I have been closely tracking the great truck convoy for freedom going across Canada in protest of vaxx mandates. Trudeau tried to dismiss them alleging they were just a tiny fringe group of extremists. Methinks not on account of the fact that those trucks just go on for miles and miles, one of the largest convoys I think I’ve ever seen. Even better, the unity and support across Canada has been a sight to behold. Everywhere you look, up and down the roads, on overpasses, are great crowds waving and cheering their support as the trucks pass through, so, so many trucks it takes hours for them to all pass. Even more amazing, it’s like, 7 degrees out there! People pouring out into the streets to greet those trucks in frigid weather, is so not a fringe group of extremists.
It’s just a beautiful celebration of solidarity and unity, a celebration of humanity and freedom.
Which all brings me to my favorite trucker, to Paul Curran , who is gone now but not forgotten. Cordelia keeps his guest posts all neat and tidy for anyone who wants to read them. Five years later many of us in bloggerville still miss him, still mourn him. It’s hard to describe what made him so special, a richness of spirit perhaps, a genuine concern for others, his fondness for telling a good story? Regardless, he was a rare gem who touched a lot of people he never even met in real life. That is a life well lived.
I was feeling a bit melancholy, a bit sad because Paul wasn’t here to see the great trucking convoy, perhaps even to join it. I told the Lord I really regret he is missing out and darkly humorous, but the Lord said, Seriously? You would drag the poor man out of paradise and throw him out in 7 degree weather?
Okay, so perhaps I’m being a bit selfish.
The Lord also spoke to me about regrets and time, about how time is eternal and abundant, not scarce and limited. Nobody “dies before their time.” Nobody is cheated, nobody is “cut off too soon,” or all the other things we tend to say when people die before we are ready. For Christians this is a promise, a certainty. We cannot run out of “eternal time” nor can “life everlasting” be cut short. We just step from glory to glory, from one room into the next.
Paul and I had some great chats about such things, about metaphysics and metaphors, and the nature of time. I sure miss him, but I miss him with gratitude, with thankfulness that the Lord saw fit to drop him in my life for a moment or two.
I’m not sure if he can see all the trucks from where he is, but if he could I bet he would be so proud, proud of Canada and proud of those truckers. I know I sure am.
Here’s a sweet video, kind of a tear jerker.
The V Pub said:
Isn’t it ironic that the left, who called Trump a fascist, are the ones assuming the roles of fascist dictators.
LikeLiked by 4 people
insanitybytes22 said:
Right?! I’ve been living with that truth for a long time now and it still makes no sense! Here where I live people speak of “peace, love, and patchouli,” but what we actually have is something more akin to jackbooted thugs, rampant authoritarianism, and no rights.
LikeLiked by 3 people
ColorStorm said:
I remember Paul and his exchanges. Good guy.
Truckers yes. This is news here, but will you see it on the media propaganda networks? Nooooo.
The fix has long been in and at least many are starting to revolt. It never was about the vax. ‘Flatten the curve’ said they. 2 weeks. Yeah ok. Yet ‘they’still have the gall to insist on face diapers. World compliance is so obvious and it is pathetic that so many are blind.
In the words of Bob Marley, ‘get up stand up, stand up for your………’ At least the Canadians are trying.
LikeLiked by 4 people
insanitybytes22 said:
Ha! Yep, we’re going into year 3 of “two weeks to flatten the curve.” Also, we’re now on the 3rd or forth booster and everyone has covid. Eventually people just have to start to question the narrative. It only ends when we stand up and stop complying.
LikeLiked by 4 people
bluebird of bitterness said:
All those triple-vaxed double-boosted folks who have hidden their faces behind masks for two years are getting omicron now, and they’re blaming it on the unvaccinated. Is there something in the Fauci Ouchie that causes people’s I.Q.s to drop?
LikeLiked by 3 people
Chado said:
You have a great moniker, Bluebird ☺
LikeLiked by 1 person
cordeliasmom2012 said:
Reblogged this on Cordelia's Mom, Still and commented:
My eyes teared up when I saw this link to my own post. Paul Curran did indeed affect so many of our lives, even those who never actually met him. Just before his passing, he was making plans to come to the U.S. to meet a few of his blogging friends. I’m so sorry he never got to make that trip. Rest in peace, Paul Curran.
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
Thank you for the reblog. He was a good friend to so many of us. 🙂
LikeLike
cordeliasmom2012 said:
That he was. I know for a fact that my own blog would never have grown were it not for Paul’s input. I’m so sorry I never got to meet him.
LikeLiked by 1 person
peachandbatman said:
Oh my gosh that video absolutely choked me up. God bless them all! God bless Canada!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
Me too! It was a tear jerker. God bless them all.
LikeLiked by 1 person
bullroarin said:
Thanks to my American friends for your support. I was in North Bay last night in -30 degrees and there were thousands of people out cheering the truckers on. Ottawa has no idea what is coming. We are praying for a peaceful demonstration that will last until we get the freedom from these oppressive mandates. They tried to divert the main convoy around N. Bay but we still counted hundreds of rigs going through and thousands of personal vehicles (pickups) in support. All the highways were lined with people and the overpasses had many waving flags and showing signs. The atmosphere here is overwhelming!
LikeLiked by 6 people
insanitybytes22 said:
Thanks for the report from the scene on the ground at -30! Brrrrrr! It’s been such a blessing to watch, so encouraging! Lots of love going up for Canada right now and prayers that it all stays peaceful and strong. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
seekingdivineperspective said:
Wow, minus 30?! God bless them all! And the kids will remember this the rest of their lives – when history was made.
LikeLiked by 1 person
bluebird of bitterness said:
If I knew how to edit videos, I’d take that one and set it to the tune of “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Les Miserables.
LikeLiked by 2 people
insanitybytes22 said:
Oh, good one! Here, I’ll see if I can link to that piece.
LikeLiked by 2 people
seekingdivineperspective said:
Gabrielle, I love it! The crowd reminded me of the tens of thousands of people in the March for Life in Washington recently – a crowd one MSM news network described as “scores of protesters.” 🤨🙄
LikeLiked by 3 people
insanitybytes22 said:
Yes, I heard about the March for Life! Zero coverage here on the local news but I saw some of it online. There really were a lot of people there, a pretty massive crowd, and not just a “few scores of protestors.”
LikeLiked by 1 person
The Night Wind said:
Meanwhile, in the Land of the Ameroboob:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/virginia-parents-youngkin-masks-lawsuit/index.html
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
Sheesh! Masking mandates are just awful and there is some definite mental health damage going on which is especially tragic for children. Even more aggravating, masks do almost nothing to stop the spread of viruses so all this psychological harm being inflicted is totally pointless from a public health standpoint.
LikeLike
The Night Wind said:
Yes…while I applaud the Truckers’ Strike in Canada and the mass-resistance in Europe, it’s disheartening that here practically nothing of significance is happening. Even worse, when you bring this up on ‘Conservative’ sites there’s nothing but excuses underneath all their tough talk.
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
We definitely need a complete remodel of much of cultural American conservatism! It’s an impossible and totally thankless task, but desperately needed. My biggest complaint is how conformist they are, how compliant, how attached to the culture and the system. In your recent post you mentioned “hiding behind Bruce Jenner’s skirts,” which kind of made me laugh.
I like women, I think we’re just awesome, but recently I was chatting with some people about the real need for men to step up. There is a tendency to want to put women on the political front lines. So it’s the feisty conservative women getting arrested for not wearing masks, and it’s the moms with small children trying to run a political campaign. I don’t know how you fix all that.
Just the same, there are still some pretty strong pockets of American resistance, even here in liberal-ville. 🙂
LikeLike
The Night Wind said:
That’s another thing I’ve noticed about the uprisings in Europe: it’s mostly men leading them. Men in America really haven’t stepped up since WW2 and really not at all since the 70s. I don’t know how to fix it either.
LikeLiked by 1 person
pkadams said:
I’m so inspired and encouraged by the convoy and the support!
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
Amen! Me too! 🙂
LikeLike
Clyde Herrin said:
Reblogged this on clydeherrin.
LikeLiked by 1 person
insanitybytes22 said:
Thank you, Clyde. Much appreciated. 🙂
LikeLike
dumbestblogger said:
It’s beautiful when normal people stand up and fight for freedom. These are my people, and I love them.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Jack Curtis said:
And Act Two, on its way toward Washington D.C. and the waiting National Guard seems invisible to the “news” folk …
LikeLiked by 1 person