Today is your day Boomer! It is Family Day weekend in many provinces in Canada and some Boomers may be headed to the "mall". Yes, a shopping experience with a spouse or extended family....maybe some grandkids tagging along. But for me, this is not fun. When I go shopping, I have a specific product in mind at a specific store, and if it is not there.....I go home. I don't really enjoy the experience of wandering from store-to-store....just looking. But many partners do. So, I have an idea for a compromise. Check out the picture and realize that some malls, somewhere, have "husband depositories". Yes, places to go with nice comfortable chairs, big screen TVs, laptop plug-in spots, and perhaps some food/drink options. Great! We need a "place", a comfortable place to endure the minutes, or even hours, when our spouses are browsing. Now to be fair, the sign should not say "husband"....it should allow anyone to enter this zone of relief. But it is a great idea; mall managers are thinking constructively, and let's face it, the more time spent in a mall means more money spent! Have I see one of these in Canada? Not yet....but husband Boomers, the possibilities are endless!! Cheers.
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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