Good afternoon T2L, It's been several months since I have sat and posted, today I feel inspired (harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta) Summer has flown south for the winter it seems and days begin to get shorter, and there is a crispness in the air as the leaves begin to fall, this means one thing, HOCKEY SEASON! Well it means much more than that but that is part of it. I have had a great summer, and been busy with life. I enjoyed a work trip to China in June in which I got to experience an amazing opportunity to not only work overseas but also tour a country I would not have otherwise thought of as a vacation destination. The people I met were both friendly and more than happy to share what their country had to offer. I saw the Great Wall, Tianimen Square, Forbidden City, and temple of Heaven, all of it amazing. Being Canadian we are youngsters in the world as far as history is concerned, we are infants culturaly. (Big Audio Dynamite - Rush).
When I returned home I was shocked to find that the company I work for had sold off parts of the company and downsized yet again, 3rd time in 3 years, I think it's about as far as you can take it now, fingers crossed. I survived the cuts again. I spent the rest of summer being a tourist in my own back yard, touring the province, and visiting places I had not seen since I was young. It's still amazing, although seeing it when I was smaller made some of it look small now lol. As a family we are planning to tour the northern part of the province next summer, I look forward to seeing the pan handle of Alaska.
Now that fall is upon us, the family switches focus to our winter activities, my son is in hockey as most of you know and my daughter is starting her second year as a junior in figure skating (Alice in Chains - Rooster) I have started coaching, my son's team and my wife has become heavily involved with the skating club with our daughter. I have talked at length about my son's hockey, and well here I go again, last year was his first year, he was unknown, this year he missed the rep team by 2 spots. This is a credit to his drive and desire to achieve great things, he was affiliated to the rep team, which means that he is attached to the team and can be called up when required through injuries or what have you ( mch like the farm system in pro sports) after the tryout the Rep coach sat him down and told him what he needed to work on to be a better more rounded player. For my son this was a big deal, it was his first experience with understanding the importance of his development. My daughter has gone through much of the same experience with figure skating, she was the most improved skater in her club last year and finished first in 2 club compettions last season, this season she was invited out for the syncro team. It's so fun watching the success of both of them.
I still check in on tools on a regular basis, I read old program days and refer to many lessons when I feel I need a tune up, being aware that I need a tune up has been on going ( Spin Doctors - Two princes) sometimes I catch it right away, othertimes it takes a bit of self evaluation before the light comes on, but it always does. It's awesome seeing new people here everyday, and it's also great to see peopel I have connected with here through out my time in Tools. For all you new toolers, all I can say is stick with it, sometimes it's tough but I can tell you if you get through you will never be sorry you did.
The Juice is worth the squeeze!
Thanks for reading
Good Luck
JP
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