1 Candle Jock F. McTavish Calgary, Canada mctavjoc@shaw.ca ? 1 Journey - hopes and ideas and learnings. 1 Journey - My Poetry     Each personal journey follows a unique path. Yet we often have similar experiences and encounter similar people. These words often reflect the people I have encountered along the way. Their achievements and challenges, their virtues and foibles, their faith and courage, their hope and promise, seem always to set my muse to marvelling. Share then, some stopping turning points of my journey. Picture Albums     Here are some photo albums of work and family and wanderings about. These are put forward under the creative commons for any to use. Especially look at the photos from Rosebud. Multiple Sclerosis     In 1992 I was diagnosed with MS. I have been fortunate to find critical information, good advice and ways to manage the dragon. Here is collected the best of this, and a sharing of experience. There are some remarkable people around the world who share the work. I am not only the advocate of these viable helpful "alternatives", but their evidence. I cope very well. The Bookstudies     I've led a church bookstudy group at St. Davids United Church with friend Wayne Holst for quite a few years. We've covered a broad spectrum of religious issues from the liberal/progressive perspective. These archives are a research resource on the themes raised in each study. Also lots of multimedia links. Many are unawares of this tradition where myth is not confused with history. Computer Tips    A life-long nerd, I've often been the tech guy for friends and groups. So here I've collected some of the standard things that seem to help. Some technical issues, like cooling laptops. Some email management ideas. Some of the better software (usually free). My current struggle with vista. Avionics     Avionics is the electronic engineering within aviation. My work. Here are some papers, presentations and collections of that trade. And gatherings towards a book on the Principles of Avionics Troubleshooting. WEB 2 - new good things, exploring the global village this finds that - the serendipity of the internet    A while back, I started to simply blog the most interesting discoveries that popped up in the course of looking for "this" and instead, finding "that". Check in from time to time. There are some fine and worthy things there to share. google "thisfindsthat" (runtogether) - it is #1. Media Links     The internet is changing. That change is being called WEB 2. It is a mixture of the high speed interconnections and the now pervasive use of computers. There's a new and rapidly evolving democratization. People are speaking, sharing, creating. Here's the best of it. Water Page     In the course of a bookstudy on Stephen Lewis' Race Against Time, special attention was given to the need for clean water in the world. Lewis gave us an inside view of the United Nations. The UN Millenium Development Goals include the provision of good water to all by 2015. This page is a survey of global water issues, with some of the most encouraging work in this area including the local University of Calgary. Friends and Family Gerry Stauffer - Son of a Pioneer     His life was full, full of stories. Any time we gathered, Gerry would remember the characters and circumstances that filled his life with interesting events. For remember he did. Here are gathered a few of his best that we captured and transcribed. Enjoy. Lorraine Cooper - Sunlight and Shadows      Lorraine Cooper recently surprised her friends and family. She did this after she died. As we gathered to celebrate her most active and interesting life, we discovered she was even more creative than we knew. Here is some of the excellence she noticed. Here are her etchings. Enjoy this worthy fare.. Ken McTavish - Scotties Toy     Brother Ken flies an aircraft made the same year as he was. There is no longer any manufacturer support. He lovingly maintains it with the help of others like himself in a sharing community. In this spirit, he has collected and collated a considerable amount of information on the twin navion aircraft. Trevor McTavish     Nephew Trevor is of course also an aviator, both a pilot and an aero techologist. His website celebrates his various interests in aviation. Of particular interest, he is developing into an excellent photographer, and puts many of his photo galleries on site. A budding author, he is creating a history of aerial firefighting. Callie Clark - Then The Other     Niece Callie is currently working on her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Calgary. Her field of research is Alzheimer's Disease. Her blog Then The Other is a display case for her excellent poetry.