The Great Escape

My lovely and talented wife was honoured yesterday with a long service award.  She has been working in the public service for 25 years and was recognized for her work and dedication.  As we were talking about the award she commented that she wishes she had done more and I can understand that feeling because I've felt the same way.  Although I've never dedicated even more than 5 years of my life to one organization, I can understand the feeling that you could have done more in your career but I don't know if any of us are aware of how much we have really accomplished. My wife is an amazing person.  She is truly the kindest person you will ever meet and that is no exaggeration.  If you asked any person who knows her what they think of when they hear her name I bet the top three would be: Kind, Smiles a lot and Quirky.  These are all qualities that I absolutely love about her.  Anyway, knowing the type of person that she is I know that when she does her...

So I've been studying martial arts for quite a few years.  I started to study Chinese martial arts when I was 37 (in September) and I'm now 44 so that means I've been doing this for... holy!  Seven Years?!?!  Well, there were a few breaks in those seven years where I didn't go to class for several months at a time but just for the sake of keeping the story straight in my head, we'll say I've been doing this for seven years.  Two of those early years were spent studying Wushu  but after a back injury and some time away from practice I decided to start studying the internal martial arts.  Most of you will probably think of Tai Chi but the world of internal martial arts is much bigger than that.  Since I seem to have a bit of a passion for martial arts and people like to ask me questions about Tai Chi I thought I would include a few posts on my blog about Tai Chi from my perspective.  Keep in mind that I'm a student and will be for life so my underst...

The city I live in is currently embroiled in a a debate over the future of water management.  The city council is proposing a Public Private Partnership (P3) to solve some of the long term infrastructure problems we are facing.  A referendum has been called and scheduled for September 25th, 2013 where citizens will vote to determine the future of water management in the city.  I've done some digging and so far I haven't really found enough information to make an informed decision.  Part of the problem here is that there won't be enough information until after the referendum because a contractor has not been selected, a design has not been created and there is no contract to review.  The City has provided an FAQ for residents which can be found here: http://www.regina.ca/residents/water-sewer/learn_about_our_water_system/water-sewer-system/sewage-treatment-plant/qa-public-private-partnerships-p3s/ So, not having any detail on what impact a P3 approach might hav...