Nearing the End

18:55 hrs.
04 Aug 15

     We are nearing the end.  Actually, we are more than just past the half way point of summer. But in some regards we are definitely nearing the end. Our Japanese student has only till the end of the week with us and then it will be Sayonara. While the two Loin Fruits are grinding their way through the Dish Pit at the CFB.  No complaints on either front so that makes my BETTER HALF and I pretty happy. And you know the old saying "Happy Wife, Happy Life".

     I remember when I was in the Eighth grade english class, Miss Pateman's class in Shuswap Junior Secondary. We had two immigrant students from Hong Kong, Tony and Tommy Mah. As a cultural bridging exercise, we had to do a report on where they were from. I did one on the origins of their language. I discovered that the basic written language  ideograms are based on the marks found on the back of a turtle. From their it was remarkably simply. The symbol of a house, a peaked roof and two straight lines, was just that - a house. Add the symbol of a wife and it became a home. A house with a pig was wealth. A house with a wife and a pig was happiness. A house with two wives was...discord.  Go figure.

     With our Japanese student leaving the WAYWARD INN will not be empty for long. My Little Brother and his Better Half will be arriving in a couple of weeks. Its been kinda hard to nail down their plans but I do know that we would like to play tour guide for them. Chef Blaine also needs to know any dietary restrictions if he is able to prepare any award winning dishes. Those of you who have supped at the WAYWARD INN will understand.

16:40 hrs
05 Aug 15

     Another day gone. Another day closer to the end. When some of our Japanese  students have left the WAYWARD INN there was a sense of loss. I don't know if we had made enough of a connection with this one. I hope that we have.

     On another note, there is a huge well spring, a ground surge that Ober Fuhrer Harper will be summarily be removed from office. Now, I will not counsel anyone to vote for any particular political party. It would be unconscionable to do so. But, I will emplore you to exercise your Right to Vote. There are so many places in this world where many citizens do not have the ability to affect change and yet nearly 50% of Canadians piss away this right. And that's for a federal election. It's even lower for a provincial or civic decision. I'm not saying you have to be as politico as our neighbours South of the 49th but if you don't take an interest and you don't vote then I don't want to hear you bitchin when your rax dollars are used to fund a one armed federal fart catcher to paint a portrait of the last known Beothuk in Newfoundland.