before the insurance company granted me my Long Term Disability finally gave me my benefits, so my servers, died, my towers were sold off and with the advent of Youtube, MySpace and Facebook, my "blogging" took different avenues of disseminating information. I've had this "blog" just before I joined up to MySpace and FB... I actually have a series of video blogs that started back in 2006, you can find em here at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pusfan
So, that's good for a "first entry" more to come....
So, there's blog #1
I had "blogged" before, well I guess what's turned into "blogging". Years ago, when having your own server and hosting your own (and other's website) was the "geek" thing to do. I maintained a "world" of sites called Dmonix.net, which is now defunct/. My main site was "Zero's World Order". That site housed my "blog", my photo's, resume and pix of my animals. After my arthritis hit and I eventually left working at |Electronic Arts Canada, money began to dwindle before the insurance company granted me my Long Term Disability finally gave me my benefits, so my servers, died, my towers were sold off and with the advent of Youtube, MySpace and Facebook, my "blogging" took different avenues of disseminating information. I've had this "blog" just before I joined up to MySpace and FB... I actually have a series of video blogs that started back in 2006, you can find em here at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pusfan
So, that's good for a "first entry" more to come....
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