DAVE HARD AT WORK on his old beatup equipment

Dave is working hard but BoBo is taking it easy.












Bobo is a stray cat that David found a few years ago and Dave has given this abandoned animal a loving home. BoBo is very playful and affectionate. Just don't cross him because he thinks he's the king of the beasts. Rawrrr!













As you can see Dave's equipment is old and very beat up. We are trying to get a new computer system and a properly adapted joystick.
You wouldn't believe the run around we get from services for adapted devices. No equipment can be acquired without an assessment, but no one in London can do this. A hospital in Kitchener was suggested but we were told that they may not take people from outside their community. ADP ( Ontrio government's assited devices provider) says they only tell people where services may be found, they do not provide or mandate services. David may be in a classic catch 22 along with others in his postion in London. Perhaps the MPP's will need to become sensitized to this injustice before the next election.
Or maybe we will just sic BoBo on them.
What do you think?
If you agree that ADP needs to make sure vulnerable people have access to the services they need, please call your Member of Provincial Parliament or risk the wrath of BoBo.

Happy 41st Birthday Big Guy

They say life begins at 40. That makes David 1 year old.
The best is yet to come.
And at least no one can say you we were born yesterday.

Here are a few pictures of David's B.D. party. Thanks everyone for making it such a grand occasion.

A Local Artist Enourages David

Here is a picture of one of the artists whose banner design won a $1,000 and has been hanging over the Dundas streetscape this summer.
His name is Mark Neilson. I (Len ) met him one day as I was taking down David's display. David had gone to catch his bus and Mark commented that he liked the clean and simple lines of the work. He commented that they would make great designs for T-shirts and other items like mugs. Little did Mark know that David's dream includes just such an enterprise. Great minds think alike. This encounter with a talented local artist was very encouraging and especially so since the compliment he p[aid to David's work came before hew knew of David's immense physical limitations.

Thank youMark Neilson for your great encouragement and many blessings to you and yours.

Some of Mark's wining baner can be seen at

http://openair.ca/markneilson.html







Here is a picture of David and Len manning the booth on Dundas Street durning En Plein Aire.

7 Days at En Plein aire

David manned the booth and charmed the ladies. We actually sold enough prints to just about cover expenses. They say that is not bad for an artist in London.







David lays on the charm. If he could speak he'd have made a fortune or at least gotten a couple of phone numbers.