George Walters Blog

So hows every one been doing?  Myself I have been steadily working on the third book which will be coming out this spring, say around first of June or end of May.   Things are going as planned and I got a feeling it is going to be an exceptional book, with a whole new cover look, more stories, longer stories, fantastic sketches by my wife and a few surprises thrown it to boot.   Cold here this morning down to around 5 below old scale/. Still don’t like that metric no matter what folks get to tellin’ me.  Old wood furnace here is earning its keep in-spite of all the huff over global warming.  Burned six cords so far this year but looking at things nature, the rest of this month it is going to be a bit above normal I am thinking so….that is a good thing.   Well guess it’s time to have a cup of that fresh perked coffee that my lovely wife put on and get to doing things around here.  Take Care and have a great day.

For years now I have tried to portrait what it was like years ago through words and pictures. In this picture here is an old feller in the fields working with out a care.  Enjoying life to the fullest, without any of the modern day equipment of today.  Amazing picture. Click on it to enlarge.

Hey George, what do you think of us giving the flu shots to Mexico?

Now here is an interesting question.

What they like you to believe is that we are helping Mexico out with loaning them these flu shots.  In reality though, I kind of think folks here in Canada are getting smarter and realizing that these shots are doing more harm than good.  What we have here is a major surplus which we can’t get rid of which in turn cost us tax payers millions of dollars. Now don’t get me wrong, the government really didn’t have any choice in buying the shots as they are controlled by huge corporations.  Also there is a lot of folks out there that honestly believes in the flu shots and would have made one heck of a stink if they wouldn’t have bought them.  These are the folks in my eyes that rule the world.  Lets say, for now, as times are changing, people are changing and one way or another we all will have to change.  This world will look after itself, believe me.  Many years ago the dinosaur was the supreme being, what happened to them?  Right now I really believe we are heading in the same direction, as if we don’t stop this craziness of taking all these drugs, using all these pesticides and bringing in all this Generic seeds and things to grow our food, well,  it isn’t good my friends.  We can still change things I believe, but it will be hard.  We have to start depending on ones self, listening to ones inner feelings and simply put, do what is right.  Here is the article in the paper today or a piece of it that this question arrived from. My opinion only

Canada is lending, not donating, five million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to Mexico – and the federal government remains mum on what it will do with its expected surplus of the pandemic drug.

Thought this was an interesting note on what one American thought of the new health care system that is being introduced in their country now.  Take a look.

As an American, I refuse to buy mandatory health insurance that financially supports a corrupt, fraudulent health care system. If I’m going to be forced to buy health insurance, why doesn’t the insurance cover the health services I would choose such as naturopathic care, homeopathy, acupuncture and chiropractic care? Notice how the new health care reform racket mainly covers drugs and surgery while leaving out all the natural therapies that really promote health?

Myself, I would think one would be a lot better off using the natural therapies, no insurance necessary.  I know some would say there is a lot of surgeries out there that one might need and can’t afford.  I say that is the least of what is necessary in their plan and if anything, the surgery part in itself would probably hardly be even needed if the other natural therapies would have been covered.  Taking it one step further through my eyes, it would take nothing for a country like the USA to introduce a plan to cover all surgery alone for folks and should be. The ones that goes ahead here are the drug companies and the insurance companies, don’t take no lawyer to figure that out.  But some will say, hey any plan is better than no plan and close their eyes.  I guess you could say their plan is something like ours here in Canada, not covering the important things. Interesting point the fellow was making though.  My opinion only.

Well had a buddy send me these photos the other day and figured it would bring back a few memories of years gone by, for some of you too.  First one is the old A & W Restaurant, where you drove in and they came out to serve you.  The second needs no explaining, as many a nights us older folks seen this before retiring for bed. Click On Pictures To Enlarge.  Enjoy!

Thought you might like this add I came upon in the paper the other day.   Bit of humor for ya.

FOR SALE BY OWNER.
Complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 45 volumes.
Excellent condition. No longer needed.
Got married last month. Wife knows everything.

For a few years now folks have come up to me and asked for some tips on how he or she could get into writing.  Well thinking about that I decided to put down a few words here on how I do it.  Hope this helps.

1. Do not wait until you have gathered all your material to begin writing. Once you have some idea of your topic, you should start writing.
2. Do not avoid writing something down for fear of having to change it later. When you have an idea, you should write it down even if it is out of place. With modern word processor technology, changes can be made quickly and easily.
3. After you have begun writing, do not stop. That way, you won’t lose your train of thought.
4. If you become mired on a particular part, reread your previous several pages to see if you can use continuity of thought to push you past your difficulty.
5. Always be on the lookout for ideas, facts, or words that may make a good beginning to a new section or chapter of your writing.
6. Often an opening paragraph will, upon rereading, seem alien to that which follows it. Such an occurrence is no cause for great concern and can be remedied through rephrasing or removal.
7. You should know your preferences and peculiarities regarding the mechanics of composition, whether you prefer to write a draft in pen first and then type it or how you like your books and notes positioned. Other important factors may include lighting, posture, and clothing. By indulging yourself with these seeming trivialities, you will have no excuse to put off your task, and the future presence of these factors will elicit good working habits.  The most important of all things would be.   Just Be Yourself.  If you are to be a writer or poet of words, it will happen, believe me.  Happy New Year.