Absolutely mind blowing! Interview with Mike

 I am not sure what exactly I expected from this interview with Mike Calvo but at the end of it all I was truly amazed, and smiling from ear to ear!

Mike was not just funny!  He was entertaining, insightful, and a boatload of experience and knowledge. He had so much to share and to say.

He had a lot to tell and I learned so much as to how he has managed to build his business from scratch into a going concern. Hats off to you, Mike Calvo!

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She is a gem! Carol, the Swiss Chalet waitress

 She is my perfect waitress. She is attentive, knows how to assist me as a vision-impaired customer, and gently takes my hands and shows me where everything is on the table. She is pleasant, extremely friendly, and she is just my perfect waitress.

She works for the Swiss Chalet Restaurant at Victoria Park and Shepard. How I wish that so many others of her fellow waitresses across the industry were just like my Carol. Congrats to you, Carol!

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Once again! Mixed reaction at Service Ontario

At first I ran into an agent who really did not appear to be able to help me. She hesitated, then checked with a supervisor, and finally said that it was up to me to phone a third party that she recommended for help.

And what was the problem that I was having? A very common one, to say the least! I was unable to complete and submit the form to renew my business registration.

To make matters worse I was told that I could not go into any Service Ontario office for assistance. So, what to do? Well, the only logical alternative in my opinion.

I called twice more and on my fourth attempt I struck gold. The agent assisted me from start to finish without any hesitation or difficulty. It pays to persist!

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So very sorry! Letter to Aunty June, February 07, 2026

My Dear Aunty,
I apologize for not being able to be here at your funeral today but I thank Robert for giving me this opportunity to write to you and to share my thoughts with your friends and family.

I know that over the past several years, your life was filled with so many health challenges. But I want you to know how impressed I am with the way you handled it all. You fought the good fight and whereas so many of us would have given up a long time ago, you fought and fought and at the end Jesus took you from us because he felt that it was time for you to enter a new life.

You battled hearing loss, sight loss, speech loss along with physical weaknesses.  You took the blows like a true trooper and every time I asked you how you were doing you said, “hanging in there.”  

I want you to know how much I enjoyed spending times with you and the boys when I was growing up.  I always looked forward to when you and Uncle Peter would come to Toco and Mayaro to be with us. You never hesitated to let Stephen and Robert play with me when we were spending times together. These 2 little boys filled my heart with so much joy and treasured moments.

Then when Mom sent you and Uncle Peter to meet me at school once or twice!  I was so very excited each time you and Uncle Peter came to meet me and I always smiled to myself when both you and Uncle Peter took such care to ensure that Mr. Connor did not bump his head in the car.

Then when you, Mom, and I made 2 trips to Margarita!  What fun we had enjoying the food and the Spanish ambiance.  We sure had some wonderful laughs!

Aunty, I know that you were always proud of me and I thank you for having supported me.  You never hesitated to ask me questions about myself and what I was doing and I never got tired of telling you how I, as a blind person, carried out my daily chores. You, your boys, and Uncle Peter never seemed to be afraid of my blindness and were always so very comfortable around me.

When I spent 2 weeks with you and Uncle Peter in 1995, after Mom had to vacate her home for renovation, we spent such wonderful moments together.

You are gone now but will not be forgotten. I know that Mom will miss you.  You should be very proud of who you were and how well you raised your boys! Stephen is a wonderful man with a big heart and lots of love and patience. Robert was always so concerned about your health and Gerard cared about you.

Rest now, Aunty. Watch over us now and until we meet again!
Your niece, Donna (or Miss Lorna as you used to call me)

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Very sad! The family's faux pas

 Oh yes, and there ate always 2 sides to everything and maybe even a third side. I am going to tell my side and I’ll stick with this.

There it was!  Aunty’s passing being circulated on What’s App and somehow no one remembered to phone my poor Mom. When Gayle told her she simply broke down and sobbed.

I am not afraid to say that this was one of the most disrespectful moments on the part of my family. Call it what you may: dysfunctional, forgetfulness, no caring for anyone’s feelings but their own! It is as it is!

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She wanted to go! Aunty is gone

 She left in the early hours of a Sunday morning. No one knew that she had departed until Stephen went to check on her.

Poor Aunty had suffered so much but she did fight the good fight. She was unique in so many ways.  Always had an opinion, always stuck to her guns! She always seemed to make her presence known.

She did her best as wife and mom and now she is at rest. Peace be with you always!

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Good times! Lunch with Suzanne and Gayle

 This was a very enjoyable meal with these 2 ladies. Relaxing, fun filled, and at a quiet restaurant. It was good to come together.  

To chat freely about past times and old times. The food was great; Chinese cuisine. We parted with the promise to do it again.

These are such rare times.

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Exciting times: Interview with Beyond Blindness

 Thanks to my associate, Carol Trapani, I am really looking forward to working with this California based group. 

My recent chat with Jacob Garcia gives me hope that I’ll be able to move my camp initiative forward. Whether it is through virtual seminars or through a face-to-face camp, it is looking very promising. My “believing is achieving” camp initiative is quickly gaining legs.

It is all in the name of helping those preparing to leave school and those entering the workplace for the first time to realize that they can own their own future! They do not need to depend on anyone else to take it from them!

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Poor twin island nation: Uncertainty in Trinidad

 So very unfortunate but whenever the United States sneezes, many others develop a serious cough. Unfortunately the present big cheese of the United States is using his sneezes to contaminate the rest of the world. 

Thanks to his battle with Venezuela, Trinidad stands with hands in the air. Not much for this tiny twin island nation to do or can do! This little island is helpless; just holding its breath and praying that the swift currents will not sweep it away into infinity!

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Peace in peril: Trouble in the Caribbean ocean

 This part of the world is usually a very peaceful one. No big activity, no quarrels. No, not much!

But here we see that a well known bully sends his country’s Navy to stir up trouble in the Caribbean Ocean, and why? Definitely not for what he is claiming, but a factor which he thinks the world is unable to see or decipher.

Unfortunately, there is not much that anyone can do because this bully is the most powerful man in the world. He knows it and he continues to use his position to bully so many countries! There must be a way to stop such persons like him!

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Great times: New Year lunch with the family

 So many of us do not have the privilege or pleasure to celebrate a New Year’s lunch with their family, and why? Maybe no family to celebrate with for various reasons?

I have a small family but it is enough for me. We get together and we enjoy a good meal, good banter, and good times. The important thing for me is that family is around me.

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Not easy, Care givers

 When care givers are either late or bow out of work at the last minute, it can make things hard. In general, this is always going to be a challenge for patients to deal with. So far, Mom has been really good at dealing with these challenges but she does become anxious when they occur.

A care giver’s job is not an easy one and I admire anyone who decides to choose this career. I admire their dedication, commitment, and patience.  However, there are times when either bowing out of work at the last minute or showing up late without giving a reason may be questionable. Just more challenges to work with.

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The routine: Injections with Moya

This has become part of the ritual whenever I visit Mom. I need someone to help me take my biweekly injection. Moya has kindly agreed to help me and we have developed a routine.

First I take the injection, that is in a pen, out of the fridge a few hours before the time that we have agreed upon. Then I put an ice pack on the spot where the injection is going to be about 20 minutes before the time. Moya comes along and gives me the injection.

All done! Then I spend the rest of the day taking things easy.

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