Today is your day Boomer! I know these gentlemen are too young to be Boomers, but they could be just like us if we have a part-or-full-time job. Yes, many of us have spent numerous hours in the past 1 and 1/2 years at a desk in front of Zoom, Skype, Facetime, and Teams virtual meetings. I, myself, probably averaged around 10-15 hours per week. I made sure I shaved and had a nice collared shirt on, but often I wore shorts and sported bare feet at formal meetings. I also turned off my camera at key times to do "other things" which would not be appropriate at an in-person meeting. In other words, the virtual world gave us Boomers some more meeting flexibility. It also saved most organizations alot of money; for example, I usually get paid a per/kilometre gas travel rate for my job and there was no expense money paid for hotel, meals, and flights for annual conferences. Wow, that is big bucks saved! I like the virtual world, but still appreciate in-person gatherings more. And I welcome a return to a likely-new hybrid model in the post-COVID world. But can I still wear comfortable shorts to meetings please? Cheers to a new, flexible work world Boomers!
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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