It's a Mystery, It's a Mystery...

The reason its called bustemup is because in High School (if I remember correctly) my nickname was Buster, which was loosely based on the story that my father, the VP of the Fernie Secondary School had once held a job as a bartender at the Jaffray Pub. Not true, but humorous nonetheless. So, if a fight were to break out, a bouncer's job would be to "bustemup" or throw them out and/or break up the fight. There. Mystery solved. Sorry to ruin the suspense. On to more important things! Onward and upward! For starters, how about a recent letter I wrote to the Prime Minister's office which was then forwarded to the Minister of Defense' office. The letter claims to be from none other than Laurence Cannon, whom I admire if it really is his writing, since for such a busy guy I appreciate the time he took to respond to the political concerns of one Canadian citizen. If not, if it was merely someone who works in his office, as I suspect it could be, then no major disappointment there since the writing is very good and probably accurately sums up the stance Mr. Cannon would take on this issue. In effect, it demonstrates that even ordinary people can raise a voice in the world and be heard, and maybe even make a difference, with enough determination. Here it is (in the next blog post):