Day 78 - Cold Days Return

OK, I missed several days and will hopefully return to the 'lost days' when I have a little more time. The last couple of days that I've been here have been getting to almost zero during the day ... a little on the warm side. Today however, back to -25 and wind with a bit of snow ... welcome back, welcome back.

Basically got into town today around lunch time and went to the library ... spent a little too much time here while a kid. So wandered around the place and was kinda bizzare - same but different. One of the librarians I swear was Kirsty's doppleganger which is infinitly ironic.

I found this way cool wall chart which kinda was a summary of human history over time - just really great to be able to visualise something like this. I can't believe I found it here in The Pas of all places. Yeah it is being nerdy but seriously, I've gone back to the library in my old home town ... what do you expect?

I went a couple of blocks uptown to a restaurant that was across the road from my dad's old workplace - 'Fat Boy Restaurant'. The owner was still the same as 14 years ago but wasn't in. As fortune would have it, while eating a meal, the owner would pop in and had a little chat. At first I didn't recognise the face but after awhile it all came back to me - particularly with the help of mannerisms.

Headed from here over to the old Junior High to meet Vie (6th Grade teacher been hanging out with since getting back into town - always one of my favourites/most memorable and been great to see her again. A little bizzare as just a 'normal' person once that 'my teacher' image is gone ... heck, how often is your 6th grade teacher trying to get you drunk?).

We went across town and managed to catch up with my 8th grade history and math teacher. I'd always learnt a lot from this teacher and respected greatly. Kinda strange/ironic in that the first time I'd come across the 'Renaissance' topic was in this class (also the first time I'd heard about the Rosseta Stone was in grade 8 history). Now having spent the last couple of months in Renaissance headquarters and seeing the Rosetta Stone on the last day in Europe, felt like things coming full circle.

I guess one thing that has become obvious while catching up with a couple of my old teachers is their commitment to teach. Teaching was a profession I ruled out many a year ago, I just can't see how people can do it, yet respect them for doing it. Maybe that is why I had such high regard for these teachers, in a sense of responding to the energy and commitment they put into the job.

I guess you kinda hope to take what you have learnt and do something productive with it. I'm probably not the pin up child for that, heck I don't ever seem to have a clue with what I am doing. Although I must hold some kind of record for going the furtherest distance and coming back.

Afterwards headed out and saw the pharmacist and his wife who use to be next door to my dad's work. It was interesting to see them again as they kinda remembered me, but I didn't really recognise their faces - probably the first time this has happened.