It's in you to give

It's been more than a year since the last time I donated blood but tonight it was good to see that they were behind by almost an hour because they had so many people there. This is one reason I'm ok to wait in line for and it's such a good experience. Can you imagine that an hour of your time can save up to 3 lives? The people that work there are always really nice. The cookies and juice at the end of it are yummy too. I encourage you to donate if you can since it's in you to give.

Oh and just in case you're worried, the actual donating part doesn't take an hour; that only takes 10 min. The rest of the time is for testing and administration.

Burdensome Advertising

I love great ad strategies and executions. Here's one that's shocking.

Proud to be Canadian

On Remembrance Day this year, I attended the ceremonies at the National War Memorial since it was just a couple blocks away from work. The jumbo screen showed some of the vets that were in attendance, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation for what they went through. I am so proud to be Canadian. I am so grateful to live in a country where I can worship God freely and where I don't have to listen to gunshots and bombs drop nearby. I thank all those who have served, are serving, and will serve to protect our country and to try to make other countries a better place to live. I support you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

What do you say?

What do you say when you know your neighbours have just split up and you happen to be outside while they're moving one spouse's items out of the house?

How are you?
I'm sorry to hear.
How are the kids handling everything?
Where are you living now?
Hope to see you around.

Yeah, it was a little awkward.

When the man is out of town...

...the woman gets a flat tire. I really need someone to teach me how to change a tire. I guess it's a good time to get the winter tires on.

Record Breaking Runs

Aidan ran his first 1km race this last Thanksgiving.

His fastest training run was 7 min. His race time was 5 min!

I was expecting to finish the 10km in just under 70 min. I came in at 62 min.
Early enough that the family didn't see me finish.

Our friend, Spencer Collins, recovered from a heart attack last December.

As a part of his training for his 2nd climb up Mt Kilimanjaro, he walked the 10km and decided to run the last 3km.