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Mike’s musings<br />
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JULY, 2003<br />
For the ignorant, old age is as winter— for the learned, it is a harvest. — JEWISH PROVERB<br />
By Mike Keetch<br />
FAMILY<br />
Now that summer is upon<br />
us and we look in the papers<br />
and see the array of things to<br />
do for the family, it reminds<br />
me of all the family things<br />
we used to do and enjoy.<br />
These thoughts of family<br />
are brought home to me at<br />
this particular time as my<br />
oldest son has just moved<br />
back to Kamloops after several<br />
years in Calgary.<br />
Having spent the Canada<br />
Day weekend helping him<br />
get settled in, we have been<br />
talking about the “good old<br />
days.” Although these discussions<br />
usually revolve<br />
around the good times, I<br />
sometimes sneak in a<br />
thought or two about the<br />
tougher times and and how<br />
the results of raising two<br />
boys have turned out. For<br />
the most part it turned out<br />
pretty good. Both boys are<br />
on their own and making<br />
their way in the world. One<br />
of the happiest remarks I<br />
have ever heard from my<br />
kids is: “I am now starting to<br />
understand why you did the<br />
things you did when I was<br />
growing up.”<br />
Now that I am somewhat<br />
older myself, I reflect back<br />
on the period when I was<br />
growing up. I remember<br />
the times spent fishing and<br />
golfing with my Dad and the<br />
time spent with my Mother,<br />
in my case, cooking and at<br />
Christmas, decorating the<br />
tree. Though we all<br />
thought we were hard done<br />
by in those days, (walking to<br />
school every day “up hill<br />
both ways”) I look back<br />
now at those times as some<br />
of the happiest times I have<br />
had.<br />
Although kids today have<br />
just as hard a time as we did<br />
and have some very complicated<br />
decisions to make, I<br />
am confident that they, in<br />
their time, will look back at<br />
these times with fond memories.<br />
So to all of you finishing<br />
school this year and moving<br />
out into the “real world,”<br />
Good Luck, be happy and<br />
keep a positive outlook on<br />
life.<br />
Random Thoughts<br />
Butterflies taste with<br />
their feet.<br />
Cats have over one hundred<br />
vocal sounds, dogs<br />
only have about ten.<br />
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