Monday, July 11, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Climate Change and Canada’s Part in it
It is sad politically that Canada has fallen behind in responsibility to climate change issues. We want economics over the environment in this last 2011 election. One good thing came out of it a Green party leader was elected MP to the House of Commons. Only one which is a small voice to stand for Canadians who did believe climate change was an issue, but it's a giant step in North American history. Other European countries have elected Greens in the government effecting positive change. I cannot put down just our own governments the Ontario Liberal party has done well with the Green energy plan and hopefully when Ontarians go to the polls they do not elect the Tim Huhak Conservatives who would scrape the Samson contract putting workers out of jobs and putting us into an age with no real energy plan. When talking to Canadians about carbon tax all their comes to mind is the idea of another tax, but in reality carbon tax is good for the economy and the environment. We need to education Canadians about the truth and what is falsely taught by climate change deniers.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Walking Stick
As we age there is a tendency of not being sure on our feet. I just began using a walking stick for a number of reasons. For one reason the walking stick helps keep 25% off the feet, knees and ankles. It helps with balance and also to pickup pace. I find it helpful when ascending and descending hills. Just the thought of falling and ending up the hospital is a good enough reason for me to use a cane or stick. The stick is better suited for active walking, as we grow older there is such a thing as pride which stops a lot of people from using a stick or cane. Hiking and walking distances and for the use of the walking stick. The cane is better suited for the elderly. There was a time when canes and sticks were used and never left behind. I bought a walking stick after needing the use of a cane for support the stick is better suited for me because I am almost 6'2" in height. I don't care what I may look like to people, it's practicality over anything else. If we all walked with sticks and canes maybe we would start a new fashion trend.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Another March Day
Again I am forced inside with a raging winter storm. We were without power for at least an hour, but finally electricity was restored. I am not winter sports lover except for being a hockey fan. When I was younger I enjoyed cross country skiing at Wasaga Beech trails called the Blue Berry Plains, the trails are made up of beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of difficulty. I enjoyed the intermediate which I used to do two rounds with my friends every week day we covered 14 miles a day on skis except the weekends when it got busy. I was in very good shape after using the trails daily for the winter months. At the end of the season I was fit enough to bicycle back and forth from Collingwood to Blue Mountain without getting winded.
A horrible thing happened when I started driving everywhere like a lot of us do, I put on weight and got flabby. Then about five years ago gave up the car and started walking daily for the amount of travelling I do in Collingwood. I don't like transit because of they are often crowded so I prefer to walk. I know people have told me I'm crazy because I walk on a warm summer's day in the rain, but I love it. You don't melt with a bit of rain falling, just wear a hat to cover your head and that's all you need. I long for weather which one can get out and walk. I own a treadmill and it doesn't compare to getting outdoors in the fresh air. The only problem we face as pedestrians is bicycles that do not obey the bylaws and ride on the sidewalks. It is a dangerous thing with being almost rundown by bicycles, after all there are bicycle paths on the side of the roads for cyclist, I just wish they would use them. When I ride my bicycle I try to follow the rules of the road and stay to the bike paths, it's as easy as that. Safety is important whether you are cyclist or a pedestrian, walk on the sidewalk and cycle on the bike paths if they are available.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Walking
Just to get out and go for a walk feels so much better than being coped away all winter. I haven't been out much, due to the icy road conditions, but now the winter is coming to an end I feel so much better to see the spring come. I saw the first signs of spring with the Canadian geese flying north. It's such a beautiful thing to see the seasons change after long winter months. I have many plans for the spring, summer and fall. The goal is to walk ten thousand steps or more a day to get the weight off and get into shape once again.