mid-week Security system.

Increasing the security factor wherever you are now allows you to take risks and move toward your goals with greater success.

Security.
defined: safety; protection
see also:  aegis, agreement, armament, armor, asylum, bail, bond, care, collateral, compact, contract, covenant, cover, custody, defense, earnest, freedom, guarantee, guard, immunity, insurance, pact, pawn, pledge, precaution, preservation, promise, redemption, refuge, retreat, safeguard, safekeeping, safeness, safety measure, salvation, sanctuary, shelter, shield, surety, surveillance, token, ward, warrant


there are generally four antonyms 
to this word: danger; insecurity; peril; trouble


words are fascinating because they are the things that we use most daily.
i do say this with consideration of the mute. they use words just like those of us who can speak.
their words are just not accompanied by sound, just as ours are not always accompanied by gestures.


so what is the security factor?
knowing absolutely everything that you ask?
a guarantee of the unknown?
freedom to act?


how can you tell security from trouble?
putting pictures up around your work space can make you feel closer to your loved ones.
thanking a coworker for their kindness and help.
practicing the things you've been expected to learn.
understanding that there are those in this world who will not be pleased by you and your character.
continuing to ask questions about things that you're unsure of.
maintaining an open relationship with the office to avoid any sign of favouritism.
opening yourself up so others too, will let you in.


trouble comes when someone fails to remember to look both ways before crossing the street.

properly happy

we didn't have to do a lot,
we just had to be together.
and after a five hour drive we were; though the last two hours were spent
in circles,
probably around my building or back and forth and around the river valley
but-
it didn't matter.
because by then all three of our faces were glowing with teeth
and the word, "finally" could be seen faintly on all of our foreheads.
I hadn't eaten that much in an entire week here, as I did on that first night.
it was the best because it was;
the two of you and me;
everything to say and everything to listen to;
a walk to the grocery store for ice cream at nine at night;
tre tazze di espresso a la mattina;
the most fun I've had living in Edmonton.

a list of learning.

• dogs in Italy have their own gelato
• drivers in Edmonton are just as bad as drivers in Calgary
• construction in Edmonton is just as bad as construction in Calgary
• Kelowna has the highest rate of alcohol-related hospitalizations in all of BC
• Marky Mark is producing a movie for himself to co-star in alongside Justin Bieber
• the people of Edmonton love their Eskimos
• not all people with orange hair are as frightening as clowns
• getting engaged can turn a hippie hysterical
• one of the golf courses in Ontario is using goats as groundskeepers...Whipper and Snipper
• chances are if you'd like something done your way, you'll need to do it yourself
• 2012 toonies and loonies typically won't work in most vending/laundry machines or parking metres
• killing lions in Kenya is a crime yet at least 100 lions are killed there every year
• two weeks of sleeps until the the Calgary Stampede Centennial
• the more females you hire, the more chances you have of seeing ladies underwear
• every day is a new day and a new day is a good day
• Tres Carnales Taqueria | Tacos for the People!

courtesy, Ted Field (Global News)

A suspect in an Edmonton triple murder was arrested by U.S.Border officials and is returned to Canada.

collect, call.

Memories seem close to the surface, but you aren't quite as vulnerable today as you've been recently. Logic is your greatest ally now, helping you to understand the differences between the past and the present. It's essential to stay emotionally available, even if you're afraid. Keep your feelings out in the open and communicate your fears to someone you trust. The power of your emotions will diminish as they are brought into the light.

Memories seem close on this third Sunday of June?

how positively normal this is.

but no, not nearly as vulnerable today as last week, or even Friday.

if Logic is on my side then I'm pretty sure I know where it's coming from.

if everybody can't be with theirs today than I certainly don't deserve or need to.

let's skip how essential it is to be emotionally available in a city where you can't even trust your coworkers carrying guns. seems like it's more prevalent to be emotionally stable or emotionally confident or emotionally prepared wherever you go; with pepperspray.

in spite of being afraid, i'd like to communicate how thankful i am to be able to speak with some of the most intelligent people i know, whenever i want to.

i've been raised by the hardest working pair of hands and have been left in good ones now.

turn

(part 3/3)

Travis's mother has issued a formal plea for her son.

she has also made it aware to police that a new license plate is likely to be on his truck.

"i'm sorry that we had an argument last night...but i want you to come home and do the right thing. let's work this out together."

"...as your mother, I ask that you come forward now and take responsibility for your actions."

"...please, i love you, and i am pleading with you with all of my heart, to end this without further bloodshed."

"...as your mother, i promise to you now, that i will be there by your side to support you."

"you are not alone Trav. please, i love you and want to help you. call police now and end this peacefully."

once again, Baumgartner is said to be driving a

darker blue F150 pickup truck

Alberta license plate is now: CAA-636

before it gets better, it gets worse.

(part 2 of 3)

around midnight this morning, a five-man (including one woman) crew of G4S Security armoured guards were making a delivery to the ATMs on University of Alberta campus.

it is believed that one of the males, 21 years of age, fired shots which killed three of his coworkers and critically injured the fourth.

volunteer members of campus Safewalk discovered the bodies, one of which was moaning in agony and yelling for assistance. EPS was called, along with EMS, along with homicide.

the suspect had fled in the armoured car and was named person of interest this afternoon.

Travis Brandon Baumgartner, 21 of Sherwood Park is wanted for

three

counts of first-degree murder

and one

of attempted murder

his whereabouts are unknown and EPS is warning the public to take extra caution if they encounter the suspect - as they believe him to be armed and dangerous.

Flamingo Drive in Sherwood Park; where Baumgartner is said to reside with his mother, was cordoned off by police today as early as lunch hour, when they began going door to door with questions.

by 6:00 pm residents of the street were still waiting to gain access to their houses.

the elementary school across from the Baumgartner residence was on lockdown all afternoon.

parents were notified to pick their children up from the nearby church.

anyone who has any information on this man's whereabouts is being asked to contact Edmonton Police Services immediately.

if you see this man, do not approach him.

this man is in a great deal of trouble.

Brinks Security has set up a trust fund for the armoured car victims and contributions can be made through any area Royal Bank.

the victims of the G4S armoured car robbery have been identified as

Michelle Shegelski

Brian Ilesic

Eddie Rejano

the fourth victim who remains in hospital in critical condition is Matthew Schuman

Baumgartner drives a blue F150

Alberta license plate: ZRE-724

woke up this morning...

http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/students+describe+university+shooting+that+has+killed+three/6442661639/story.html

...got yourself a gun?

(part 1 of 3)

hit the news running

last night in Edmonton well before midnight, a man was most likely on his way home from work.

this man worked at some kind of warehouse.

he'd recently moved here from Ontario for a fresh start.

he was driving when he noticed another motorist pulled over to the side of the road.

was it engine trouble? a flat tire? dead battery?

whatever it was, this man pulled over to help.

while he was placing warning pylons around the shoulder, he was struck by a dark-coloured SUV

whoever it was, fled the scene.

a hit and run.

this morning a phone call came into the station around 0830

another body was found.

this time, inside a recycling plant.

someone must have been seriously confused because although human flesh is biodegradable, it is not

recyclable.

by 1600 they still hadn't removed the body from the scene.

a suspicious death? a workplace accident? (probably not)

an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

for the first time in Canadian history a judge was charged with first-degree murder today.

and for the first time in 60 years, Coca-Cola will conduct business with Myanmar.

(for those of you wondering where that is, it is sometimes referred to as Burma)

students in both the west and east coast are now petitioning to get their teachers reinstated.

the news never stops.

and that's the best part of my job.

if America is the land of dreams then i don't want to know how bad their nightmares are.

for years.
four years to be exact.
they say, if you don't think something can get any worse you lack imagination.
they say, before it gets better it gets worse.
they say, the basic problem is that neither can they live together very peacefully nor can they stay happy without each other.
peculiar habits they both have.
water and earth.

Hello, my name is

you walk inside and there's the cutest little kitchenette immediately to your right.
the closet has sliding doors and it's on the left side.
and then in front of you the blue sofa.
and across from that there's a chair that's not blue and not green either,
and i'm pretty sure there is a man who sits there
and waits for me to get home from work.


let's go outside.
first to my balcony,
where there's the lovely city of Edmonton to take in.
if heights is a problem of yours then you'll not want to look down because i'm on the twelfth floor and i wish i was higher.
there are 34 floors in this building.


downtown living is loud,
go figure.
but it's not as loud as you would think.
the noise gets quieter with the setting sun and then louder when the lights change at the intersections.
i want nothing more than to breathe in the knowledge that this city is going to offer me.
it started this morning.

keep your enemies close, keep your Virgos closer

you'll be a good friend to most Virgos, but in particular those born between 13 September and 22.

if you were asked to define: "high-class social action"

would you say, fun?

adventure?

entertainment?

if you get involved with one of these Virgos, they’ll bring a smile to your face,

and their general knowledge will keep you

interested and entertained.

don't we all love being interested?

Earth signs true to their name are, down-to-earth;

but ruled by Mercury.

they are very different planets but they're both near the sun

and therefore often in each others' neighbourhood.

their shared goals and desires make theirs a highly compatible love match.

moody and emotional, I am.

while they're all so communicative and analytical.

it doesn't seem to matter though,

their personalities just seem to work.

they fit perfectly together in the bedroom.

He takes some warming up,

and luckily I've been taught how to start a fire.

but there's always problem.

in the case of these two,

the problem

is caring

too much.

crazy, isn't it?

to think that consideration in surplus would be a problem -

could be a problem.

you know those jeans?

your favourite pair.

they make your ass look great and they don't cut into your hips and you can wear them with runners or heels and you put them in your carry-on because you don't trust them going through baggage claim -?

you know those jeans?

if you could, you'd marry those jeans.