We had a good long practice tonight. It was very different playing in another church. The shape of the room is different and the sound system a whole lot bigger. And I was miked for the first time. We don’t have enough capacity for that in our system. So it was a good and different and a learning experience. I really wonder what I sound like – maybe it is better not to know – just play along and not worry too much about it.
We are providing the music for the combined Good Friday service that several of the churches in our city get together for. So, O God, make my fingers play the right notes!
Christian was anxious to get home to study for his Chem 30 test tomorrow. That didn’t take him long – I hear him downstairs drumming now. Think we may have to remind him of our noise bylaw – no drumming after 11:00 pm!
And speaking of bylaws – Leo was not happy with the changes made in the city’s bylaw for smoke free places. The councillors kind of gave too many concessions to the buisness people and smoke free won’t happen in bars till 2006. WIMPS !!! Money is more important than people’s health. Well I guess that will keep me out of the bars!!
This is turning out to be a busy week – I guess it is the most important Christian holy day. And of course we don’t treat it so much as a vacation as Christmas. We just fit it into the busy schedules of our lives and life just keeps going on. Although I must say, I am very happy that our office has decided to take the Friday(which is a stat holiday here) and the Monday off. We’re almost as proliferate with our vacation days as government employees! And so my sisters who are coming with their families and my family will take a little bit of time to get together at my dad’s.
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Glad you had a good practice Linea. Sometimes when you’re somewhere new it’s really hard to get into things and feel comfy.
On the smoking side of things, I just wonder if everyone is getting a little too dogmatic. Now I’ve never smoked and never want to, but I also feel very uncomfortable when we start dictating (and especially banning) things like this. I KNOW about the issues of passive smoking, and the damage it can do to children as well as adults. I just don’t feel that this is necessarily going to win people over to not smoking (which is really what we all want).
I also feel that people do have a certain freedom and responsibility toward their own health, and if they want to squander it, then to an extent, that’s their choice.
Have a good holiday.
Toni,
Well it’s my tax dollars that are paying for the illnesses, and it may be my children that are exposed to the smoke for reasons of employment. And it is true that the less visible the smokers, the less the incidence of starting to smoke. The people that already smoke – it is their choice but most are quite aware that it is not good for them. This gives some an incentive to quit.