059: I am grateful for lightning

November 20, 2009
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This evening there was a huge lightning storm over Vancouver. The flashes lit up the sky and the thunder rolled (I love the sound too). Lightning and subsequent thunder reminds me of standing out in the backyard as a boy with Dad watching the sky light up and his describing the different kinds of lighting [...]

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058: I am grateful for a job

November 19, 2009
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We are back on the road, that’s for sure. Today I got a job. Yes, a J-O-B. Big deal, right? Well it certainly is to me. I am very much looking forward to helping out with the DOXA Documentary Film Festival this year as the Blogger/Social Media Coordinator. Things seem to have turned around and [...]

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057: I am grateful for water

November 18, 2009
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Today I woke up grateful for water. I didn’t really have to think about it at all. It could be because there’s so much of it falling from the sky today, but I’m not sure. It’s raining cats and dogs out there tonight as well. The wind and rain a wreaking havoc around town and [...]

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056: I am grateful for socks

November 17, 2009
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With the chill in the air this morning it was a little cold in my office. I pulled on some warm socks to keep my tootsies warm. The socks in today’s picture sure do look warm. If you’re interested in knitting me a pair you can get the pattern from Knitting Vintage Socks. I won’t [...]

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055: I am grateful for cereal

November 16, 2009
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I was in a huge panic this morning. I was out of cereal. Thankfully, after my job interview today, I had my wits about me enough to actually hit the grocery store and my beloved cereal aisle. I could hear my Mom’s voice telling me, “no junk cereal”, meaning the sugary sweet stuff I like [...]

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054: I am grateful for Sundays

November 15, 2009
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I am not sure what it is about Sundays in western culture, but they always seem a little lazier than any other day of the week. It seems like there are fewer people on the planet; like it’s not as loud or boisterous; as though it’s a little more comfortable. Maybe everyone is at church [...]

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053: I am grateful for diversity

November 14, 2009
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Canada, and Vancouver in particular, celebrate cultural and individual diversity. Those values are another reason that I am grateful that I live where I do. Just on this block alone are people from nearly every corner of the Earth. We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet [...]

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052: I am grateful for fun

November 13, 2009
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Holy smokes! Today went by really went by fast. I was a busy little bee doing my own thing. I had fun. You all know the old cliché about time and fun. It does not require repeating, I am sure. Today I did a lot of writing, tweeting, emailing and facebooking with friends and family, [...]

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051: I am grateful for credit

November 12, 2009
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Oscar is at home and resting comfortably. Having to have emergency veterinary care on a holiday is very expensive. If we didn’t have credit I shudder to think of how yesterday would have turned out. Rather than being the concerned cat owners we are today, we would have had to make a horrific decision. I [...]

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050: I am grateful for Oscar

November 11, 2009
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Tonight we are concerned about our little man, Oscar. He’s just coming out of emergency surgery at the Coquitlam Central Emergency Clinic. Oscar somehow got hold of a ball of yarn, and as cats are know to do, he ate a good portion of it. Yarns and cats do not mix. This morning we were [...]

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