Five years ago Calgary was flooded out with about 80 thousand people displaced. Today the rivers flow low and the reservoirs are ready for much water. We could even leave our selves short! Last night Shirley called to reminisce a bit over this, as well as to air her disgust with Trump. We plan to meet next week for a ‘flood beer’!

Yesterday was a busy day for me, starting off a bit late, then reading the paper and lunch, followed by my visit to Knox United. Back home at 1:30pm and then on to see Rene at the Rocky View taking buses 3 & 20, with very good connections out and back.

Rene enjoyed a smoke while we had our coffee that he bought us - such a gentleman.

Rene and I went out in the area along the bike path, where I’d passed so often biking and walking even around the Glenmore reservoir! Rene enjoyed a smoke while we had our coffee that he bought us - such a gentleman. While there John texted me to change our meet from Thursday to Wednesday, which took me soon back home to meet him at James for a lump and a horn. (A bite with beer; air force expression!)
In the evening I went over some of my finances in prep for Friday’s meet and also to define a plan to pay-off my line of credit. Live frugally with intent to get it done.

John and I chatted also about the various youth friends he and Metta have known, some of whom are now barely functioning adults, even though their schooling and family life was similar to our own. Making your way in life as a functioning adult is not a given, even when the early years look quite promising. It makes me a bit sad to see this happening, but there are also many other stories of resilience and ‘good’ results.

Last Tuesday I posted my first daily entry since May 29, as well as my talk essay“World Belief Conciliation”. I noticed last night that I am now four talks behind in posting them to my website, so there is work to do in ‘Tony’s Shoppe of Thought’!

There is a theme emerging for me relating to my last and upcoming talks. It is that we humans have to start thinking of our selves as a species, that has to learn to live on this planet and manage its affairs, with this group identity in mind. We know from our heritage the political units in our society such as bands, tribes, chiefdoms, nations and United Nations even. We are also familiar with such group identities as religion, race, continent and civilisation.

Today we need to add a new identity to this mix, one that frames our species as a global identity, the “Family of Humanity” to give it a name. We have common interests as a species, but we are used to thinking in terms of national, continental and racial interests, powers and preferences. Not that these should be abandoned, rather we should add to this collections and identify this newly emerging global identity that embraces all of humanity serving our common benefit and interest.

How wise are we [homo sapience] really? Is it sufficient or will we squander our energies and resources striving for supremacy?

These are quite elementary ideas that need to be worked out, nevertheless there is the notion that we as a species are now becoming responsible for the well being of our planet, its nature, the state of the animals and our own well being as members of this homo sapience species. How wise are we really? Is it sufficient or will we squander our energies and resources striving for supremacy?
Remember WW-1, I say; with space wars we will finish our selves off. So, lets smarten up and address and solve our new global problems, rather than fight over who gets what.
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