“How ironic it is that for Canadians the defining battle of the Great War was a glorious victory [Vimy Ridge], while its counterpart, twenty-five years later, was a bitter defeat.” Pierre Berton, Canadian Historian
First, there's plenty of time and no shortage of topics on the energy and climate front.
The Portreeve Stories have a different purpose.
There are plenty of other superheroes in your industry who can turn drill bits 90 degrees 10,000 feet under the ground.
But your fiction combining Burton's recounting of the landing at Dieppe, the Saskatchewan volunteer soldiers, and the tie back to Mom's upbringing on Hwy 32 in SW SK? Show me the petroleum geo in North America who can do THAT!
Off-putting? Please.......
A fantastic story. And, from a philosophical perspective, this is one of the most profound things you've written on Substack, IMO:
"....and it’s often the work of a lifetime to discover what part of that shape we want to keep, and what we need to shed."
Don’t change a thing! A diverse array of articles about energy and life are perfect. Oh can I relate to those winter stories with the exception of Curling. It was a different lifestyle and I would not wanted to have grown up anywhere else. The igloo and candle and using a shovel handle to make a chimney, your stories were just great!
Wow.
First, there's plenty of time and no shortage of topics on the energy and climate front.
The Portreeve Stories have a different purpose.
There are plenty of other superheroes in your industry who can turn drill bits 90 degrees 10,000 feet under the ground.
But your fiction combining Burton's recounting of the landing at Dieppe, the Saskatchewan volunteer soldiers, and the tie back to Mom's upbringing on Hwy 32 in SW SK? Show me the petroleum geo in North America who can do THAT!
Off-putting? Please.......
A fantastic story. And, from a philosophical perspective, this is one of the most profound things you've written on Substack, IMO:
"....and it’s often the work of a lifetime to discover what part of that shape we want to keep, and what we need to shed."
Well done, Trevor. Really great.
You give good pep talks, 'Mental. Truly appreciate it.
Don’t change a thing! A diverse array of articles about energy and life are perfect. Oh can I relate to those winter stories with the exception of Curling. It was a different lifestyle and I would not wanted to have grown up anywhere else. The igloo and candle and using a shovel handle to make a chimney, your stories were just great!
And we both learned a new word neither had ever heard before in our lives, Dave.
"Bonspiel"
;)
(Man, can this guy write, or what!?!?)
Make sure y’all watch the curling tournament at the Olympics. The granddaddy of all curling bonspiels. 😊
I love it!
Thanks Dave!
Great story!
This one hits. Like things of this nature are meant to.
We can find pieces of ourselves reflected in the things we read and write. This is a good reflection for many I suspect.
Thanks so much.