George Bott
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Snow Daze…
I awoke this morning, poured my first coffee of the day, and settled into my chair to survey the latest gift from a Northwestern Ontario winter. There, filling my driveway from edge to edge, sat fifteen to twenty centimetres of… Continue reading
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Shaping Up…2015
Last June I weighted in at 96.2 kg and realized that not only was I feeling like a slug, I was becoming one in appearance and attitude. I don’t mean that I was all slimy and slippery, just loaded with… Continue reading
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Back to Swimming…
About mid-February I caught a cold. It wasn’t one of those stick around for a week-or-two then get back to your life type colds. This one caught and stuck and never completely let go of me until May. The most… Continue reading
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Super Senior…
This is one of those milestone years in my life. Or perhaps, since I live in Canada, I should call it a kilometrestone year. Whatever the unit of measurement, I have officially entered my seventies. Recently, Joy went to our… Continue reading
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Empty Thoughts…
Apparently, I haven’t had much in the way of creative thought–or any thoughts–since January of 2012. While that is not entirely true I find it difficult to commit to writing daily. I have yet to find that quiet time in… Continue reading
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Ready Enough
As usual, Joy and I began the first day of our journey convinced that we were completely unprepared. This happens every time. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the trip has been planned for months or whether the suitcases have… Continue reading
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Cellular revisited…
About a year ago I wrote a rant about Cellular service and as I recall decided the best course was to do nothing until my contract time was over. It’s over! It ended in December 2009. I decided to be cell… Continue reading
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Dilemma of Olympic Proportions…
We recently returned from a trip to British Columbia to visit our eldest son and his family. The opportunity to be with our son and his partner and our granddaughter was the draw. Neither of us was really excited about… Continue reading
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Reeee-session…
We live in a resource based community. The two major industries are pulp and gold. Mining, because it is an extractive industry has a finite life. When the gold runs out, the industry is gone. Our community has been anticipating… Continue reading
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Lenten Journey
I’ve decided that my Lenten journey this year will be to read at least one book each week during Lent that will in some way broaden my understanding of my faith. Last night I read the first book of this… Continue reading
Musings from the Deep 