Moving Time

I have decided to make a few changes in my blogging. Till now I have been working in blogger at “Retired and Tired”, but all the cool kids tell me that Wordpress is the way to go so I’m switching over to that format. I have started a new blog there at Dave 1949 You should be able to get there if you click on the name.
I also thought a few days ago that one of the blogs I read regularly, “Miles and Madness,” attracts me in particular because Judi is more open about her life than I have been about mine. Till now I have stayed pretty much behind the camera in my net life but have decided to try and be a bit more open.
Part of the reason I haven’t written much about myself of course is that like most people I don’t often feel I have anything very interesting to say about myself. This year however that changed somewhat.
On October 26 2009 I went to the local hospital to have an inflamed tonsil removed. This is something by the way you should consider doing in your childhood rather than waiting till you are 60. Three days after the surgery I was informed by the doctor that the tonsil had in fact been cancerous and they would set up an appointment for me with the Juravinski cancer centre in Hamilton Ontario.
Now a couple of months and several tests later I’m about to start going through the treatment programme they and I, have agreed on in order to eliminate the cancer.
I intend to continue to publish some of my pictures at the new blog. I also intend to write a bit more about other somewhat more entertaining stuff like our political situation in Canada which is about as entertaining as I have ever seen it.
Any comments you might wish to make will be welcome as long as you aren’t nasty to anyone but myself.

To all of you who have been kind enough to comment about my work here, Thank you very much. I hope some of you will find your way over to the new place.

Sunny Toronto Dec 22 2009

That little puffy cloud above the white building is actually condensation from its Heating and ventilation system.




This is actually the same two towers but the white one is now reflected in the bronzed glass of the smaller of the two towers

Abilify Side effects

This is a list of possible side effects of the drug sold as Abilify.
I sure hope it makes you feel better.

Headache;
nausea;
constipation;
anxiety;
restlessness;
weakness;
nervousness;
rash;
sleepiness or unusual drowsiness; insomnia; unable to sleep; (what the heck)
vomiting;
weight gain;
akathisia (sense of inner restlessness or need to move);
Blurred vision;
coughing;
fever;
runny or stuffy nose;
sneezing;
tremor
Convulsions;
difficulty in breathing;
fast heartbeat;
high fever;
high or low blood pressure;
increased sweating;
loss of bladder control;
severe muscle stiffness;
sudden loss of consciousness;
unusual tiredness;
unusually pale skin;
impaired memory

St Catharines Dec 20 2009

They were stacked up on the fire escape





Then a Zamboni came down the street handing out Coke Samples





Then the crowd started filling the street





There were local police





National police





A fake antique Coke truck




Pretty girls to help sell Coke




Then people dancing on the side of an RBC truck.
Cause what says RBC more than dancers








And then the cops and commercialism didn't matter at all.

Canada Obstructionist On Climate Change Deal

Looking to the future.

Windmills near Lowbanks on Lake Erie.






Looking to the Past.




I have never been so ashamed of my country.

Christmas Yoga

As anyone who practices yoga seriously knows, one of the major concepts is the control of and use of breathing.

Here we see a yoga class after a long exhalation. The participants are flabby and sagging with very low energy




And here is the same class after a deep inhalation. Now they all have improved posture and you can literally see them glowing with health and energy.




During the holidays, no matter how hectic, always remember to stop now and then and take a deep breath.

Niagara Super Hospital

Not Whooping cranes but hospital cranes.
The new Niagara hospital is little more than excavation and foundations yet but the construction cranes are up and the building is progressing.