Earth Day

Yesterday was Earth Day.

I went to help run a BBQ sponsored by The Rotary Club of Agincourt for 10000trees.com who plants trees every year. We had hundreds of volunteer tree planters to feed, especially with the pleasantly warm, sunny day. It was up at 9th line and the Markham bypass. On the way there I passed the Markham-Stouffville Hospital.

I always imagine our lives as in Greek mythology where the three sisters spin your life's thread, pull it out and finally cut it off. However, I liken it to how you leave a thread as you travel. The slower you go the larger the mark that you leave. You weave a web of life. Some paths like the route to the hospital grows thick as a rope, as you pass over and over the route. And as you pass over it again the memory of prior visits overwhelms the current one. And it's a cord that will never break.

Video Addendum

Here's some more footage that I forgot to include before. Most of it is from Bryan's Uncle Carlos. Apologies in advance for things I may have cut out. Also some clips have no sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnW1Ux-Ixcc

Video

I just went to a memorial celebration for a good family friend. They produced a 35 minute video of memories from people he knew. I thought it was about time I did a final edit on the video from the Jan. 27 benefit dinner. In some ways it's comforting to see all those familiar faces that know Bryan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS_UZORw0tY

I believe today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will be better than today.

Not Quite Spring

OK here's those pansies starting to bloom on the porch.

It's been a month since my last post. I've been tied up doing robotics with the high school kids. We made it to the quarter finals in Waterloo. First time ever for the team.

This robotics build will be remembered by me for the second last day of the build season on Feb. 19 when Carmen called me with the news. I had to go to office to ask for a teacher to cover for me even though I'm not teaching a formal course. I had a bunch of kids drilling and cutting materials that I couldn't leave and needed to keep going. Bryan seemed to always be interested when I talked about robotics.

We had a family gathering last night. Traditionally, we never used to get together for Easter but Angela asked everyone over. Significant events draws families closer. It was good to have everyone enjoying themselves. Naturally, we had to watch the seesaw Leafs game in high-def. Bryan would have loved that game.