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2006/03/24

A Plethora of Blogs, Are We There Yet? 

Well, talk about blogs! Gary, Jack and Chelsea have written new blogs. I guess Gary and Carolyn know what I mean when I say I'm glad to be back home. There really is no place like home. I think it's been said before. Some character with red shoes. It was great to read about G. and C. and their exploits in the south.

Jack, thanks for writing more blogs. It was great to spend time with Andrew and Jamie. More on that in July/August. I did not know that your heating bills were so high. Natural gas has gone up in price here in Manitoba, too. I have a budget plan - I pay the same amount every month. It works for me. Maybe you can get the same deal. It sure was fun playing all those games with the boys. Looking forward to the summer. Mother said recently that she thought you might drive to Victoria this summer! Any truth to that? It would cut down on the amount of time to spend with the family.

And Chelsea, I enjoy reading your blog so much. Sounds as if you have some really great friends and good times. Isn't it great that you and Rachel are such good friends? It's like having a sister rather than a cousin. I am looking forward to seeing all of you in the summer.

Tonight I am going over to Mother's for supper. I'll be picking up some soup and sandwiches from Tim Horton's. I heard that T. H. is trading on the stock market now. They should give me some shares for being such a good customer. After supper we'll be attending a performance of a local Metis duo, the Lavallee brothers. Dave Lavallee was a friend of Dennis'. His wife, Marge, worked with Dennis at Bristol Aerospace. They were at the Celebration of Dennis' Life.

I worked two days this week. It's enough. I'm glad to be able to do that - work two days, have five off. It's the opposite of how it went before I retired. My fabulous son-in-law, Joel, sent me this little gem which Dennis had sent him in the past. It really sounds like something Dennis believed in.

Subject: Where are you going in your life? A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. "Not very long," answered the Mexican. "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American. The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . . .I have a full life." The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middleman, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise." "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American. "And after that?" "Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!" "Millions? Really? And after that?" "After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends." ------------------

Know where you're going in life... you may already be there.

Only 55 days till Margot arrives! Bye for now.

A Plethora of Blogs, Are We There Yet?
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