58 (Penrose Place)
Posted in Personal on June 27th 2011 by Randy Reichardt.: 58 Penrose Place is the address of the last house in which I lived in St Boniface (Winnipeg), Manitoba. My family moved there in 1971 – I can’t remember which month – and stayed there until 1985, when my folks moved to a mobile home in St Vital. I moved to Edmonton in the fall of 1978, but the time I spent living at 58 Penrose Place was memorable for many reasons. While living in that house, I attended the University of Manitoba, where I met many new people and made the first new friends outside of my school years.
58 is also the age I am as of today, 28 June 2011. I was born at 01:05 MDT in Winnipeg on this date in 1953. With each passing year, I become a little more nostalgic about parts of my life, less so about others. Regardless, it’s good to be alive, there is always much for which one can be grateful. I work in one of the best library systems in one of the best universities in North America. I have great colleagues who have tolerated my moody behaviour for almost 28 years! The job has afforded me dozens of opportunities to travel, including a trip in February 2011 to India. My parents are still alive and in decent health, as are my brothers and their families. I live in Edmonton, a great city in perhaps the best country on Planet Earth. I have a seemingly unlimited supply of good friends in many places, and am surrounded by people who care about me. So on this day, I give thanks for all of these blessings.
In 2011, I have already traveled six times in the following order: Chennai and Mumbia in India, Winnipeg, Cambridge MA, Winnipeg again, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Please check the photos and videos from my trip to India, which was a work-related visit, but perhaps the most fascinating trip of my life. It was the first time I’d been to country other than Canada or the USA. I hope to make the time to write more the India trip, and the other trips, sometime soon.
