Victor Barr

Today was a good day. Any day I can ride my motorcycle to go out on my boat is a very good day. Too bad it started so early. I am not used to getting up at 530am. I set my alarm and managed to get out the door by Read more…

Time after covid is traveling in increments for me, in milestones. I am now two months past my fiftieth birthday. I feel younger in some ways than I have in twenty-five. In others I feel every minute of my fifty years and two months. Today was a good day; the Read more…

It was time to launch Serendipity. Today I managed to take the Luxury Lake Tours boat to the water. It was time to get it on the slip. We have a tour booked and life feels more normal than it has in months. After our test run Friday everything checked Read more…

June is here! The last two and a half months inched along in a flash. This will truly be a spring to remember and one that some people would just as soon forget. We have reached a milestone and another stage in the reopening of our economy. More pubs and Read more…

America is on fire. America is burning with the flames of another chapter in its centuries-old battle between black and white. The media has taken a break from the non-stop coverage of covid19. Our news media has been hijacked by the riots in the wake of the murder of George Read more…

Last night was a late one. We sat on our friend’s deck looking at the view and listening to tunes. Our kids were in our basement having a sleepover. After relentless pursuit for a sleepover, I finally gave in. The kids pulled an all-nighter. I made it until three am. Read more…

We launched Serendipity today for a practice run of social distanced fishing. It took three tries before we found a boat launch. Our first try was in Westbank at the yacht club. The boat launch on Gellately road has gone through substantial repairs over the last few years. We thought Read more…

Pulling weeds is very cathartic. Much like life, sometimes we must remove things before they grow out of control. I spent much of my afternoon and evening pulling weeds. The rewards of a simple task like yanking a dandelion or some morning glory from the earth is somehow satisfying to Read more…

I began my day like every other, mmm coffee. I struggled to focus again, tax time will do that to me. This is the first time I have had to do my own paperwork for taxes in almost thirty years. I have been finding it challenging to stay on task. Read more…