Courteous or Curt

Aug 24, 09....Mankind appears to take great pride in being busy. I hear it everyday because I'm a recruiter part time (of which I also take great pride). My friend Chris has a great question for most that espouse such ominous schedules. "What do you like the best about that." I use it all the time now and get a royal kick out the the reactions from everyone. Do you think maybe I might have had one lonely soul answer succinctly with a philosophy that exudes rational thought? Nope. Perhaps then we should reconsider how we are spending our time. Now, I complement this supposition with the notion that way too many of us are not taking the time deserved when conducting normal human relations and it's impacting the quality of our lives. So, next time that we are waiting in line, or speaking with someone whom needs a listening ear, or witnessing a driver that needs a lane change, or identifying an elder that could use your chair, let's do the right thing. We need to reverse the trend. It all starts with yours truly including I.

Proud To Be in The X Section

The Stampeders game last night was something to behold. I've never seen fans like those carrying Rider pride from Saskatchewan. They pretty much consumed our X section at McMahon last night....and they got just what they came for. It was looking a little bleak for them after a touchdown was called back with time becoming dear in the closing minutes but with the wind in their face, a well time throw put a galloping wide out in the end zone with a mere minute left on the clock and a one point margin of victory. I didn't envy the event staff attempting to banish the rider pride flag waving.

The wind gusts that blew down the stage at Camrose's Big Valley Jamboree last night briefly hit us in the stadium albeit with less intensity. Condolences to families affected by the event's stage collapse at Big Valley and also the parents of the toddler downtown Calgary whom lost their young one due to falling building debris.