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Misunderstandings in language happen

So it goes something like this …… there was a huge snowstorm a-brewin and a snowplow was working clearing a runway in preparation for an incoming flight at the Cranboork BC International Airport. ….. a link follows from Wikipedia that tells the facts as we know them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Western_Airlines_Flight_314 …… but there are other versions of […]

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Poetry

Freedom

What is this thingHow many people know itFrom where does it springTo where will it go To many, an abstractionTo others, a breath of airTo some, essence of evilWhatever your care To stand up and feel,To breath in your blessingsTo be who you areTo love all around you Your journey thereOnly you have been,To laugh […]

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Don’t Stop

With lightning With sparks With rainbows With larks Under Sun Under Moon Under all things That make room For love and emotion For things that we know For things that we want For thoughts that we sow From a seed To a flower From an spark To a shower We are in the flow Don’t […]

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The Dance of Life

Round and RoundAn’ round we goWhere it all endsNobody knows Keep a true heartAnd you’ll always seeThe way things goThe way is to see Tomorrow’s so longToday is for realDance darlin’ danceA jig or reel ‘Cause round and roundAn round, we goWhere things get startedNobody knows

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The Confessional, The Truth and The Lies

What is the truth? Seems like a simple enough question that might have a simple enough answer. But to a young boy trying to figure out how the world actually works it might take on a somewhat different light. Imagine that you are in the presence of the emissary of God himself (or herself or […]

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San Felipe, the tides and the Landcruiser

We were living in San Diego California at our home in Fallbrook CA Ryan, our son, was 3 or 4 years old. We had just started Visus Technology with the folks from Pittsburgh and we were feeling pretty good about the future. We decided to trade our Toyota Camry for a Land Cruiser and therein […]

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The Strange Tale of Tickney Tours

Sometime the strangest ideas actually come true!!! They can start, blossom and sometimes turn into stories like this one. This story was born in 1979 in Vancouver BC on one of those nights ….. good food ….. good wine ….. maybe a little cannabis. My wife Mona and I were partying with my sister Lynne, […]

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The naming of Joseph – what not to name baby

My name: Joseph William Henry Harvey ….. I started going by Joseph recently because I like the sound of the word Joseph in French ….. the J is pronounced much softer in French than the hard “JAY” in English Ok …… so what is this story all about …… what’s the big deal! Imagine learning […]