Monday Morning Musings
Posted on October 12, 2015 under Monday Morning Musings with no comments yet
Just “stringing you along”
( Peter MacDonald photo )
If I promise to never talk about nutrition and exercise again in this space, will you humour me and read this brief paragraph? I am 5 weeks into my new regime and I think that I have eaten every vegetable grown on the planet… or so it seems. I still walk about the same amount as I’ve always done. My energy level has improved markedly and the weight keeps coming off… 15 pounds and counting. I read an article the other day that really resonated with me. The line that jumped of the page went like this: “ You can’t exercise your way out of poor nutrition.” Exercise is such a small part of the equation. Had enough? Yup, thought so.
The story ideas keep on coming. The story about the Marian Boychoir is ready for publication. I have at least four others in the works. Last Friday, I paid a visit to some old friends who live in South Harbor. No, not South Side Harbor but South Harbor. I’ll save you from scurrying around for your atlases. Oh right, you’ll just Google it. Old people still use atlases! It’s somewhere between Neil’s Harbor and Cape North. Dr. Ken Murray has been practicing medicine there for 43 years. He and his wife Linda were born and raised in Halifax but found their piece of paradise in the Cape Breton Highlands. I’m going to write a story about this wonderful couple which I’ll publish in the Cape Breton Star and on my website. Look for “Hidden Gems” coming soon. BTW, any of you expatriate Cape Bretoners, The Casket keeps a supply of these papers ( free ) in the lobby of their building.
I will conclude by commenting on the outpouring of emotion on the death of Benny Druhan. His wake was held at his beloved St.Joseph’s Community Centre. I stood in line with hundreds of people for close to two hours to pay our final respects. As Benny would want and expect, there were lots of stories and plenty of laughter.
I wrote a short tribute on the weekend to Benny and close to 12,000 of you took the time to read this, with several hundred of you leaving comments. It’s hard to estimate the impact he made on people but based on what I witnessed on the weekend, he has left an indelible mark on the community. I was very proud to count him as a friend.
I hope that you all are having a great Thanksgiving weekend. There has been a lot of sadness visit our community lately. Please count your blessings.
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