I quit my job today. Well, just one job, a job that I have been putting off and dreading. I gave in and pulled the pin. I will not be cleaning any more windows again. My back is sore, and my desire is gone. I feel bad walking away from Read more…
“If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you.” The magical words of Led Zeppelin carried my wife and I to another time, a simpler place. Jon Bos sang with his heart and we felt the love emanating from our friend on the stage. We felt love Read more…
My head spins as I get up at six am, again. Busy days have taken control, life is running away again. I want to put the brakes on, my brake pedal isn’t working very well right now, Coronabreak seems to have come to an end. It has been the busiest Read more…
Dreams danced through my brain and I rolled over in denial. I was no longer in Calgary, I no longer hung off skyscrapers cleaning windows. Yet in my vivid dream I fall… And awake to my new reality. I peeled open my eyes and took stock. My clock said 5:52 Read more…
Booming music blasted obnoxiously from the speakers. The boat careened towards the fuel dock of the Eldorado resort. The wakeboard tower rocked back and forth, reeling from the music and the waves. I leaped to my feet prepared for the worst. At the final second the brunette in a blue Read more…
Four months ago they declared a Pandemic. Four months ago. Four months, seem like a lifetime and a flash. A pandemic was declared on March 13 and four days later on Wednesday, March 18 they closed Big White. The reality of the uncertainty and fear struck home hard for me Read more…
Another Sunday in paradise, paradise that is the Okanagan Valley. A Sunday that I stayed home, I never drove anywhere and I spent the day doing what we were asked to do for the last three months. I stayed at home, mainly because I never had anywhere to go. Sometimes Read more…
Summertime in the city, it means life is getting busy. Busy with fun and work. Busy with Luxury Lake Tours and busy with my family. In our Okanagan bubble, we are teeming with tourists and the lazy days of the Coronaverse has become a fond memory. Is fond really the Read more…
Red plates are back with a vengeance or at least the traffic is. Half hour commutes are becoming the norm lately. I was hoping the new normal would leave out the heavy traffic of summer. Unfortunately, all I had was hope. Now we have cars, trucks, RV’s and don’t forget Read more…
The day started out like many others. My consciousness crawled into awareness as I awoke from strange dreams of past lives. I had an appointment in Penticton at ten and my daughter would be home for two. I was looking forward to connecting with that mass of hormonal energy and Read more…