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27 Mar
SWIM
Im getting in the pool today to SWIM 750 M. On June 24, 2012 i will lead off the Team Fuelled by Fire in the Woodys triathalon in Red Deer.
A Parkland Fuel Corporation Team.
9 Mar
Being a fan
Jets at flames march 9. Bombers at esks in october. Im cheering for winnipeg. I cheer for them because i lived in wpg when when my bones grew and they got created.
I find it tough to be in a crowd of flames or esks and cheer against them and the team. People are just people. But maybe thats is why we cheer. Something to associate with.
What makes you a fan?
Today I’m cheering for me.
5 Mar
Are we all foreigners
@wantsummerback: @davidwharper46 when I learned to drive? Are we even foreigners in our own bodies? Just passing through? Foreigner wasn’t a bad band?
From Twitter March 2012. The month i turn 49.
During a church conversation I was inspired by the concept that we are all foreigners. The bible teaches us to leave our fathers and our mothers. We find space to sleep and eat. We get comfortable. Enter a home location into our gps. But what is home? What is foreign. If you stay long enough does it get comfortable. Do you make it home? Does it become less foreign?
Have you gone camping in a tent? There is comfort in the light of the fire. In friends near to hug. The sound of a guitar. Marshmallows and chocolate.
Graham wafers.
Do we look at our bodies our faces and ask who are you? What is your name?
Do we group together in like minded colours and clothes. Occupations and interests.
Where are you from? Is a question we ask. Where do you live? Do you have roots?
More questions than answers. I feel a comfort in Calgary that i did not feel in the last 12 months visiting my home town of winnipeg. Living in edmonton. Visiting regina. Being a guest in salmon arm. Touring Yellowknife. But many days i feel like a foreigner in calgary. There are accents. Cowboy boots. Perceptions. Cars. Houses. Skills. Information. Places to explore because we can. In many cultures and countries humans are held hostage. We are free here except for our mortgages and our debts. Our responsibilities.
When do we belong?
