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Dogs or cats

July 17, 2025

Dogs or cats?

This is a hard one for me as we have had both and love both cats and dogs.

Since my wife and I married we have had four dogs and I have really loved it. The joy you get from them is amazing. I especially love when you come home and they are so excited to see you!

Since we married we have also had ten cats too. I love the way that they love to sit on your lap and be with you when it is cold. I also like that they leave you alone at times. They are happy to entertain themselves or just sleep.

We have also had times when we have cats and dogs together. One pairing would play fight with each other. The dog would push him away and the cat would stand on his back legs and spar with him.

We also seem to have a gifting for stray cats. They seem to know our house is a safe house and they adopt us. One came and said hello one day and then decided to move in. It belonged to our neighbours but they not want him any more. Another one was adopted by a neighbour but preferred our house. The lady ended up giving her to us.

So for me, it is cats and dogs at the same time. Especially if you get them both young and they grow up together and they are friends.

Daily habits

June 28, 2025

What are your daily habits?

My daily habits revolve around three things – my faith, my family and my fitness. Below is a typical day for me.

  1. Make a coffee and sit for a bit watching Foxsports news.
  2. Do my morning devotions which consists of Bible reading and prayer.
  3. Sometimes on a weekday I like to attend church as we have a Mass at 830am.
  4. Then I come home and have breakfast.
  5. Next is a gym workout or ride depending on what day it is.
  6. Then I start my daily activities which is work around the house, both inside and out.
  7. At the end of the day my wife and I usually watch some tv together before bed.

My daily activities have changed a lot in the last year as I have retired. Before that I had to squeeze these things around work.

Luxury I cannot live without

June 10, 2025

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?

My gym would be my luxury I could not live without. I know how much of a difference weight training has made and still makes to my life. I could not imagine being without my home gym this past 40 years of training. I love the feeling I get while I do my weight training and how I feel the rest of the week. It has been good for both my physical health and also my mental health. For me personally, it would be hard to live without.

My faith in Jesus brings me joy

June 1, 2025

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.

My faith in Jesus brings me joy. I look to Him for help, strength and guidance. Knowing Jesus also gives me a great hope for the future. Jesus said He is going to prepare a place for us and He is coming back. There is an old saying, “No God, no peace. Know God, know peace”. I have found this to be true in my life. Knowing Jesus not only gives me peace, it gives me great joy.

Broken bones

May 19, 2025

Have you ever broken a bone?

Yes I have broken a bone. I broke my thumb when I was 13.

I was playing a game of British Bulldog at school. It is a bit like Rugby or American Football with no ball, you start at one end and run as fast as you can to the other end. There are people in the middle who tackle you.

As you can imagine, it is pretty rough and physical with no referees. We had so many injuries that the school band us from playing.

The funny thing about my thumb was that it was sore for a few days before I went to the doctor. Then the x-rays showed a break.

As it was my right hand I could not write at school for a bit because of the splint and then a cast. As I swan for my Rheumatoid Arthritis they gave me a water proof cast.

At the time I thought it was cool. I could still swim and I got out of some school work. As painful as it was, as a 13 year old I thought it was pretty cool.