Bullying

I guess the world has not changed. I have been going through life thinking that the world is getting tougher on kids. The issue of bullying has come up strongly in the past couple of days with news of the unfortunate incident in Canora. Travis Sleeva's suicide has been discussed all morning on 650 Talk Radio. The number of callers who have called in with similar issues from their youth was surprising to me. People who are somewhat older than I relating stories that could be told with todays youth have opened my eyes to the carefree upbringing I was given. I will not say that I was never bullied, but I was not placed into the extreme situations that both parents and children have related today.

Now with my own children, I am keeping a watchful eye on any changes that occur in their behavior. I know that I cannot protect my children from everything, but I hope to help them to have a life where they need not worry about their personal safety. It is a shame that a parent would ever even have to consider such issues.

Finally Nice Weather

Well, the weather has turned nicer finally and the sheet of ice that covered the highways is broken up and driven off for the most part. Now that it is warm, I want it cold, but just at night so I can flood the rink that I have half done in the back yard. Hopefully a bit later this week I will be able to flood the rink a few times at night and be able to get skating on it. My son is very excited about getting the rink done and going for a skate in the evenings.

Hopefully the weather will cooperate with me.

Too Bloody Cold

The current temperature is -34 Degrees C. This is almost too cold to even think, let alone start a car, drive the kids to daycare, drop off my wife at her workplace and continue on to my office, plug the block heater in and work.

On the other hand, yesterday I waited at home for the blizzard that was noted on Environment Canada's website (the whole national map was almost red with the weather warnings) because we didn't want to get stranded on the road on the way to work / school / daycare or back home at the end of the day. After calling in to my office, there was no bad weather and I was able to put in a few hours at work.

Where does that leave me ... too cold and in Saskatoon, scared to go out to do some errands during my lunch.