Things Happen

I have seen and heard media coverage about the Carnival cruise ship and how people dealt with the situation. Some good stories and some bad. What I had a hard time with was the attitudes of some passengers after the ordeal. I know Americans are quite used to suing everyone, but let's cut some slack. I haven't heard and don't think there was any negligence on the part of the owners, so why sue? It was something that happened, and this time they want to compensate the passengers reasonably. Full reimbursement, a free trip and $500. I thought this was quite generous based on what happened in the past. We are all accountable for our actions, but one would hope that people would have a realization that accidents happen and if no malice or negligence was involved, that an understanding would be part of the thought process. I have been through a few horror stories without any compensation, so I hope that people accept the accident and compensation and move on.
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Saint Valentine

I was listening to a radio station yesterday and could not believe my ears. The DJ was complaining about how religion is brought into Valentine's Day. "Why does religion always enter into the picture?""Why can't it stay out of these days?" Yes, why don't we keep it about the chocolate and flowers, and while were at it, let's forget about the birth of Christ and stay with Santa Claus, and also the death of Christ, and make it just about the Easter bunny. I tell you with people like this DJ around, the rest of us look sooooo good.
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St. Valentine's Day

I am a practicing Roman Catholic, but have tried to keep the religious element out of my blog. If you have followed it, you can see that this is hard to do. I don't push my denomination, nor my beliefs, but let my personality and demeanor shine His word through. I thought on this day I would bring forth a quote from a very old book. Those of you that have read it, will know where it is from. This day reflects the importance of one item in which everything else will follow. How successful are you at love? Take the test.     
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."

Happy St.Valentine's Day
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Self Inflicted Stress

The Toronto Board of Education is concerned over a questionnaire given to elementary and high school students. 50% of the students are worried about the future, family and school. They are strongly considering mental health intervention. What!! Another box to put people in. Listen, I don't know about you, but when I was a child, I had concerns about everything. The Cold War, world starvation, the ozone layer, cancer, and the list goes on. I managed to survive as I'm sure you did. I didn't need to be counseled by a mental health professional and labelled as this or that. Talk about a bubble wrap society. We are not only trying to stop any trauma to our bodies, but now our minds. We are humans, and most of the time we learn by going through the experience and developing strategies and actions that can deal with the situation better next time. If we don't allow these experiences to happen early in life when they are small, then how can we may make a life altering, good decision in the future? Let kids be kids. Guide them and explain consequences of their actions. Give a positive spin on their worries. Keep things as positive around the home as possible. Don't run to the doctor each time you have a hang nail or worry. You should know as parents or friends when to be concerned. Don't worry about being worried.
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Brazen Brazeau

Well, well! Another political folly. It's so easy to stay with a political blog agenda. You just keep on getting material handed to you. Senator Patrick Brazeau is my latest focus. This 'farce' got his position when he was 35 years old. Barely out of diapers, he's to instill mature decisions in the senate? He is aboriginal (Algonquin)- things getting clearer for you as to why he got the position? He has no special skills in any educational field. It seems he has been positioned there because of who he represents. He has tried many maneuvers thus far, from collecting two salaries, one from the senate and the other from being chief, to using another individual's address on the reserve to get income tax exemption. He is absent 25% of the time from the senates 75 sittings a year. He collects about $130,000 a year, plus a top-up for special positions. He can stay until he is 75 years old.
I am not a fan of the senate, and believe it is a huge waste of money. This just continues to prove my opinion. The senate has not vetoed any piece of legislation from the House of Commons since 1939. The special committees it formulates are very poorly attended and never taken seriously. They are mostly used for fact finding and advisory, the old smoke and mirrors in justifying their jobs. An example of this is Brazeau's attendance with an aboriginal committee that he attended only 35% of the time. Let me see, 105 senators at an average wage of $130,000+, that's close to 14 million dollars. That could be a start of the savings at the upper level. What do you think?
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Living Expenses

Is it just me, or are things getting more and more expensive? I am one of those people that keeps a close eye on the small indicators in life. Small changes usually lead to big ones. Every company has an excuse as to why they raised prices. Let's look at the travel industry. In particular trips to Mexico and the Caribbean. My wife and I usually take one or two trips a year down to those regions. Over the last two years I have noticed a substantial increase in the price tag. The industry is pricing itself out of reach for families in this bad economy. They just cannot afford this extravagance any more. It's funny to me that as the economy worsens, the price of everything goes up. I had the pleasure of taking economics in university and have never quite understood why this continually happens. I think the companies that should not be in business anyway, are driven out and only the strong survive. It's just too bad that it takes its toll on the average family out there.  Well, hunker down and put your nose to the grindstone. Save what you can, and we all will get through this tough time.
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True Love

When someone says they married their true love, I hope they have been married for quite a while. I think true love is a verb and not a noun. It is realized only after you have gone through many trials and tribulations in life. If you make it through intact, then you can say you married your true love. Think about how many unsuccessful marriages their are with just the friends, relatives and work acquaintances you have around you. When they got married, I'll bet they thought that it was their true love (noun), only to be divorced or separated a short time later. Not a true love in my book. I think I have the right to say I married my true love. I have been married 28 years, we have gone through some very rough times, and I still can't think of being without her. I think about her all the time and can't wait to be home, when away. I could say a lot more but will leave it for this caption.

 
Happy up and coming Valentine's Day.
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