Morning Contemplations

Some of you are aware that I live in a cabin up in Saskatchewan. For those of you who do not know this I would like to take this moment to fill you in a bit. I live here at the cabin with my 11 week old puppy who has been named Duke. I have limited access to internet and power, no plumbing, and I heat the place with a wood stove. Now by no means am I "roughing it" but I do lack some of the things I formerly took for granted. I also have to do some activities that I never had to do in the city.

Let me run you through how my day has went so far:

I woke up at 8:20am (which is the time Duke wakes up every morning) and had to build a fire because it was starting to get chilly. I also let Duke out for his morning business. After these two things were done I ate breakfast and washed my breakfast dishes with water that I have to haul in. I then bundled up to take Duke out for his morning walk. We walk about a kilometer or so every morning and at least another one in the late afternoon and/or evening. After we got back from the walk we had play time and worked off more of his puppy energy. Duke likes to run around with a stick, track rabbits, dig holes in the snow and bark at the birds. He really makes you appreciate some of the little things in life.

Once play time was over it was time to get down to work. I was running out of fire wood so that meant it was time to get the axe and start chopping up the stack of wood that I had prepared before the snow fell. I then spent the rest of the morning hacking away at the lumber so that I would have a significant supply that would fit into the stove. While I was out there I started thinking about how things had been years ago; long before the internet, or TV, or even electricity. I mulled over how different those days were from the way many live out their days now. At this point I decided to come in and warm up by the fire and to start writing this for you.

Now that I can feel my nose and cheeks I have to go back out and finish up with the wood. When I come back I am going to write an article about my thoughts and reflections regarding those times before electricity and technology.

How do you think we would fare as a society if we lost these things?

Back in Black

So here I am again.

Starting to blog once more.

It has been quite a long time since I have visited this blog; let alone posted. So before I decided to start re-posting, I read through some of my old posts. Some were interesting and some were funny. Some were just downright ridiculous! After reflecting on where I have been and contemplating where I am going I decided that these old posts were part of my history and I would keep them around. If nothing more than to look back at and have a laugh.

A lot has happened in my life since the last time I wrote in the confines of this text box. Things have changed, friends have changed, and I have changed. Some of these changes have been welcome and good while others were not. Some of the changes I didn't even notice had occurred.

I have some really good posts(in my opinion!) that I will be sharing with you as the days go on. If you choose to follow my rants then I hope that I deliver honest, well articulated, and thought provoking (and sometimes hilarious!) material.