tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11108326751194580942024-03-13T23:13:40.333-07:00Wahid + Marie meet VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.comBlogger1306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-62784118717990871672014-01-05T22:13:00.000-08:002014-01-05T22:14:58.380-08:00Marie passes on suddenly!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My son's kitten, <strong>Marie</strong>, suddenly became ill with diarrhea toward the end of October, then wouldn't eat and died a couple of days later. <strong>Marie</strong> was into her 8th month. The vet must not have known what to do and so suggested she get 2 weeks rest but this turned out to be a death sentence. I sent my son the contact information for another vet that would have examined <strong>Marie</strong> before she came over to Canada but this was information that arrived too late to be of any help.<br />
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My son's guardian bought my son <strong>Wahid </strong>another kitten, a male <strong><em>Persian</em></strong> with a<strong><em> tabby coat</em></strong>. I strong ly suggested <strong>Wahid</strong> take <strong>Millo</strong> to the vet I had suggested because that vet has a hospital setting and can do a lot another vet cannot do. <strong>Millo </strong>comes here to be with me next month. He is 6 months old now, perhaps 7 months. I will check on the age in the records. My son comes over in 2 years after he finishes college, I'm looking forward to that!<br />
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Otherwise, happy new year and all the best for 2014!<br />
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- Volker Volkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-12313789675642914492013-09-29T20:24:00.001-07:002013-09-29T20:24:38.937-07:00Relationships<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the autumn 2010 I learned that <strong>Brad</strong> was not coming west after being mislead for some time. A friend of mine in <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> had some choice words to say but if I were to condense it down to the basics, the word she used was coward! He's also got himself into a little bit of a problem but I'll leave it at that. Live, learn and move on.<br /><br />Now since June of last year I have an adopted son (<em>Wahid</em>) who is currently studying at a college in Indonesia. When he is finished <em>college</em> (it transitions between high school and university), my son will come here to live with me. Because he did so well in his exams in December 2012, I allowed him to purchase a <strong><em>Persian flatnose cat</em></strong>. She was 16 months old when she came home but early in the new year (2013) she was taken to a vet with the guardian thinking she was sick. Well, it turned out she was pregnant and had 4 kittens in March. Unfortunately, 2 of them died but the remaining 2 survived and my son asked me to choose names for them. I chose<strong> Emilie</strong> and <strong>Marie</strong>. When both of them were two months old, there was a break in at the home and<strong> Emilie</strong> went missing. She did not return home again.<br />
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<strong>Marie</strong> remains and is now in her 6th month. She will be joining me here in <strong>Canada</strong> in December. I had originally chosen January but my son asked me to move the date up. Now I'm cat-proofing the place until to have it ready for her arrival. The photo above is a recent image of her. She has the typical Persian features of the long hair and short legs. The white comes from the father (who we do not know) since the mother was chocolate in colour. Marie has a small patch of dark hair between her ears, otherwise she's white!<br />
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My son was 15 years old when I got to know him after his parents had died in a car accident some six months before. Now he's 17 and growing fast. We've exchanged a lot of photos since June of last year. <br /><br />I also have an Avocado tree which I started from a pit a couple of months ago. I will post a few photos of that the next time.<br />
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So those are the main events of note so far. Hope all is well!<br />
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- Volker Volkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-58399330006327295272012-09-01T14:53:00.001-07:002012-09-01T14:53:04.846-07:00adoptedSince my last post something happened to change my life forever. I have adopted a 16 year old boy from <strong>Indonesia</strong> who had lost his parents and older brother in a car accident in the mountains while on vacation. All the occupants of the vehicle died when it ended up crashing into a mountain ravine. One moment your world is fine and then the next its all upside down. So after the accident, Wahid was looking for someone that would fill the roll as his father. He found me through a friend on <strong>Facebook</strong>, so the social media online do serve some useful purposes!<br />
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Wahid chats with me daily, as often as 3 or 4 times each day. A bond his formed and one that is likely to stay for the rest of my lifetime. I did offer to adopt him legally as my son but I have left that option open not wanting to apply too much pressure considering what he has already been through. Wahid does want to finished his college education and then come live with me in Canada. In the meantime, the FB chats and exchanges of emails will have to do. Those of you that know me on <strong>Facebook</strong> will know much more about this. <br />
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So, what have you been doing this summer? <br />
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Meantime, for those living in <strong>Canada</strong> and the <strong>United States</strong>, enjoy the long weekend, <strong>Labour Day</strong>! I plan to take a hike in<strong> West Vancouver</strong> tomorrow on trails on the lower part of <strong>Hollyburn Mountain</strong>, so more photos are coming. Enjoy what remains of summer, and the long weekend!<br />
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- VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-23597370928512806282012-07-03T23:36:00.003-07:002012-07-03T23:36:35.436-07:00Tag Me by Andrew Christian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This looks like an interesting form of art, body painting! Its certainly very colourful. Perhaps you would agree!<br />
- VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-88131985186608864492012-06-23T14:22:00.002-07:002012-06-23T14:22:49.000-07:00UpdateVarious things have kept me busy over the past week. I have finally taken care of most of the backlog of emails since my new notebook is working fine and I have been able to access my email accounts. I also changed a lot of passwords on various accounts but one of those changes involved Blogger and I had forgotten to record the change that applied to it. That issue has been corrected and now things are more or less back to normal.<br />
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In other news, the last day of spring saw mostly clear skies and sun but that changed again yesterday when the clouds rolled back in. Temperatures are warmer than they have been but I think its going to be one of those years with less than the usual weather. Such is life!<br />
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Have an awesome weekend, guys!<br />
- VVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-21313585151140052332012-06-17T13:44:00.003-07:002012-06-17T13:44:47.799-07:00been offlineMy old laptop died toward the end of April, so Ive been offline until recently while getting things organized using a new notebook. That has meant going through over a thousand emails in one account alone. There are some in others but not anywhere as many.<br />
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The new machine has a dual language keyboard (English-French), so I am getting used to that.<br />
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Have a great Sunday and Fathers Day!<br />
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- VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-82460738183021450952012-05-04T17:59:00.002-07:002012-05-04T17:59:23.404-07:0024 hours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been offline for just over a week. There was a power surge in the building where I live, and certainly in my apartment, so this resulted in the apartment lights flickering, the TV set going wonky, a pop in the laptop and the smoke dector sounding briefly. This all resulted in the battery pack popping (that sound) and the fan being effected plus there may be other componants that have been effected. Anyways, I do have a replacement laptop on order (same brand and model, just newer). I am picking up a parcel from the local post office outlet near home whichm hopefully contains both the laptop and the router ordered. If not, I'll be online once everything is back to normal. There is a lot of work to be done retrieving files from the old hard drive, so this should keep me busy for some time after I get the new laptop computer. <br />
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Have a look at the video above, and if you haven't seen it (the movie), check it out. Have an awesome weekend, guys!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-23518487468139903092012-04-23T07:48:00.002-07:002012-04-23T07:48:18.793-07:00living in ecstasy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw one of <b><i>JJ Prods</i></b> other videos yesterday (hot) but then I saw this one which I think is even better. Be warned, its a gay-themed video. I recognize the guy eating the apple from a late night show on <b><i>YTV (Canada)</i></b> but can't place him exactly. Perhaps you may! Watch the video and keep an eye out for the looks back and forth! Enjoy!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-71355585879290949112012-04-15T22:26:00.004-07:002012-04-15T22:26:57.306-07:00health newsThe last couple of weekends I have been spending my time at home getting as much rest as I can while I sort out some health issues. Lately my <i>arthritic</i> knee (right) has been acting up and has as the Easter weekend was starting. It still is. Usually when it does and there is a storm system moving through, it stops after that system has moved on through. Not this time. So, while I get this under control (its <i>rheumatoid arthritis </i>and not age related, that's another one), I have plenty to do at home to keep me occupied.<br />
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So there's that and the high blood pressure issue going on but the bp is under control though it has risen slightly with the upper number between 160 and 170. I plan to return to the <i>naturopath</i> though the <i>MD</i> doesn't like them and has little faith in them. Its my health and I'll do what I can to bring that under control, with or without the <i>MD</i>'s approval. <br />
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I hope things are better with you. Meantime, I am back to work in the morning for a 5 day week. The last two weeks were 4 day work weeks. Take care of yourselves, guys!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-14549116037075635852012-04-07T15:27:00.001-07:002012-04-07T15:27:05.356-07:00Mysterious Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't seen <b><i>Mysterious Skin</i></b>, do so but its an intense movie, so be warned. I may sit down this evening to watch it again because its been a few years since I saw it last. Check it out!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-18060525994277255572012-04-07T15:19:00.003-07:002012-04-07T15:19:21.358-07:00Time to Leave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday evening I sat down to watch a movie (DVD) that I haven't seen for a while, <b><i>Time to Leave</i></b>. Its about a young man, 31 years old, that is diagnosed with a rare, malignant form of <i>cancer</i>. The film is about his actions in the last days of his life, how he reacts to life and others, and how others react to him. Only his grandmother learns of his fate, the rest do not. Check it out, its worth watching!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-62758131465941048542012-04-06T17:59:00.001-07:002012-04-06T17:59:35.818-07:00Andrew Christian video - weekend starts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well guys, another weekend starts and what better way to start it than checking out an Andrew Christian video. We all have dirty laundry. Lets clean it in style!<br />
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Meantime, enjoy the Easter weekend, and what ever you plan to do and where you are spending it, have an awesome weekend! I'll be off for four days and return to work on Tuesday, so enjoy your's!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-13651379787191360152012-03-27T22:29:00.001-07:002012-03-27T22:29:16.304-07:00Coast Mountains and some thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Saturday afternoon, late before the sunset, I was up on <b><i>Burnaby Mountain</i></b> north of where I live to take in the view of the snow-capped mountains to the north. The photo above is just one of a series taken that afternoon. The scene here looks out toward the mountains from the north side of Burnaby Mountain. The boats in the bottom of the photo are heading up <b><i>Indian Arm</i></b>. There were a number of boats out that afternoon, including a sailboat.<br />
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The temperatures have gotten warmer and are around 10 degrees Celsius at the moment. The rain is back but there are plenty of signs of spring around. <i>Crocuses</i>, <i>spring heathers</i>, <i>forsythias</i> and other spring flowers and shrubs are in bloom now, even the first <i>magnolias</i>.<br />
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At work, I have someone working with me into the second week and we get along great. He's a <b><i>Gemini</i></b>, like Brad, and he loves it where he's working now. If you don't know, I'm a <b><i>Leo</i></b>! It made me think of what it would be like working with <b><i>Brad</i></b>. That was one of the original plans, and I'd see to it happening if he's still interested and up to it. With a year or two here he'd be a changed man with a broader, deeper understanding of life and what its all about. It would be awesome to have a hiking companion too!<br />
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Well, I'm going to have a quick shower and then head off to bed. Its nearing 10:30 pm and the morning comes fast enough. Have a good night, or good day, guys!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-89433042418960742392012-03-24T15:17:00.001-07:002012-03-24T15:17:10.435-07:00Margaree River, Nova Scotia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was just watching this program on the Knowledge Network (British Columbia) about the Margaree River in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Its one of the few rivers that still has a salmon run. I guess the fact that it is unspoiled and undeveloped would account for this. The narrator's voice is deep and melodic. Listen and watch. Its from an excellent series on Canadian rivers.<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-1777780193355668382012-03-17T19:23:00.001-07:002012-03-17T19:23:21.818-07:00Cape Split, Nova Scotia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been watching a number of shows on television lately that are set in <b><i>Canada</i></b>'s Atlantic provinces, such as <b><i>Nova Scotia</i></b> where <i>Brad</i> was raised and lives. <b><i>Cape Split </i></b>is just one of a number of places that capture my interest. When I finally to get down to Nova Scotia, that will certainly be a place that Brad and I will visit along with anyone else that would like to join along. Awesome place and view!<br />
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VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-14754964328020993142012-03-17T17:00:00.001-07:002012-03-17T17:12:44.299-07:00Xavier Dolan on Laurence Anyways<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is <b><i>Xavier Dolan</i></b>'s first interview concerning his third film, <b><i>Laurence Anyways</i></b>. Since the interview is in <i>French</i>, those that can understand the language will get more out of it. The rest of us will just have to follow along. As you will see, Xavier is quite fluent in both languages, <i>English </i>and <i>French</i>. I did contribute some funds toward this production. I would have contributed more but health issues came in the way last year. Things happen and priorities have to be set. I do hope this film is successful as his earlier efforts!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-14927845660731794062012-03-17T16:12:00.001-07:002012-03-17T16:12:11.913-07:00Xavier Dolan on Heartbeats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this video clip <i>Xavier Dolan</i> presents some of his thoughts on his film called <b><i>Heartbeats</i></b>, on producing cinematic productions and why he makes these films. It gives us some interesting background to his work.<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-78762653022517576232012-03-17T15:56:00.003-07:002012-03-17T15:56:20.106-07:00a musical tribute to Xavier Dolan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a musical tribute to our young Canadian film director/actor, Xavier Dolan, with two films behind him and one in the works. I wish Xavier much success in his current endeavour. Enjoy the musical journey!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-92060240714819101442012-03-17T15:03:00.001-07:002012-03-17T15:03:07.544-07:00romeos, the movie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday late afternoon before returning home from <b><i>Vancouver </i></b>I stopped by this shop to check out magazines and videos. I found this movie called <b><i><u>Romeos</u></i></b> in <i>German</i> with <i>English</i> subtitles (well, I really don't need the subtitles since I can understand the German very well). The film is about a female trans person that is introduced to the gay scene, but while keeping the truth from others has its pitfalls, <i>Lukas</i> (trans) is introduced to the cute <i>Fabio</i>. The trailer is in <i>German</i> but I'm sure you'll get the idea. If we hide who we truly are from others, how does that effect our relationships with others, especially those close to us? Its worth thinking about and taking a deeper look at. What do you think?<br />
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The movie, which is 94 minutes long by the way, is a <i>Strand Releasing film</i> and won an award at the <i>Berlin</i> <i>International Film Festival</i>. Check it out if it sounds interesting to you.<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-80678617449695564412012-03-15T21:13:00.005-07:002012-03-15T21:13:53.771-07:00almost naked<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a video demonstration from Andrew Christian. Its a teaser! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.<br />
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~ VVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-6490141255642361202012-03-11T23:21:00.002-07:002012-03-11T23:21:53.434-07:00taylor kitsch and Mars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey, I know you guys are following, or trying to follow, the latest on <i><b>Taylor Kitsch</b></i>, our fellow actor from <b><i>British Columbia</i></b>, so here'e an interview that will keep you in step. Check out the latest on his role in Mars. He's an awesome-looking hunk, don't you think? I plan to see this as soon as its possible and then report back to the fans!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-22586626413615110442012-03-11T22:05:00.003-07:002012-03-11T22:05:41.560-07:00thoughtsThis morning as I woke up I was thinking of <i>Brad </i>and his situation. I thought of helping him by discussing his past, his childhood in particular. His parents divorces and he was tossed from one home to the other, from his father's place to his mother's, sometimes on his own. Now if I understand things correctly, he's living with his girlfriend/fiancee, even though his sexual orientation hasn't been sorted out on his part. He says he's not straight, perhaps at least bisexual, but he's the one that need to sort out that issue, I can't do that for him.<br />
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But getting back to the root issue, his childhood and the divorce if his parents, anyone I've known that has come from a similar situation (divorce or separation), has had issues for the rest of his/her life. I know of a friend from a similar situation and family members in the same as well, so its from experience I mention this.<br />
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Today I read a news article in a local paper dealing with youth sex and sexual exploitation but the article I found in the <b><i>Newsleader</i></b>, and the same one in a <b><i>Burnaby</i></b> paper, avoids the root causes which are mentioned in the report that the news article is based upon. The report itself is an overview of several reports that go into greater detail. The root causes are an unstable home life, non-supportive parents, abuse in the home, and the list goes on. Why does the media avoid the obvious. Is it a bias or lack of focus? Your guess is good as mine.<br />
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So my thoughts have followed a theme today and revert back to my friend Brad. The thoughts I had this morning were of my reading fairy tales to his children (<b><i>Grimm's Fairy Tales </i></b>come to mind, of which there are several that I thought of reading, such as <i>the Fisherman and his Wife</i>, <i>Frau Holle</i> and others which come to mind). All of these are not stories alone but also contain <i>morals</i> and <i>ethics</i>, things to live by in life. There's a way of breaking the cycle and that begins in our childhood so that the next generation doesn't repeat the same mistakes as the generation that preceded it. So a reading of the story before bedtime gave me the scene in my mind of not only Brad's child listening to the reading but also Brad himself. My book is in <i>German</i>, so I would have to translate as I went along. Its good that I've read these stories many times over the years. The book itself was a gift from my mother who brought it over from a visit to <b><i>Germany</i></b> in 1962, so its been around for a while and seen better days. The book itself is in good condition though the sleeve is gone years ago.<br />
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I plan to purchase a property in <b><i>Nova Scotia</i></b> in an area where <i>Brad</i> lives. This is all in advance of my retirement. I turn 65 in only six years from now. My presence there will allow me to mentor and to be of assistance when necessary, such as watching his children. Its the least I can do for him. I feel obligated as if this was decided before I was born. Everything in life happens for a reason and this situation is not alone in that. Many factors are at play here even before I buy a property out there on the east coast. One factor is my health and the slower pace in the <b><i>Atlantic provinces</i></b> should help to lessen the health issues if not resolve them completely. We shall see... I hope you've all had an awesome weekend!<br />
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~ VolkerVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-3182842237092281442012-03-10T20:46:00.001-08:002012-03-10T20:46:03.996-08:00Corey Price<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This video was produced by Scott Hoover (photographer) and shot and edited by Benjamin Godfre. It was posted on YouTube today and features a new model, Corey Price. He'll do quite well as a model, don't you think? Check it out.. - VVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-54701936910173064172012-03-10T20:29:00.002-08:002012-03-10T20:29:52.128-08:00photoshoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a photo shoot put together <b><i>Scott Hoover</i></b> (photographer) as we get well into 2012. Check out the video! - VVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110832675119458094.post-20407689804875965152012-03-09T08:16:00.001-08:002012-03-09T08:16:45.616-08:00sergi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's an ES Collection video to watch as you head into your day (or night). Enjoy the view! - VVolkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518894610018046871noreply@blogger.com0