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| One of the last pictures taken with hair! |
Do you have trouble relating to someone who has cancer? Don't worry it is very common. Here is a link that might be helpful!
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| Me with my fightin' do rag.... |
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| Sunflower - Symbol of hope for Ovarian Cancer |
Monday, August 20, 2012
Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope
Do you have trouble relating to someone who has cancer? Don't worry it is very common. Here is a link that might be helpful!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Not so Deep Thoughts
Remember the segment on Saturday Night Live with Jack Handey - Deep Thoughts? It consisted of a couple of lines scrolling on the screen while a man (Jack) read them out. It was usually a comment of a twisted view of the world or our human lives. You can find some on You Tube.
I was reminded of this while taking my daily walk. Since registering for Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope I decided I better get down to some serious training if I was going to finish a 5 km walk. So I have decided that every morning I will get out and walk. My walks so far are only 1/2 hour to 45 minutes.
Back to Not So Deep Thoughts...... As with most people my mind is racing all the time but instead of the usual work related, errands to run, things to do, type of thoughts, I find myself thinking about life and what is going on in my immediate vicinity. Nothing too far into the future. In the here and now..... Thoughts that are not too deep.
For instance, this morning while walking I spotted a police vehicle stopped up ahead at the curb with a mature couple leaning in on the passenger side talking to the cop. So I think there could be a number of reasons for this display. Is the cop so lazy that he cannot get out of his car and talk to these people in their house? Is he just leaving and this couple are very familiar with him and just chatting? Is there a real problem and the couple remembered something else to say to him and ran out of the house just as he was leaving? As I got closer, the man stood up and look right at me grinning. Strange....Does he know me? Does he think I am someone else? I am in disguise after all.... scarf, ball cap and my Jackie Onassis sun glasses. Sweat dripping down my face. (It's already 25 C or about 80 F and 100% humidity.
He then states "I am trying to convince my son not to arrest me!" And he is laughing his head off. I responded (while laughing), "Good luck with that! You look like trouble to me!"
I didn't even look at the cop as I walked by and this whole thing was over in 5 seconds. The cop was probably rolling his eyes at his parents. Probably just came by to say hello while out and about on police business.
So why would this man say anything to a complete stranger walking by. A. He wanted me to know this was his son and he is proud. B. He wanted me to know he was not in trouble with the police. C. He cares about what other people think even if they are strangers. This man's generation (early baby boomer) cares about things like this.
How would my kids' generation (millennials or generation y) have acted? Quite differently I expect.
I was reminded of this while taking my daily walk. Since registering for Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope I decided I better get down to some serious training if I was going to finish a 5 km walk. So I have decided that every morning I will get out and walk. My walks so far are only 1/2 hour to 45 minutes.
Back to Not So Deep Thoughts...... As with most people my mind is racing all the time but instead of the usual work related, errands to run, things to do, type of thoughts, I find myself thinking about life and what is going on in my immediate vicinity. Nothing too far into the future. In the here and now..... Thoughts that are not too deep.
For instance, this morning while walking I spotted a police vehicle stopped up ahead at the curb with a mature couple leaning in on the passenger side talking to the cop. So I think there could be a number of reasons for this display. Is the cop so lazy that he cannot get out of his car and talk to these people in their house? Is he just leaving and this couple are very familiar with him and just chatting? Is there a real problem and the couple remembered something else to say to him and ran out of the house just as he was leaving? As I got closer, the man stood up and look right at me grinning. Strange....Does he know me? Does he think I am someone else? I am in disguise after all.... scarf, ball cap and my Jackie Onassis sun glasses. Sweat dripping down my face. (It's already 25 C or about 80 F and 100% humidity.
He then states "I am trying to convince my son not to arrest me!" And he is laughing his head off. I responded (while laughing), "Good luck with that! You look like trouble to me!"
I didn't even look at the cop as I walked by and this whole thing was over in 5 seconds. The cop was probably rolling his eyes at his parents. Probably just came by to say hello while out and about on police business.
So why would this man say anything to a complete stranger walking by. A. He wanted me to know this was his son and he is proud. B. He wanted me to know he was not in trouble with the police. C. He cares about what other people think even if they are strangers. This man's generation (early baby boomer) cares about things like this.
How would my kids' generation (millennials or generation y) have acted? Quite differently I expect.
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