Popular Post Ilunga Posted June 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 I had a thread like this on an offshoot of this forum. Amongst all the BS in the world,there are happy stories to tell. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-most-premature-baby-has-celebrated-his-first-birthday/ Look how tiny he is ! This little guy is a true fighter. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkyard Dog Posted June 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) I could say what comes to mind but I would get banned immediately. Edited July 14, 2021 by Junkyard Dog 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post 4petesake Posted June 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Ilunga said: I had a thread like this on an offshoot of this forum. Amongst all the BS in the world,there are happy stories to tell. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-most-premature-baby-has-celebrated-his-first-birthday/ Look how tiny he is ! This little guy is a true fighter. I love stories like this, my wife was a 4 lb+ preemie. Oddly enough it was the only time in her life that she was early. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Music,Canucks,beer,hikeing/kayaking,campin with the fam,cooking,fishing,just general usuall shenanigans. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ilunga said: I had a thread like this on an offshoot of this forum. Amongst all the BS in the world,there are happy stories to tell. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-most-premature-baby-has-celebrated-his-first-birthday/ Look how tiny he is ! This little guy is a true fighter. Thanks for sharing...this young man has a heart of a lion and nothing is going to stop him from whatever he sets his mind to. Your thread touched me very much...my wife is expecting with our first child and she's had a tough pregnancy...but she has the heart of a lioness and is the toughest person I know. If our little one inherits her/his mother's heart and will, she/he is going to be alright in this crazy world of ours. Thanks again for sharing, Ilunga. Edited June 23, 2021 by bigbadcanucks 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ilunga Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, bigbadcanucks said: Thanks for sharing...this young man has a heart of a lion and nothing is going to stop him from whatever he sets his mind to. Your thread touched me very much...my wife is expecting with our first child and she's had a tough pregnancy...but she has the heart of a lioness and is the toughest person I know. If our little one inherits her/his mother's heart and will, she/he is going to be alright in this crazy world of ours. Thanks again for sharing, Ilunga. I wish you all the best my friend. My thoughts are with you and your wife. Becoming a dad has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I never dreamed you could love a person so much. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 seeing my wife out in public when she doesn't know I'm watching. when my dog plays. learning about the wonders of existence and consciousness. not a day goes by that i don't think 'what the heck is all this?' music. completing projects. art. exercise. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) my wife (in case she's lurking here lol) just kidding, she's great my dog Canucks wins heavy metal (and playing guitar) Edited June 23, 2021 by NUCKER67 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ilunga Posted June 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2021 11 hours ago, bishopshodan said: seeing my wife out in public when she doesn't know I'm watching. when my dog plays. learning about the wonders of existence and consciousness. not a day goes by that i don't think 'what the heck is all this?' music. completing projects. art. exercise. I ask myself the same question everyday to brother The Whichness of Why ? Art - Books and Music are the only things I collect. Mountain biking and skiing dominated my life for 25 years, the last decade has involved trying to and conceiving a child,then raising him,then fighting for him. I once saved a child's life,from drowning. Since then I have considered my life to be a success. When I die I know people will say, Dave was a bit out there but he was a kind person with a good heart. Combine this with the fact I spent a big chunk of my life with the peopleI love,in places that I love,doing what I love,well that to me is a successful life. I can die happy. I will return to the stars from whence I came. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 I helped to train a few disabled ski athletes, one in particular Mick Norton who went on to win 2 gold medals at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Mick later died of a heroin overdose. One of my good friends who was at the forefront of handicapped skiing from the start,Dean Sheppard who has helped many people overcome their limitations and enjoy the mountains,here is an interview with him. https://themountaincosmos.com/2019/11/10/9-deano-sheppard-part-1-paralympic-movement-1992-and-1994-winter-paralympics/ As my parents taught me if you put in 100 percent and believe in yourself you can achieve whatever you put your mind to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 It's the little things.... Weekends (especially long weekends) After work beers with my posse A smooth single malt with a wee bit of water Canucks/Jays/Bills on the tube (accompanied by both of the above) Seeing my daughters happy about something (anything really) Building something for the house/family 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Taking apart, and repairing, something that I’m not trained to do, and have never done before. Today, it was my broken dishwasher. Didn’t want to spend $600 on a new one, so decided to give it a try. $40 in parts, and a little elbow grease, and now she’s running like a dream. That makes me feel good. Of course, there are other things that make me happier (wife, kids, hockey, when it’s going well), but earning my handyman card for the day is a satisfying feeling indeed. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ilunga Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 This story illustrates both the best and the worst of us. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/dog-rescuer-monk-zhi-xiang-china/100237294 Over here in Aus dog ownership exploded during the Covid lockdown. It was almost impossible to adopt even a rescued animal. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ilunga said: This story illustrates both the best and the worst of us. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/dog-rescuer-monk-zhi-xiang-china/100237294 Over here in Aus dog ownership exploded during the Covid lockdown. It was almost impossible to adopt even a rescued animal. Very much agree. That monk is a true hero for the work he’s doing. I’m had the pleasure of knowing a few people who do similar work, and I have great respect and appreciation for them. I’ve done a little sheltering and volunteering myself over the years, and every pet we’ve ever had has been a rescue/shelter adoption, and along the way met some very fine people, and wonderful animals, in that community. On the opposite side, the people who get pets without being willing to really commit to proper care, or just buy animals as accessories and fashion/status symbols, and then discard them when they get bored, represent some of the worst of the worst of humanity. Edited June 26, 2021 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 37 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Very much agree. That monk is a true hero for the work he’s doing. I’m had the pleasure of knowing a few people who do similar work, and I have great respect and appreciation for them. I’ve done a little sheltering and volunteering myself over the years, and every pet we’ve ever had has been a rescue/shelter adoption, and along the way met some very fine people, and wonderful animals, in that community. On the opposite side, the people who get pets without being willing to really commit to proper care, or just buy animals as accessories and fashion/status symbols, and then discard them when they get bored, represent some of the worst of the worst of humanity. Most of the dogs that have been part of my family have been "dumped" by others. One in particular was so obviously abused that even though I usually don't get angry if I could of got my hands on the person who had abused him,well better left unsaid. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bishopshodan Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Ilunga said: Most of the dogs that have been part of my family have been "dumped" by others. One in particular was so obviously abused that even though I usually don't get angry if I could of got my hands on the person who had abused him,well better left unsaid. This the first pic I ever took of my girl Tess, a rescue. You might be able to see that she is mostly Bluehealer a great Aus breed ! we think she is crossed with a GSP. She came with a lot of baggage, was really shut down, fearful due to abuse, she was found wandering the streets of Texas and was scheduled to be put down with 6 days of being captured. The rescue group grabbed her just in time. A few years later, she is now confident and living the dream here on Van Isl. I love her. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, bishopshodan said: This the first pic I ever took of my girl Tess, a rescue. You might be able to see that she is mostly Bluehealer a great Aus breed ! we think she is crossed with a GSP. She came with a lot of baggage, was really shut down, fearful due to abuse, she was found wandering the streets of Texas and was scheduled to be put down with 6 days of being captured. The rescue group grabbed her just in time. A few years later, she is now confident and living the dream here on Van Isl. I love her. She looks beautiful. She also has the look that "Blackie"the dog I was talking about had. When we first got him he would cringe when you went to pat him. After about 6 months he built this bond with mum,I had another dog,and he would follow mum everywhere around on the farm. The beautiful thing about dogs is they give you unconditional love,something not many people give you. Edited June 27, 2021 by Ilunga 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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