SARS revisited??!!

S words - SARS, Swine flu, what next! An interesting article crossed my path that stated that this flu began at a pig farm that is of American origin - one of those that went south of the border for not only cheap labour but the ability to get around the stricter guidelines of the health board in the US. The living conditions of these poor pigs on this farm was inhumane and extremely unhealthy for the surrounding environment which was a local community where this little boy first contacted the infectious flu but survived.
So Mexico's lesson in this is to enforce the health standards and restrictions and not receive payoffs to look the other way. The end cost is huge to us all!

Snow??!@#%$^&*(%$#$#

Oohh that was ugly this morning - it's how the light changes with the snowy white sky and the white stuff on the ground - it just feels so wrong at this time of year! And then it didn't melt away and turn into a beautiful day - it just got uglier and colder. It better be an amazing summer!

Spring has sprung!!!

Is it my imagination or is everyone more excited about the coming of spring than usual? It seems to have been the main topic of conversation on the news and amongst people today - I think it has a lot to do with how much people want to feel optimistic and light and happy about their future and spring tends to help with that feeling. It represents new beginnings - a fresh newness that we all yearn for after a long dark winter.
So join me in toasting the oncoming of spring! May we all enjoy the brighter days ahead! :)

King/Liberty Link

Will this come to be say in the next 5 years??? It's a big maybe!! Since it will be created AFTER the Strachan Avenue railway crossing has been been improved then don't hold your breath since that is still in it's planning and debating stages. I remember that in the year 2006 I believe that I was telling people that according to what the office of Joe Pantelone tells me the money has been set aside to do an environmental assessment regarding the potential link from the foot of Shaw over the tracks to enter into Liberty Village. Now I get the Winter 2009 Community Newsletter from the office of Joe Pantelone and the news is the same only it's now 3 years later!!!!
Changes happen slowly over there at city hall!

Pick up the garbage!!

Could it look any uglier outside these days??? As happy as I am that the snow is gone what's left behind is this grey sludge made up of all the garbage that has been littered by the public. It's such a shame because really if everyone made their own effort to just ensure they toss their own garbage into a bin instead of on the ground this time of year would be much prettier!
We should all take on that challenge! No matter how big the city's budget for spring cleanup is if we don't stop throwing our garbage onto the streets our taxes will continue to go into cleaning up all the mess. Do your part & feel good about it!!

OBAMA DAY!!

Wow isn't the fuss wonderful!! It's just so nice to hear a positive buzz in the media and the happiness of the people is infectious! Bless President Obama that his time in office is well spent and fruitful. The renewal of hope in people is already his first gift to the world.

The New Year

Can we really already be in 2009 - that sounds so foreign and yet it's just as foreign as 2008 was! With this extreme cold we're having it's perfect for getting your life organized - out with the old; in with the new!