Rough Week

This past week I fell ill with pneumonia. I started feeling ill this past Tuesday evening when I woke up in the middle of the night and felt cold and I started shivering in bed. I couldn't get warm, so I went to wake up my wife and she noticed that I was shaking like a leaf. She came into bed with me and warmed me up and I slowly recovered and got warm. Little did I know that I was to experience high fevers that shot up to 102. On Wednesday morning when I woke up I didn't feel to well, my legs were week and my throat was so soar I couldn't even swallow water. On Wednesday afternoon I was feeling so ill that I wasn't able to go out to pick up my daughter. I had to have my wife help me pick up my daughter, we agreed to meet and I ended up waiting in the car. That night I knew something wasn't right and my wife monitored my temperature as it went down to 97 or 98 thanks to Tylenol and then shot up to 102. The next morning on Thursday my wife stayed home with me and she took me to the clinic. My wife and I both thought that the doctor was going to tell us that it was a virus and that it would go away, yet to our surprise he said that I had pneumonia, and that my throat was infected. Fast forward to today, Sunday, 4 days later.....I feel much better today and I don't need to lay in bed for most of the day like I had did in the last 3 days or so. I managed to go outside for the first time since last Thursday to get some air, yet I felt tired after taking a 10 minute walk with my wife, daughter and our little dog. I need to mention this. I don't know what I would've done without the help of my lovely wife. She has done so much for me since I got sick, it's unbelievable. She made sure I was fed every day and would bring it to our bed and made sure I take my pills. My wife took care of the house chores while I was recovering. We always work as a team and share the responsibilities, yet these past few days she had to do everything on her own and it made me feel bad. I was helpless and was upset that I couldn't be there for her. She is such as wonderful person, such a hard worker and so caring and loving. I see that in her everyday. There were moments that she got upset and I understand that because there are issues that are bothering both of us. And I understand that she was tired and there always seemed like there was something to do. She couldn't get to sit down and just enjoy being with the family. Yet after everything was said and done we all managed to sit down together at 7 pm and tuned in to watch America's Funniest Videos which brought laughter to the whole family. It was a nice gesture after a hectic four days to just sit and watch a program we all enjoy and release some of the stress out of our system. I owe everything to my lovely wife, she has given me so much support and love that I feel like I am the luckiest man. I am so lucky to have her as my wife and I love her very much.

Politics

I know I'm a few days late and had mentioned on my last post that I was going to talk politics, a subject that gets me on my nerves. I just don't get our PM, he is such a bonehead. He's been in China the last few days trying to cozy up with the Chinese after he criticized them not too long ago about Human Rights. The China market is the fastest growing market in the world beside India and they are leading the global economy and if Canada decides, under this government, to go around and bad mouth them, we will be left behind on many big business deals. How dumb could this PM be? There are many countries in the world that is looking at Canada with a different attitude. We were once loved all over the world and now we are being criticized and hated by many countries around the world under this administration. There are many countries in the world that have come to an agreement on how to tackle climate change yet this government has been playing hard ball. This government has done nothing for climate change since they've been in power. Oh wait, they advised all us Canadians to change our light bulbs. What a joke and then they have the you know what to criticize the Liberal government and say that they did nothing when they were ready to take action with all the other countries on climate change before they got voted out and then the incompetent right wing bigots took over. Okay, I need to stop now because once I start talking politics I can't seem to stop. Good night.

We Are The Champions

Wow, what an amazing football game last night. That was some game. The Als were down by 16 points going into the fourth quarter and won the game with a field goal with no time left on the clock. My personal opinion is that the Grey Cup is way more exciting than the Super Bowl. I don't care what people think, but the Super Bowl is nothing but a big showcase. Tell me, if you ask any yahoo yankee down south who won the Super Bowl or better yet who were the two teams that played when that Janet Jackson/Jason Timberlake spectacle happened I bet 9 out of 10 of them would not know. There is so much focus on the half time show down there that the game itself is forgotten. I haven't really seen a Super Bowl game that was as exciting as last nights game. And it really bothers me that the people of Montreal are not even celebrating the Cup win. Common Montreal we've witnessed one of the greatest Grey Cup games and our Als won. I heard that the Grey Cup parade will be on Wednesday and I will be there to celebrate. On another note, I tried getting tickets for my favorite band U2 today and all the tickets were sold out in 30 minutes. They went on sale at noon time and when I got home around 2 I thought there were going to be some tickets available when I placed my call. Wow, and this was for the second show. Montreal loves U2 and I know they feel the same about our city. Our city was one of the only cities in North America that discovered them back in '79 - '80. This was the same time I started following the band, and no one even knew who they were. I knew about them back then that these guys had a lot of talent and that they were to make it big one day and I was right, look at them now. Tomorrow, I want to talk about politics. I hope I will be polite about what I will write. Has anyone seen the Fifth Estate on the CBC the other night about 9/11? And does any Canadian out there care about what this bone head Harper is doing to our reputation around the world. He is embarrassing us and tarnishing our image around the world. I'll discuss this tomorrow.

Tough Men

It was 3 years ago today that my Dad left us. As my Mom and I walked into the resting place of my Dad's, my Mom pointed out where Arturo Gatti's resting place was. It's on the same side as my Dad's and as I looked up to honor the greatest pound per pound boxer of all time I was thinking to myself and said "Wow Arturo Gatti and my Dad are both resting in the same place on the same side, two very tough men". I would give anything to get back those silent and lost days we had. I know I was naive and stubborn and my Dad only wanted the best out of me. He loved me with the actions he took and even though we had our differences at times I knew he was always there for me. Looking back now, I realize that I could've been a better son and I have no one else to blame but myself. He did his utmost to support the family working those long hours in construction. Just looking at his hands was proof of how hard he worked. He had these big, rough hands. No matter what I do, I don't believe I could be as tough as my Dad. Growing up, I remember watching Arturo Gatti's fights with my Dad. Arturo would take a pounding from his opponents and he would be bloodied, red and blue around his eyes, yet he still stayed on his feet and continued to fight. He was just an amazing fighter and a tough man. Two tough men resting at the same place. God bless both of you. I love you Dad and I miss you very much.

Saturday blues

Sometimes we're left to wonder "what if". There are things said sometimes from the one's we love that make you wonder and we're left to wonder about "what if" it really happened. How would we react and would the love for one another be effected. There are different types of people in this world, some are cold and not friendly, some are suspicious of you, some are selfish and greedy and only think for themselves and then there are the friendly one's that seem to always be taken advantage of. Sometimes being to friendly makes you open the door for others to take advantage of you. There is a fine line in everything we do in life and there are certain actions that should be taken before something unexpectedly happens. We're left to wonder at times why some thoughts from others make us feel the way we do, especially when it comes from the one's you love. Is the love for one another really genuine if a thought crosses you're partner's mind on experiencing something that would hurt one another. Is it really worth if for that moment thrill.

Taking my daughter to see Santa tomorrow.

Where's the snow

Put down my skating rink today. I hope the snow is on it's way soon. The weather has been milder than usual and it's kind of getting me worried that we'll have one of those mild winters. I remember when I was a kid. Winter was always fun and we always were guaranteed to get plenty of snow. Anyhow, I realize there are lots of people out there that would like to see this type of weather we've been having last all winter long. I am not one of those people. We need snow, we live in Canada and it's not winter if we don't get our snow every winter. On top of that Christmas is on it's way and it's just not Christmas without snow. Let it snow, let it snow.

Slow Day

Today was a quiet day. I usually try to keep busy every day, yet I had some projects that I wanted to work on. Spent most of the day on my computer doing research work on Free Advertising. There is a world of information out there and it's hard to chose who you could rely on. I guess I'll go with my gut feeling. I've got a few business ideas I want to promote and I need to market them accordingly.

Funny thing happened to me when I went to the mall to play my lottery tickets. As I approached the lottery kiosk there was an older man talking to the woman behind the counter and in my mind I thought it was just a customer talking with the woman. As I approached the counter he immediately walked away and was still talking with the woman. They both exchanged some words but I wasn't really paying attention to what they were saying. As the man walked away down the mall aisle the woman behind the counter was smiling and looked at me and I said to her, was that your husband and she said yes he is. She told me that he was asking her want she wanted for supper and that he was going to have it ready for her when she got home. She giggled and said to me that she has him well trained. We both laughed and then I said to her, well I find myself in the same position with my lovely wife. I make sure that supper is ready for her when she gets home. As I walked away and headed to the exit of the mall I said to myself, that'll be my wife and I when we retire. Hopefully we'll both retire soon.