We See Thee Rise: A Gift for Dougie

Great news! Usually I keep personal information to myself but this is too exciting not to share. I've got a friend, a former boyfriend actually, who's been feeling rather down lately. Nice guy and I want to cheer him up. so I've had a terrific idea for a Christmas gift.

I'm going to give him the line, "We see thee rise," as his own personal motto. (Little bit of double-entendre so he can have fun with it.)

Isn't that a terrific idea? I saw my copyright lawyer this morning and she doesn't think there will be a problem. What a cool gift, eh?

The lawyer told me there's a chance the line will have been taken and I know there are already dibs on "With glowing hearts," but I'd be happy with, "Glorious and Free." My gift must also be regarded as a public service because my friend Dougie gives of himself enormously. A giving kind of guy. He's works with kids in a northern community, teaches hockey and is always available to haul groceries, help somebody with a move or just crack a joke to cheer everybody up. He likes animals.

So you might say I am giving a piece of the anthem to a whole town. I am just tickled, really. Canadians should be proud of me - and Dougie.

This WARNING, INVASION OF PRIVACY:  How tired are you getting of the cold advertising calls our federal government keeps promising to stop?

I just had one here, at my desk, at work, on my Star cell phone, by a person who says she's part of a survey by Box Data Canada for TD Canada Trust. They are hocking credit cards that gives American Airlines frequent flyer points with purchase. Now, I assume they took my cell number from information American Airlines has in my file, supposedly in confidence. It's in my travel file for the Star, and with AA.

I always check every box with every company forbidding the sale of my personal information; therefore I was less than pleased with the call. The woman gave me this number at TD Trust, btw, in case anybody else has had a similar experience and wants to complain. 1-866-222-3456. This is an invasion of privacy. I thought the federal government planned to put a stop to these cold calls, but it seems to be getting worse. At least on my end.

If one of the parties has promised to put a stop to these calls - many originating outside Canada - I've missed it. To me, privacy is an election issue.

Comments

[jim]

Very cute post. I'm sure 'Dougie' will be pleased.

Every so often it's good to check in with you just to be reminded that there's fun in life too.

On the more serious side tho - I have a question...when are they going to tell us how much that little old war is costing?