Burnaby, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Journal

I just wanted to say thankyou.  Thank you for Madigan., Thank you for family and friends. Thank you for Thor and Jeep. Thank you for Merry Maids.  Thank you for Journey Jeep. Thank you for North Road Vet. Thank you for coffee and cream and honey,.

Thank you for the overcast weather today.  The temperature is just right. Yesterday’s it was so hot I had. To keep the shades closed so the AC could manage the heat.  I am thank ful today is my men’s meeting.

I’m just grateful.  I would know God more fully and know my purpose and meaning today.  ODAAT.  

God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnitpotential.  God is you and me.  God is all.  God is love.  

Thank you for hope.  

Burnaby, July 7, 2026

I am grateful to be home.  I just saw Laura off in a yellow cab.  I’ve a clinic to attend today.  Madigan already pooped.  

It’s been a momentous week.  July 1 for Canada Day and July 4 for America’s 250th birthday.  I am excited that I was able to take the Thor Hurricane out of the BCRV 178 site , stop on the road and hitch the Jeep Wrangler to the back, then head out to Harrison Lake.  I had to stop for gas on the way and there were construction delays but I made the journey safely.  A 1 hour and 20 minute journey took 3 hours due to traffic but despite being tired I was able to back into site 17 with the help of staff.  

I loved the Hotsprings RV and Camping Park. It was right beside Glencoe where we often took the truck and adventurer camper.  Right down town on Lillooet street across the public minearl pool.  It rained all week but I barbecued dinners and we walked the dog round the lagoon park most days.  Laura or I took him for a couple of short walks .And we read.  I read a couple of Louis L’Amour westerns and a science fiction about an alien invasion.  At night we watched episodes of Blue Bloods or Cold Case.   I took care of some patients calls and work a a couple of days..  There were firecrackers on July 1 .  Not many.  

I dropped of the Vespa and carrier with Victor to sell. We had a couple of brunches in Chilliwack.  I was even able to attend an AA meeting in Agazzi, his friend Janey’s cake.  I enjoyed that her daughters and her looked so related.  When I commented, she replied ‘it’s the strong Scottish genes that carry through’.  I liked her immediately and appreciated why Victor did too.  Joie to vivre in recovery.  20 plus years.

I actually went into the lake as freezing as it was but didn’t do that twice. I stuck to the public hotsprings getting a half hour in the hotsprings most every day I was there.  My back was painful the week. I took ibuprofen and muscle relaxants and by the end of the week was doing better. Laura had a tooth ache which resolved with keflex.  Madigan was happy adn has taken to having us throw things so he can fetch them.  He’s still growling and snarling and wagging his tail.  

I asked Laura to join me in Palm Springs at Christmas.  So that made me decide I’d leave Vancouver early December to go to Palm Springs where I’d be for the Christmas holidays.  Then it’s Fountain of Youth and Algadones.  I think of going to San Diego perhaps from Palm Springs after Algadones. I might even catch LA on the way back or may just do Palm Spring , FOY and Algadones.  I’m aiming for 3 months.  

Moninder got her license approved so my supervision responsibilities reduced

I supposed I’ll have to write a book soon.  I took the laundry in when I got back. 

Now i have to

1. Take jeep in again because the warning light for transmission continues to show

2.  Arranged to have Madigan groomed and a vet visit

3.  Take the Thor into DAMS Ford Langley for annual service.  I aim for 6 months but annual it is so far

I am booked here for 2 weeks and thinking of going back to Harrison for 2 to 3 weeks in August. I’d thought to go to Nakusp but found the Harrison stay so enjoyable that I think that may do it.  Want to go swimming daily and would have the hot spring close.  

I really am thankful to God fro my 29 years of sobriety.  That’s a real milestone for me.  I hope to make church on the weekend I enjoyed the. MD2 and WCDIR meetings.  I haven’t had enough gratitude and my resentments and fears had returned last month, possibly with the cake anniversary. It seems that May and June are often challenging.  Now I need to spend more time on th lawn chair in the sun and walk Madigan more.  I need the exercise and must reduce the girth that hampers my back recovery.  

Thank you Jesus for Madigan. Thank you Jesus for Thor.  Thank you Jesus for the Jeep. Thank you for my in-laws , nephews and great nephews and great neice. Thank you for the god family and good children. Thank you for the clinic and patients and work. Thank you for the RV parks and the service maintenance folk.  Thank you for 

the grocery stores and food even if it so pricey, twice the costs again this year. Thank you I have the money to carry on Thank you for banks and credit and for my education and teachers and degrees.  Thank you for the colours.  Thank you for clean air,  Help us improve the nature of government and cut down on the reported corruption.  Help me to over come my character defects. Help me to be a better person today that I was yesterday.  Help me to know you more deeply and fully.  I’m enjoying reading Evelyn. Underhills Mystics of the church.   Thank you for awareness.  Thank you for all your blessings. Help me to know you be4tter and to be of service.

Thank you Lord Jesus. Thank you God .  Thank you Creator.  

I pray for my mother an father and brother and family and friends who have gone before.  Thank you for ice cream, chocolate and footwear.

Thank you God, Keep us safe and healthy this day.  Protect us from danger. 

Journal - Harrison Hot Springs

It’s been a cloudy week for a holiday.  The sunny days have been wonderful.  I love the Hot Springs RV park despite it being tight.  The owners are terrific and helped me back into this spot.  I have a great view of mountains.  From my window I can see the lake.   It’s right by the Minearl Hot Springs pool right beside Glencoe where we came with the camper.  

I was pleased to load up the Vespa on the bac of the jeep and tow the jeep behind the Thor Hurricane. With construction it was a long drive on Friday but a good feeling getting here.  There was a problem with the surge protector and shore cord being burnt out. I was however able to drive into Chilliwack and get replacements at O’Connor.  

On Saturday I was able to drive back to Chilliwack and leave the Vespa.  I’ve decided that the Jeep is enough. I’m also going to be glad to put more money on bringing down the loan debt at RBC for the Jeep.  I’m paying the loan on the Thor and the Jeep.  I’m also going to be putting money in the tax free savings account.I’m still working and saving for retirement. I feel poor though but thankful.  I have arrived at the optimum arrangement of motorhome and jeep for home and future travel. I work from different places with the Starlink.  I’m looking forwards to another winter in Southern California and Arizona. I have been blessed by my mood has been a bit self pitying, envious and resentful.  So I’ve certainly got character defects and work to do on them. 

I took my 29 year cake on the Wednesday night last week.  I remembered how as a family physician I sent only a few patients to see psychiatrists because they were difficult and a free drunks were trouble. The rest of the patients were a pleasure. Now here I am one of the difficult ones having spent a life time working with the difficulty annd feeling unappreciated. Looking back on my life I regret that I don’t see the positives as much as I could and still cling to thee memories of the trials. Meanwhile God has always been with me.

Lauras took a taxi to join me on Thursday night.  Madigan loves her company and that our gang expands from 2 to 3.  I don’t like that he still piddles to mark his territory and humps her leg at night.  He’s a good boy and I am blessed to have a dog and girl for company,  It’s easier, less lonely, more ful filled.  I’m less anxious with the two of them

I forgot to leave the Vespa keys with Victor so went for brunch with him again.  I signed the papers for the Vespa to be transferred and enjoyed Spanish omelettes at Victor’s favourite restaurant. I believe the fellow who owns it is a member of our club.  It’s good to be 29 years but still astonishing.  I’m living one day at a time and only bothered by the economics and security.

Meanwhile Facebook and X tell of the ‘replacement’ and invasion with the government waste and incompetence. I am disturbed by the Carney corruption and Bronfman scandal just an extension of the SNC Lavalin scandal.  Meanwhile Elon Musk audited the US and found USAid was giving money to Hamma and that there were some million dead people collecting money and voting.  I’m sure it’s worse in CAnada.  The billions spent in the Ukraine continues with the WEF NWO trying to align with Aetheist Communit China which is alligned in a monst unholy way with the Muslim Brotherhood.  Netanyahu and President Trump have fought Iran and continue to try to free the Iranian people Venezuela and Iran ‘s capacity to supply oil to China has been stopped so Xi Jinping can’t invade Taiwan.  So while the American’s fight for freedom Carney and the Laurentian elite continue to align us with Carney and his climate change yesterday news while Brookfield gets rich and the Muslim invasion continued.  Thankful the pushback increases.  We watched Citizen Vigilante last night .

I’ve been reading Louis L’Amour novels.  Comforting with the good guys wining against the bad guys. I miss that in the lack of moral compass in politics.  

I’m praying.  I’m still seething a few patients but this is mostly a holidays,  I’ve not had one for a while,  The only time off I’ve taken is the 4 day drive. South and the 5 day drive north.  I’m thinking of Palm Springs and FOY again this year,  In August I thought to go to Nakusp but I could just return here for a couple of weeks.  

The mineral springs public pool is open again and I’ve made it there for two soaks and I even survived a freezing water dip in the lake,.  I had ideas of daily swings in cold want but with the cloud and rain and the water so cold I haven’t performed well, I’ve enjoyed the couch and reading and watch Cold Cases on tv at night. I”ve been barbecuing for Laura Madigan and I.  We had fish and chips from the local corner shop. 

Life is Good.  Thank you Jesus, I’ve patients to see this morning.  

There’s a meeting at noon. I could make if I left here earlier and listened to the patient on the phone while I drove there. That’ s the plan. I attended two doctor on line meetings on the weekend and think I need tthis help because I’ve a bit of the RiD - restless irritab le and discontent.  Meanwhile I’ve got a thousand dollars from a rifle sale and my anxiety is about future financial insecurity, my continued work, and irritations like the techs not being able to solve the transmission hazard light being on, I have to get th Thor into the Ford dealer for maintenance and plan a hair cut for Madigan.  I just feel all of this as wearying.  It’s not at all strenuous but my pissy mood is feeling self pity and resentment.    I really must have more gratitude.  I must have more faith 

Thank you God for this day and for all your blessings.  Thank you Jesus. 

Journal - Journey Jeep Service

This is the third tine I’ve been at the Jeep Service for the little dash light that is a circle with an A inside and an exclamation beside. The first time they said that there was ‘recall’ that needed to be done and I brought it back when they had the part.  The light didn’t go out on the dashboard so I brought it back and now again the light hasn’t gone out.  This is the third tine and they’ve replaced the battery and checked everything so say that they expect it to be fine. Each time they’ve said that I can drive it without concern and this time I said I was going off reading in backcountry and they said it was fine and I didn’t need to worry about any damage.  Whatever problem was there has been fixed and now they’re just trying to fix the trouble like. Ryan the tech assist has been so helpful. He relays the information from the mechanic. Madigan and I like that his old cockerspaniel female comes to work and sleeps under his desk.  

I’m tired. I was able to talk with my patients so I got my work done. It’s stressful though.  I was at the clinic this week too and frankly I like my work from home with the quiet and routine. That’s been a little disrupted with the heat wave.  I cant sit at the office passenger seat because it’s too hot. I’m back hear at the table with the air conditioning fan on over my head.  I think I’ll have a nap My cake is tonight. George is giving it I share the night with Manny.  I share my experience, strength and hope. 

Madigan enjoyed the walk to Macdonald’s and the bacon bits. I had the egg sausage mc Muffin and hash browns.

Last night i dropped off the roaster with Rogina and Caroline and then drove to Davie Street pharmacy to pick up the rest of the prescription they’d only been able to half fill on the weekend. I’m delighted that I checked out that the Vespa could go on the back too the Jeep when I towed the Jeep with the Motorhome.  

I’m going to pick up Laura Thursday evening and we’ll be able to head out Friday . Very exciting.  Everything is a challenge.  We’re 10 days at Harrison Hot springs RV.  

Shane’s dog Hank has sun glasses. Madigan had a poop today.  These are the important events.

Thank you Jesus.  

Journal - Sunday, Summer Church

Laura is over.  Madigan is happy.  I made us back bacon sandwiches.  I roasted up another batch of Ethiopian green coffee beans.  Poor Madigan didn’t like the smoke so I put him outside with Laura while the beans cooled and the smoke cleared. I’d put off the smoke alarm that morning already with the bacon despite having vents and fans on.

I’m taking my 29 year sober cake this week.

I took the Jeep into Journey  on Friday and the dash warning light is still on. They think they fixed the problem but despite driving around the light remained on.  I really hope and pray it resolves. They consistently say that there’s no damage being done and they have replaced the recall. They believe it’s just the computer sensors giving a false warning now. They also said that the door closing may not be telling the computer to shut off the battery. I’ve got a batttery charger.

This remains me of the time that Sherrie and I were completely burnt out from work and wanting a vacation so badly only tot have the fellow who turned out to be a sociopath and coke addict fucking around on the diesel of the yacht delaying our departure by three days,  We were so defeated I wanted to feel the boat and take a trip to a Mexico beach but we survived that and years later we’d continue to interface with folk but only once as bad as that guy.  The guy who forgot two screws in our oil pan almost caused ours death as the oil pan was leaking and we had to run the engine FOT because a steep wind had slow our passage by Devils Gap as we watched the ship swallowing hole open and I was pouring oil into the engine while Sherrie held the helm.  These reminded me of my pilot friend who filled up with gas only to find that the pot smoking attendant had fort the gas tank which the pilot saw as missing when he took the turn and saw the gas flowing out the side.  One could argue that the pilot should have double checked but we all depend on each other and now know that drugs are the principle cause of workplace accidents and errors.  In medicine it was swabs and even tools left in the abdominal cavity years past occasioning much checks and counts.  Freud’s ENT friend operated on one of the women and left garage in the nasal wound causing her to have problem breathe ing which Freud claimed were hysteria. The case was much taught as psychological and only by reading histories and biographies of Freud did I find out the lapses by Fleishman. This was when the two were doing coke.

I’m glad to be sober

Today the washroom sink faucet isn’t shutting off as quickly as it did. Laura was about to take a shower and noticed it.  I ‘ve been ignoring it and using the hot water one which works just fine.  The cold water one now takes longer to shut off but doesn’t fill the sink so the safety remains.  I took apart the cabinet partition to gain access and then took out the sink drain and found it all hooped with toothpicks and a tiny tool in there. I don’t know if that wwas interfereing with a feedback loop but it’s fixed and I just have to use the plumber’s tape I found and reassemble.  I think there’s a lever somewhere that adjusts the flow by time so I’ll search for that after Laura has her shower.  

It’s Father’s Day and I remember Dad always fixing things. He was an engineer, mechanic, carpenter and all round great guy.  I learned a lot from him and have had a life time of ‘fixing’ things, including surgery, general practice and psychiatry.  Now the tremor in my right hand thanks to the traumatic arthritis of my neck after the kids lost control of their boat of a car and hit the front of mine causing me to pitchpole down the hill rolling sideways.  The head room for the Toyota Corolla didn’t accommodate the length of my body and despite my seatbelt I was bouncing off my head to ceiling and neck askew.  Today my back and neck , Lumbar, Thoracic and Cervical all hurt.  

Yesterday I saw the chiropractor and was better. It helps.  

Laura’s out to back to the plumber function then I have to try out loading the Vespa onto the back of the jeep using the ramp and carrier that I’d used so well on the back of the Thor.

Thank you Jesus.

I didn’t make it to church. In the summer I love nature.  I have joked that I’m a winter Christian and summer Pagan.  I’m referring to church attendance not my believe in the Trinity..  

I enjoyed reading about Rolle and the Cloud of Unknowinng and now Elkhart. I’ve been reading Evelyn Underhill’s Christian Mystics book.  I’m also reading Hiaason’s Latest book though not enjoying his ‘Democrat’ bias. He’s always been making fun of politicians in Miami but this book is more biased and disappointing as a result. But here I am biased against Carney and the NWO or WEF . I don’t like Collectivism especially Communism, the religion of aetheism and the UN has been hijacked by Moaoist Mohammadism.  Thankful the American republicans under Trump are standing up against the New World Order, a variation on the European Union, beurocrat wet dreams with all the inherent corruption. The Ukraine war seems like a massive money laundering scheme Trudeau and Carney have been fueling   That’s been the source of all the drone and robot advances and war developments.  The Iran and Venzuelan interventions cut off 20 % of fuel to China and stopped the Taiwan invasion.  The Strait of Hormuz blockade by Iran has certainly exposed its level of evil.  Now we hear to day that Kier the English Labour PM who was pro WEF and mass immigration and ignoring mass rape and violence by South Asian African and Middle Eastern Muslims.  The shift from far left and communism and back to centrist and capitalism seems to be happening.  Carney is principally servicing his stock option company Brookfields and interfereing with energy development and preogress 

The Climate Change ‘crisis’ hysteria money scam has finally been confronted. I knew the IPCC wass lying for decades and have written about it repeatedly but feel finally the propagandas is being countered by all the physicists and intelligent design folk who have stood up against Carney’s yesterday science.  So sad and disappointing looking at the corruption and watching politicians pay themselves more and more for less and less.

Elon Musk has become a trillionaire and hiss starlink and starship are progressing along with X , the former twitter.

I’m going to get on with the things needing fixing.  

Thank you Jesus.  

Journal - Friday - Journey Jeep

The transmission light persisted on the dashboard,  I drove the Jeep for the week since they did repairs last Saturday.  Today I’m hoping it’s something minor and they’ve said to return in an hour and a half. That’s good news,  

I’m here at MacDonald’s with Madigan.  I wasn’t really hungry. I had my usual breakfast before leaving, yoghurt, boiled egg, banana and coffee.  I liked the Sausage Egg McMuffin .  Tasty but fattening. I believe my lumbar pain would be improved with wait lost. I could lose 50 lbs and be my athletic self or 30 and be my pre covid fit enough weight.  I’m trying to increased my exercise with more walking and swimming.  I think if I’d trade in my Vespa for an electric bicycle I’d increase my exercise.  My Vespa though has multiple purposes and psychological benefit.  We’ll see. I’m working and paying the bank off on the loans for the Thor and the Jeep.  

I’ve not expensive plans this year. Just to return south for the winter with the motorhome. I’m usually spending less those few months too.  

Laura’s coming over today for the weekend. We’ve a week vacation starting next Friday. There’s a July 1 holiday midweek for I will lose a day of work and have taken another day off.  In August I want to move to an RV park with a lake so I can go swimming daily. I did that at Loan Lake, continuing to work but getting a swim in over lunch.These are healthy plans. 

Selling off vehicles I’ve reduced the outlay of insurance and storage so am pleased that I’ll be seeing money coming back to me.  

I have to put some money in the Tax Free Savings accounts to reduce taxes and confirm Doctors of BC support.

I’ve signed up for the Pacific Psychopharamacology course in Sept but have more CME to do. It’d over 5 years.  I’m not going to IDAA this year but will next year.

This Thursday God Willing I’m taking my 29 year sobriety cake though my sobriety date is Sept. 25, 1997.

This weekend I have the Saturday morning MD2 meeting and have to pay the rent for Cariboo RV Park but only a week as I’ll be in Harrison the second week,. I’ve an apt booked with Dr. Readdy for Saturday Morning too.  

That’s the vague agenda,  I’m truly blessed.  Gratitude lists are warranted.

Thank you God for this Sunny day. Thank you for Madigan. Thank you for Laura. Thank you for the great neice Maizy, great nephews Finn and Elliott, the nephews Graeme, Andrew and Allen, thei nephew wives Tanya and Meagan, Thank you for Adell and Ruth Anne.  Thank you for Kevin and Anna and the God kids. Alex and Kendra and Alec, Billy and Bobby.  Thank you for George and Marty, Dean, and Jack and Neil, Tombo, Ward, Terry, Mark, and all the other men of the Burnaby Men’s Group.  Thank you for St. Barnabus Anglican Church and Martha and all the parishioners that make the church on the hill special.

Thank you for my health. Thank you for peace of mind.  Thank you for my work. Thank you for Gary, Mary Lou, Apta, Moninder and the other doctors and staff at Docside Clinic.  Thank you for Ganesh and Anita and Anil. Thank you for Anil my accountant and his family . Thank you for Kim and the staff at BCRV.  Thank you for Nicoletta and Ernest. Thank you for the dogs.  

Thank you for the University and College and Minister of Health.  Thank you for patients and colleagues and research and medications and knowledge. Thank you for my teachers and mentors. Thank you for all the blessings of learning and the wonders of existence and creation. Thank you for Elon Musk and Starship and the entertainment of news, social media and history

Guide me in all my endeavours,  Help me to know you more deeply God.  Protect me in all that I do.  Be with me and remind me of your presence, Thank you for my parents and brother and aunt and all those I’ve known and loved who have passed on to heaven. Thank you for Rainbow Bridge. Help me to be more aware and more enlightened so I have more faith than fear and understand more and am kind more,

Thank you for the flowers and blued sky and sunshine.

Thank you God,

 

Journal - Friday - Journey Jeep

The transmission light persisted on the dashboard,  I drove the Jeep for the week since they did repairs last Saturday.  Today I’m hoping it’s something minor and they’ve said to return in an hour and a half. That’s good news,  

I’m here at MacDonald’s with Madigan.  I wasn’t really hungry. I had my usual breakfast before leaving, yoghurt, boiled egg, banana and coffee.  I liked the Sausage Egg McMuffin .  Tasty but fattening. I believe my lumbar pain would be improved with wait lost. I could lose 50 lbs and be my athletic self or 30 and be my pre covid fit enough weight.  I’m trying to increased my exercise with more walking and swimming.  I think if I’d trade in my Vespa for an electric bicycle I’d increase my exercise.  My Vespa though has multiple purposes and psychological benefit.  We’ll see. I’m working and paying the bank off on the loans for the Thor and the Jeep.  

I’ve not expensive plans this year. Just to return south for the winter with the motorhome. I’m usually spending less those few months too.  

Laura’s coming over today for the weekend. We’ve a week vacation starting next Friday. There’s a July 1 holiday midweek for I will lose a day of work and have taken another day off.  In August I want to move to an RV park with a lake so I can go swimming daily. I did that at Loan Lake, continuing to work but getting a swim in over lunch.These are healthy plans. 

Selling off vehicles I’ve reduced the outlay of insurance and storage so am pleased that I’ll be seeing money coming back to me.  

I have to put some money in the Tax Free Savings accounts to reduce taxes and confirm Doctors of BC support.

I’ve signed up for the Pacific Psychopharamacology course in Sept but have more CME to do. It’d over 5 years.  I’m not going to IDAA this year but will next year.

This Thursday God Willing I’m taking my 29 year sobriety cake though my sobriety date is Sept. 25, 1997.

This weekend I have the Saturday morning MD2 meeting and have to pay the rent for Cariboo RV Park but only a week as I’ll be in Harrison the second week,. I’ve an apt booked with Dr. Readdy for Saturday Morning too.  

That’s the vague agenda,  I’m truly blessed.  Gratitude lists are warranted.

Thank you God for this Sunny day. Thank you for Madigan. Thank you for Laura. Thank you for the great neice Maizy, great nephews Finn and Elliott, the nephews Graeme, Andrew and Allen, thei nephew wives Tanya and Meagan, Thank you for Adell and Ruth Anne.  Thank you for Kevin and Anna and the God kids. Alex and Kendra and Alec, Billy and Bobby.  Thank you for George and Marty, Dean, and Jack and Neil, Tombo, Ward, Terry, Mark, and all the other men of the Burnaby Men’s Group.  Thank you for St. Barnabus Anglican Church and Martha and all the parishioners that make the church on the hill special.

Thank you for my health. Thank you for peace of mind.  Thank you for my work. Thank you for Gary, Mary Lou, Apta, Moninder and the other doctors and staff at Docside Clinic.  Thank you for Ganesh and Anita and Anil. Thank you for Anil my accountant and his family . Thank you for Kim and the staff at BCRV.  Thank you for Nicoletta and Ernest. Thank you for the dogs.  

Thank you for the University and College and Minister of Health.  Thank you for patients and colleagues and research and medications and knowledge. Thank you for my teachers and mentors. Thank you for all the blessings of learning and the wonders of existence and creation. Thank you for Elon Musk and Starship and the entertainment of news, social media and history

Guide me in all my endeavours,  Help me to know you more deeply God.  Protect me in all that I do.  Be with me and remind me of your presence, Thank you for my parents and brother and aunt and all those I’ve known and loved who have passed on to heaven. Thank you for Rainbow Bridge. Help me to be more aware and more enlightened so I have more faith than fear and understand more and am kind more,

Thank you for the flowers and blued sky and sunshine.

Thank you God,