Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A Milestone
Tomorrow is a milestone birthday for me - the BIG FIVE OH.
Rather than being bothered by it, I can honestly say that I am feeling enthusiastic about turning 50. I have so much to be thankful for:
> a marriage to a beautiful, intelligent, caring, supportive (and long suffering!) woman that has lasted for over 25 years
> two wonderful kids
> fantastic family and friends
> a great job and first-rate colleagues
> the good fortune to have travelled from coast to coast to coast in the best country in the world - Canada
> the opportunity to have visited innumerable interesting places around the world including: Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and the United States
> the means to indulge (some of) my excentricities such as triathlon, bagpipes/kilts and bluegrass music
> the blessing to live in a great small city (Fredericton) in an amazing province (New Brunswick)
> an incredible mother who raised three boys, largely on her own, and who at 74 continues to work full-time as a nurse in a substance abuse rehab program
> a father who died far too young but who in his 48 years on earth modelled just what it means to be a husband, a father, a professional and a caring, contributing member of society.
As I reach this milestone, I've decided to suspend new posts to this blog. Who knows, I may decide to reactivate it at some point so I'm not closing it down. It's not that I'm giving up on running, triathlon or Team Diabetes. Far from it. I've just found that Facebook and some of the on-line Forums that I participate in (such as www.beginnertriathlete.com) are how I stay in contact with folks. If there are any blog readers who would like to connect via FB please let me know. I will be checking into this site from time-to-time as well so feel free to leave a message and I will (eventually) read it.
Rather than being bothered by it, I can honestly say that I am feeling enthusiastic about turning 50. I have so much to be thankful for:
> a marriage to a beautiful, intelligent, caring, supportive (and long suffering!) woman that has lasted for over 25 years
> two wonderful kids
> fantastic family and friends
> a great job and first-rate colleagues
> the good fortune to have travelled from coast to coast to coast in the best country in the world - Canada
> the opportunity to have visited innumerable interesting places around the world including: Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and the United States
> the means to indulge (some of) my excentricities such as triathlon, bagpipes/kilts and bluegrass music
> the blessing to live in a great small city (Fredericton) in an amazing province (New Brunswick)
> an incredible mother who raised three boys, largely on her own, and who at 74 continues to work full-time as a nurse in a substance abuse rehab program
> a father who died far too young but who in his 48 years on earth modelled just what it means to be a husband, a father, a professional and a caring, contributing member of society.
As I reach this milestone, I've decided to suspend new posts to this blog. Who knows, I may decide to reactivate it at some point so I'm not closing it down. It's not that I'm giving up on running, triathlon or Team Diabetes. Far from it. I've just found that Facebook and some of the on-line Forums that I participate in (such as www.beginnertriathlete.com) are how I stay in contact with folks. If there are any blog readers who would like to connect via FB please let me know. I will be checking into this site from time-to-time as well so feel free to leave a message and I will (eventually) read it.
