Today I have been approached by two different people on the street, asking me for 2 dollars. In both cases, I asked some questions before making a decision. The first man was an Indigenous Australian in his 40s, the second was a young caucasian male in his early teens. I gave an apple to the first man, and 2 dollars to the second. I felt good about my first choice, but I felt stupid about my second. What is this all about?
Archive for category Life
To judge or not to judge?
Apr 10
Joshua
Apr 9
Joshua recupere tres bien a l’hopital. La plupart de ses intraveineuses et autres tubes et fils ont ete enleve pendant la journee aujourd’hui, il commence a reagir plus avec son entourage, et il devrait sortir de l’hopital d’ici mercredi si tout se passe bien. Nous vous tiendrons au courant. Merci a tous pour vos prieres et vos messages [...]
A true love story, part 2
Dec 14
A while ago I started to write an autobiographical account of how Anne-Marie and I met. I have kept postponing this next part, because it has become rather fuzzy in my mind over the years, and I didn’t keep very good journal records back then. Thankfully, Anne-Marie did, and last week I found an electronic backup of all our Instant Messaging conversations and email exchanges. So, using my memory and these resources, I will attempt to retrace these early events.
Birth
Dec 13
On December 5th, 2009, at 9:36am (GMT +8), Joshua Joel Connault was born in King Edward Memorial Hospital, in Perth. We have been waiting for him for over 8 years, so his birth is especially poignant to us. We have had a long time to prepare ourselves for him. I found, however, that there was no way in the world I could have been prepared for the birth experience.
About 4 months ago we decided to stop watching TV altogether. We evaluated the types of «good» programs that were available on the TV, and realised that we could get equal or better quality programs from our own collection or from the Internet, without being bombarded with the thick treacle of worldliness that oozes from national TV.
A true love story
Dec 3
People often ask me how I met Anne-Marie, my wife since September 2000. They are curious because I am French and she is Australian. They would like to know who was visiting which country when we met. In this rather lengthy blog entry, I hope to elucidate these questions and entertain, surprise and move you. Our story is unique, as all true love stories are.
Peripheral Neuropathy
Dec 3
In this article, which I wrote over a year ago, I describe what had led to my diagnoses of type I diabetes, and, later, of diabetic neuropathy. Things have changed slightly since then, so I added a few paragraphs at the end.
