Leave your worries and your troubles to themselves
And stop feeling guilty for being Human : )
The tune is called Victoria and was written out on the Island back in the early 1990's. Here are the lyrics so you may sing-a-long if you wish?
Sitting by the ocean on a beautiful, sunny afternoon
Watching older people walk on by, holding hands
The seagulls and the daffodils, as common as the breath of life itself
Let Mother Nature dust you off, pick you up, and put you back on the shelf.
Stop and see the Walrus, the Seaweed and the Gasoline float by
Leave behind the city streets, Soho nights, a Mother's pleading cries
Her children growing up, to become what she has led them to believe in
Just do your best, try to do things right, if you miss your chance you may be a long time grieving.
The sea mist on the horizon, behind the trawler, bringing home its catch
Covers many Island beaches, the sands of which are waiting for your footsteps
And it you go through the forrest, the green fields, and last, the clear-cut meadows
You can see from Point Carmanah a glimpse of Heaven; its as close as I have ever been.
Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) ~ Mike Garbutt
I'm going to paint a picture, the one before I leave
I'm going to hang it in a gallery, so everyone can grieve
I'm NOT going to paint a picture because I'm NOT about to leave. .. 1973 ~ Riff Vandal ~AKA~ Geordie : )
Fast forward 50 years &
The Transient Return Of The Ring by the Garbutt Family
Around about 40 odd years ago, I moved into your area code
Speaking about Evolution, getting framed on the road
I found out for myself about love & life, I attest, it can be cruel and unkind
So please treat & sate yourself to "this place" I've called home, its become a WILDERNESS to my mind. ..
The Practical Anthropology Enveloping the Forensic Science Fabricating the Psychology behind Survival & Replication Syndrome (SARS):
Seven Reasons To Be Cheerful ~ An Englishman's Experience Of A Lifetime ~ A Practicum In Animal Husbandry ~ Pushing The Limits. ..
1. She wanted it to mean something. ..
2. I begin in DNA & I appear as I am today ~ Olive & Bob Garbutt. ..
3. It's still the same old story, a fight for Love & Glory, a case of do or die. Laurie Skreslet. ..
4. Don't Give Up ~ Peter & Shirley Kristensen. ..
5. Don't bite the hand that feeds you ~
6. Never Cook The GOOSE. ..
7. No One Gets Left Behind. ..
The Psychology behind Survival & Replication Syndrome (SARS):
Three Reasons To Be Cheerful : ))
i. The Art of War is better than the real thing. ..
ii. The Art of God: Don't wake the Devil as there is more to Truth than the spoken word. ..
iii. The Art of Love: I'd like to help you with that, however, I'm trying to figure out how to get my hole
tonight, lol. ..
Winnipeg, Manitoba & Canada need a conversation on Healthcare Ethics!
NOW is as good a time as any to begin the conversation. ..
Lead by example, follow with respect
Mike Garbutt -AKA- Riff Vandal on facebook, immigrated to Canada from the United Kingdom in his mid 20's, and shortly afterwards met a young woman, fell in love and married. Mike spent the next 43 years of his life in a monogamous relationship which isn't ongoing, as a responsible and accountable husband and father of one Son.
Mike has lived & worked for 52 years of his life away from home on the road, during which time he saved enough money (when he could find a job!) so as to be able to afford 15 years of post-secondary education; 15 years full-time education living and working away from home on the road, 5 years living and working away from Home in London, UK studying Automotive Technology and 10 years in Healthcare in Calgary & Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he spent the most recent 40 years either working as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, a Medical Researcher and Vaccine Developer, where he helped develop an efficacious EBOLA vaccine that's saved hundreds of thousand of lives in the DRC so far. And as a palliative care volunteer musician amid vulnerable people with limited functional capacities for 15 years & has spent 20 years home schooling himself on pretty near every aspect of Canada's politics, healthcare, justice & police state His Home. ..
Plus, Mike served the community for 26 years playing host on the Musicians Network (Winnipeg, MB), which nowadays has a facebook page sharing local Winnipeg memes. ..
Its hard to believe that the first of two career ending work related injuries I've sustained in my life occurred 40+ years ago. Then after I hurt my back humping a rear axle truck spring on my own (hot tip = don't do that!) I spent 10 agonizing years sitting down in the classroom becoming a medical scientist and vaccine developer to earn an income (hot tip = definitely don't do that!!). ..
I've also spent time at home, schooling myself on Canadian culture and whatnot, and I reckon a 43 years serving in Monogamy in Canada in Animal Husbandry & Matrimony as a responsible and accountable parent & partner of a Wife, a Son, Two K9s, 4 felines, birds and lots of flora too, and worked in Canada's Healthcare system for 30+ years, during which time he earned 3 Medical Science degrees and 4 diplomas in Automotive Mechanics and Medical Laboratory Sciences, where he once again, won the most proficient student graduating in the final year practicing medical laboratory science from SAIT and The Calgary General Hospital between 1984 & 1986, deserves celebrating. ..
Please lead by example, follow with respect, be at home with yourself and keep your guard up, tell the truth, support your position, stand your ground and watch your back too, take care, be kind and enjoy life, it's its own reward. ..
And please remember that there are only crimes and twists of fate. ..
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Thank you : )
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