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.

Sunny Monday

Today was a pretty good day. I met my lovely wife for lunch downtown and we had sushi and had a great time together. I was very glad to see her happy. It's been awhile since I haven't been downtown. I remember when I was a teenager walking along Ste. Catherine street. I'd walk the whole path of the downtown city streets several times and hung out around the city. To me it felt like my second home. Being downtown was the place to be and I always made sure that I made the trip downtown periodically. Looking back now, I ask myself at times if there were some things I should have done differently. Today as I walked to and from my wife's place of work I looked around and it brought back lots of memories of when I was younger as I walked the downtown streets. I should make it a point to visit downtown more often. It's amazing that when you have time for yourself that there are things that you can do compared to when you're obligated to be at a certain place day in and day out. Anyhow, gotta go I want to spend some time with my lovely wife.

Not so good Sunday

Not much to say tonight. Not feeling too good right now about many things. Going to bed.

Rainy Saturday

Man, those Bruins get me on my nerves. With 00.4 seconds left in the game they allowed the Pens to tie the game and send it to overtime and sure enough lost the game in overtime. I was supposed to attend my uncle's birthday party tonight but decided to stay home with my wife and little girl. I love staying home on Saturday nights, just something about kicking back and relaxing. Nothing better than watching a good hockey game, it would've been a better night had Da Bruins won. Anyhow, hopefully they'll get better as the season continues.

Fridays

It's Friday. I will be spending time with my family this weekend, I'm looking forward to that. I had a good day today, can't believe how nice the weather has been lately. I hope we get enough snow this year because I'll be putting up my skating rink soon. I realize that there are lots of people out there that wouldn't mind going through the whole winter without snow, but not me, I love it. I couldn't imagine not having snow during Christmas. It's happened a few times where we hardly had any snow years back and it felt weird. I'm looking forward to Christmas, got to get the Christmas lights out soon, not yet though. I believe that the month of November is a month to remember all that have passed on. I'll only start putting the lights up the first week of December. I can't understand how people out there have already put their lights up, just don't get it.

Getting better

It's amazing how it's just been two weeks now since I've been dismissed and I'm feeling a whole lot better. Went to see my doctor today and she acknowledged that I was looking better and that I didn't look so stressed out as I had in my last visit. What goes around comes around, my lovely wife always says that. They will get their day somehow, someway. It's a crazy world out there and we all need to make the best of it. This swine flu is making lots of people out there nervous. I'm not a big believer in drugs, I'm more into natural stuff. We don't even know if the flu shot is safe or not. Looking forward to he weekend.

JERICHO: Psycological Harassment

JERICHO: Psycological Harassment

Remembrance Day

Today is a day to honor the brave men and women who served our country. If it weren't for them we all wouldn't have the freedom we have today. Just think about it. What if the Germans invaded us and took control of our country in World War II. Do you honestly think we would be living the way we are now. I highly doubt it. I have tremendous respect for our soldiers and I believe they made a big difference in all of our lives. I'm not a big fan of the current war that is going on right now, yet I support our soldiers who are serving our country. You could say that I do not support the mission, yet I have total respect for our men and women who are in the combat field. This is another subject that I won't get into right now because I don't believe there is enough space to right everything I need to say about the current war. Politics plays a big part and it's something that we could all argue about until we're red and purple on our faces, so I'll just let it slide.

We visited my Dad and my wife's Dad's resting place today and we also visited a good friend of ours who left us last year. We will remember them forever.

Sunday

Today was a day to take it easy. I believe things happen for a reason. Yesterday when we were all packed up and ready to leave my Mom and Dad's home we had all gone into our car, my wife, my little girl and my Mom and when I started my car the song Hellulah was playing on the radio and it sort of just marked the moment as I slowly drove away from my childhood home. It was an emotional moment and for some reason I felt that my Dad was still there. And tonight I, my wife and my daughter sat down to watch Battle of the Blades and sure enough the song Hellulah was the first song playing and it just hit both my lovely wife and I.

It will be 3 years this month that my Dad left us and he will always be remembered. I spoke to my Mom today and she seemed really happy where she's living now. It will be a big adjustment for her.

Remember that this month is the month to remember the loved one's we have lost and to remember the brave men and women who died for us.

Moving day

Today was moving day. My Mom moved out of the home we grew up in for the better part of our lives. It was sad to leave the home that had so many memories. The smell of my Mom's home cooking coming from the kitchen, the caring and love that both my Mom and Dad provided to their kids, to make sure that we lived in a safe and warm home. I remember when we moved in to that home when I was 10 years of age. We had lived closer to the city and then my parents bought this home out in the suburbs of the city and it was a refreshing start which we cherished every moment. Yes, there were good and bad times, yet we dealt with whatever came our way and became stronger and closer as the years went by. Family members are the most important people in our loves, no matter what is said or done to make us feel differently towards them. As we all age I believe we just start to except the differences and move on. My Mom always says to forgive and forget and my lovely wife is a lot like my Mom as she also forgives people easily. I thank my wife for making me realize this as I was the type of person, in the past, that would hold a grudge. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I hear the weather will be nice.

Changes

Change is good and there's a reason for everything that happens in life. I'm a big believer in that whenever something bad happens to you that it will get to them somehow, someway. I'm looking forward to the coming months. There are a few projects that I have planned to go forward with and am presently working on getting this done.

This H1N1 flu pandemic is pretty scary. Maybe we're all overreacting yet we need to take our precautions. I'm not a big believer in drugs I'm all for natural remedies. The medical world cannot even tell us what long term effects this shot has. I was reading one of my natural remedies web sites a few weeks ago and there was an article in there advising the public to not take this shot and that apparently it causes fertility problems.

Hear the news today, 12 people died in Texas from a soldier. There is no gun control in the U.S. and if there was it would be a safer country. And we have a bunch of clowns running this country (Harper and his entourage of boneheads) who want to abolish gun control in our country. I just don't get it. I don't how this guy has managed to stay in power all these years. Anyhow, this is a topic for another day, because if I get into this topic I will writing so much about it that there will be smoke coming out my laptop keyboard.

Not much to say

I'm tired and going to bed. Not much to say tonight. The news is depressing. The weekend is almost here.

Another Day

Another November day. Today was my Mom's birthday, what a special day. My Mom is moving this weekend from the house she's known for the last 34 years. I have lots of memories from that home and it will be sad to see that my Mom will not live there anymore. I hope she likes the place she's moving into. I guess it will be for the better for my Mom since she will be living closer to us. As for my career I'm looking into other avenues to make a living. I need to do something that will not stress me out. I hate being stressed, instead I enjoy being happy and content with life. Too many people out there are stressed out and I can't understand it. They say that the people living in Quebec are the most stressed out individuals in all of Canada. I don't get it. Anyhow if only people out there would come to their senses and realize that whatever you do in life can be done without being stressed. Relax people and try to stay calm when you are faced with a certain issue. All gets done no matter how you react to situations. I believe that life's a journey and we're all faced to pursue our destiny. We need to make the best of everything we are faced with. By the way I love my wife and I think she is so wonderful. Good nite all.

November

I don't know about you but there's something about November I don't like. Maybe it's the time change, don't know. It is a month though to remember the one's who passed away especially the brave men and women who served and died for our country. It is also a month where my Dad passed away three years ago. I miss him very much. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about him. He was a great man and I am the person I am today because of his values. It is also a month to celebrate my Mom and brother's birthday. Ever have a song that made you think about someone. I remember my sister saying to me way back when, that whenever she heard a U2 song she'd think of me, because she knew I loved the band. I was a fan of U2 from the very beginning when they started in 1979-80. Not too many people ever heard of the band at the time but I knew of them and loved them from the get start. Their 80's songs were the best songs as far as I'm concerned and then they became to commercial. I guess they had to do this to make themselves known worldwide. I know whenever I hear their old songs it reminds me of my first car, my Datzun 280Z. I drove that car just about everywhere in the city and I always made sure I had my U2 cassette. Wow, cassettes, I wonder if they're still around. Aside from listening to U2 I also listened to Led Zep, Def Leppard, The Rolling Stones, Billy Idol (remember him) etc..... Anyhow back to the present. It was a quite day today. It's funny how you go from working in an environment where you have contact with so many people and now to having a limited amount of communication with other people. It's a shocker, yet I feel more relaxed. The thing I miss is listening to Q92 while I was working. They play so much of the great songs from the 80's. Brings back alot of memories. Anyhow, I believe I said enough.

Puzzled

I was going to go to bed but I feel like I've been lied to. I could be wrong but I will try to let it go. Good night.

What a wonderful Sunday

Today was a great day to just enjoy being home with my family. My wife and my daughter and I just spent the day doing stuff in and out of the house. We spent some time outside in the backyard cleaning out stuff before winter arrives. It was a beautiful day out there, the sun was shining and it wasn't to cold, not bad for a November day. Our little yorkshire dog, Olivia, enjoyed herself outside running around the backyard with my little daughter. Later in the day after my daughter went down for a nap and after I took the dog for walk we sat down at the dinner table after our supper and played a Cinderella game that my daughter received from her birthday a few weeks ago. We all had a great time and my daughter found it really amusing that I had to wear a crown and earrings, it was part of the game. I was fun to sit there and seeing us all laugh together. They say that laughter is the best medicine, and it is so true. I always seem to feel better after a good laugh. It's been a pretty good week considering the stressful events that occured in the last few months. I hate feeling stressed and I also hate seeing my lovely wife being stressed out. We all need to smile and laugh more and enjoy life. There are too many people out there that create stress for no good reason and these are the type of people I need to distance myself from. I'm looking forward to this week, it should be pretty interesting. I'll provide my comments in the coming days.

HALLOWEEN DAY

Today was a great day. My little girl was so excited to see her cousin Rachelle. They both went out together tonight trick treating. We later brought them to a haunted house and they both were a little afraid at first to go but I assured my little daughter that all would be okay. I held her in my arms as we went in and the only person that really got scared was my lovely wife. We were walking ahead of her when we turned to head back out of the haunted house when she yelled out to me and said Gerry wait and yelled out by saying "don't anyone scare me" when all of sudden this masked person who was sitting near the bushes jumped out and terrified my wife. It was so funny to see that as we all burst out in laughter. It was nice to see our newly adopted niece. It was her first Halloween and she was really brave. My daughter was a brave little girl also. It was nice spending time with my family, I wouldn't want it any other way. It was surprising to see that there weren't too many kids out there, mind you the weather wasn't to great. It was a damp, cold, windy and dreary day out there. We had rain on and off all day today. They say that tomorrow should be a better day. We had out first fire tonight. There's nothing more soothing than to have a nice fire going while relaxing on a Saturday night. Tomorrow is November and is a month to remember all the love ones we lost and also to remember the brave soldiers who fought for us. If it weren't for them we wouldn't have the freedom and all the wonderful things we have today. The two World Wars changed the lives for all of us and made this world a better place to live in, mind you there are still wars going on now, yet they are not considered as World Wars. Don't get me wrong I tip my hat and have total respect for the men and woman that our serving our country overseas, yet I feel that I am one who does not support the mission, yet yes I support my fellow countrymen.

It's Friday

Friday's a day to kick back and reflect on the week. Wouldn't it be nice to have a three day weekends. I for one have had the whole week off since I was dismissed last Friday. Regardless, it was a busy week for me and I managed to do lots of tasks I wouldn't have had time to do if I was working this week. I met up with a friend of mind who is coaching me on a Scholarship Representative position in which I've had to put on hold for the past few months. I met up with him twice this week and it looks promising. I'm tired of the same old, same old over and over again. It's time to take a chance and challenge myself on succeeding on something I've never done before. Who knows this might lead me to the road of success. On another note my health seems to be better and I've been feeling less stressed, especially this week. I have no symptoms of chest pains or tightness on my chest and/or any anxiety attacks. I seem to be sleeping better and I haven't waked up in the middle of the night like I have done in the past. I'm looking forward to the weekend and especially tomorrow since it's Halloween. My little girl will dress up as Snow White. She had already had worn the dress today at daycare. She looked so pretty and adorable. I am so proud of my little girl. To everyone who's reading this, have fun tomorrow on Halloween.

Feeling better

It's amazing what a week does to change on how you feel. It's been 6 days now that I have stopped working at my former employer and it's been the best 6 days in a long time. It's just not worth it, to risk your health for a job. There are plenty of jobs out there and also options to try to go your own way in which I'm seriously considering. A friend of mind who I used to work with was rushed to the hospital today related to being stressed out at work. My wife took her to the hospital and it was a very scary moment for both them and for other colleagues in the company. There is too much greed out there and employers our taking advantage of individuals. Is this all worth it? My answer to that question is "no". This is why I am so grateful that my former employer dismissed me last week and I am thankful that this happened. I was feeling the pains related to stress and I couldn't risk it, not for myself and not for my family that I love dearly. My little girl needs me when she grows up and needs her Papa to guide her in the right direction and to protect her from all the bad stuff that goes on out there in society. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the future and I know good things will come my way.

Psycological Harassment

Has anyone out there ever been harassed by your boss? Well I have and it got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore. Let's put it this way, I was constantly brought into meetings and belittled by my boss almost on a weekly basis that it got to the point where I wanted to walk out. The last straw was when one of my colleagues was yelled at from my boss even after she had her face covered with her hands and was sobbing to the point where I thought she was going to faint. Her face was red and covered in tears and here was my boss in her face yelling at her. In my mind I said to myself " I need to leave this place". And I almost did. After that incident I told my boss that I was planning to leave and he advised me to stay on board because the company had hired new management personnel and I was to report to them instead of him. Well the changes were made for the first few months yet in the last few weeks things seemed to have returned to the old ways. You see I was suffering from chest pains related to stress and almost suffered anxiety attacks, where every time I would here a noise when it was quiet, my heart would skip a beat. I think you all know that feeling. I was given a doctors note from my doctor to work two days from home and this note was submitted to my employer yet they said that they were to get back to me and would work things out with me. After three doctors notes were submitted from August to October my employer made the decision to fire me based on the fact that the working environment wasn't suitable to my health issues. I was very surprised and disappointed and told them that based on the law that they have no right to fire me because I had a doctors note. I was told that it was just a recommendation. I have reached a point that I am fed up with working for someone else and am pursuing to work for myself. My wife who I love dearly also is faced with problems at her work place and I hope and pray that somehow, someway we both just work for ourselves. It's a crazy corporate world out there where people don't give a damn about your well being and only think that money is the answer to their problems. Well you know what, I agree we all need to make a living and my goal is to earn my own money, yet the most important things in my life is my family and my health, money is a material element we obviously all need, yet it should not be the first priority in your life. Don't get me wrong, I am all for making lots of money but I don't feel like it should be the dominant outlook in your life. My boss would often say that cash is king and I would reply by telling him that MY HEALTH IS KING.

Special day today

Today was my wife's birthday. I didn't have much time at lunch to get a gift for my wife so I decided to pick something up for my wife after work. I also went to Dairy Queen with my daugther to pick up her birthday cake. Besides that my day was so so at work. Another day another dollar.

Another day at the office

Today was a hectic at work. I just feel like quitting. I'm not really happy with my job and I'm hoping that things change soon. I was feeling down all day when my co-worker decided to ask everyone if they wanted to chip in to play the lottery. I would love to win the lottery and change my life.

Anyhow it's late gotta go.

My Day

Hi,

Today was a really busy day at work. I just wish I could earn my own money, you know be your own boss. I don't really like my job yet I need it to make ends meet, especially now more than ever. I mean we all know the economy is very unstable at the moment and we all need our jobs. Anyhow I hope tomorrow will be a better day.